Favorite Novel to Film movies?

I want to know what are some of your favorite novel to film movies. And don't say Lord of the Rings. That's a cop out ( even though they're good films ).

Why is it a cop out? The LOTR trilogy was a fantastic series, so would I NOT name it? Others I'd include are:

American Psycho
A Clockwork Orange
The Exorcist
Fight Club
The Godfather
Hellraiser (originaly The Hellbound Heart)
Jaws
The Princess Bride
The Witches of Eastwick

fear and loathing in las vegas
empire of the sun
trainspotting

hopefully i'll soon be able to add "i am legend" to that list as well although will smith as Robert Neville is a bad choice

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Originally posted by jaden101
fear and loathing in las vegas

That was a near perfect transfer from page to screen. Depp and Del Toro were perfectly cast.

Along from the ones already mentioned in other posts, I'd add:

'The Shining'
'Stand By Me'
'The Shawshank Redemption'

Although I'm not the biggest Stephen King fan, those movies are all excellent.

Finally, I've never read 'The Orchid Thief', but I loved 'Adaptation'.

WHAT THE **** YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT NOVEL TO MOVIE CONVERSIONS AND YOU HAVEN'T EVEN MENTIONED BATTLE ROYALE IM LOSING FAITH IN THE IS FORUM lol jk

Shawshank Redemption (More of a shart story than a novel)
Sin City (Graphic Novels)
The Count of Monte Cristo
To Kill a MockingBird
The Outsiders

Books I didnt Read:

Full Metal Jacket
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
Escape from Alcatraz
The Dirty Dozen
Forrest Gump
The Godfater Pt. I and Pt. 2
Man on Fire
The Outlaw Josey wales
Sideways
The Warriors

Some more I forgot to add:

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
The Outsiders
To Kill a Mockingbird
Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Rdemption
Stand by Me (originally The Body from the novella)

I also agree with Dusty about Sin City. Seamlessly adapted from the graphic novels. Amazingly faithful!

Tex
Patriot Games
The Shining
and Jaws.
To Kill a MockingBird is a good adaptation but I dont like the story or movie.too depressing that he ends up guilty when he was not.

Cronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.

If it includes GN, I have to say Sin City was amazing.

.... Lord of the Rings! *runs out of thread*

Originally posted by Impediment
Why is it a cop out? The LOTR trilogy was a fantastic series, so would I NOT name it? Others I'd include are:

American Psycho
A Clockwork Orange
The Exorcist
Fight Club
The Godfather
Hellraiser (originaly The Hellbound Heart)
Jaws
The Princess Bride
The Witches of Eastwick

Why is it a cop out? 'Cause it's one of the first ones that come to mind. Fairly easy.

Originally posted by Bardock42
If it includes GN, I have to say Sin City was amazing.

Yeah. Sin City was pretty awsome. Hm. My personal favorite'd have to be The Godfather. Although I'm kinda' partial to The Time Machine. The newer one. It's good in a campy sort of way.

I would have thought Harry Potter was more of a cop out now-a-days =P

Originally posted by office jesus
'Cause it's one of the first ones that come to mind. Fairly easy.

Therefore, you have undeniable proof that LOTR is a great novel-to-film transfer, hence thats why many people name it off the bat.

Da Vinci Code by far. clapping 😎 wickedph

I cant stop watching it. I enjoyed it so much.

Fight Club.

Originally posted by office jesus
Why is it a cop out? 'Cause it's one of the first ones that come to mind. Fairly easy.

silence of the lambs came to mind first for me.

Yeah, The Da Vinci Code was pretty good although the problem was there wasn't any effort to expand on what was already in the novel. 😬