6 Book-To-Movie Adaptations That Have Insanely High Rotten Tomatoes Ratings

The famed movie is based off a book originally published in 1969, written by Mario Puzo and is literally one of the absolute highest rated movies on Rotten Tomatoes. The classic film (and book) are ones that will remain large in culture for years to come.

In 1982, the book version of this well-known story was put out by Thomas Keneally. The movie followed a little over a decade later and soon became part of history.

Not many people may realize that this action film is actually based off a novel, but the movie was based on Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp, which was released in 1979. 

This 1991 film was based on a novel released in 1988 of the same name, but it was not the first time the character of Hannibal Lector was explored - though it was easily the most famous.

William Goldman's magical story of Princess Buttercup was adapted into a film that quickly became a cult classic about fifteen years after the book's publication.

While all the Lord of the Rings films could rightfully have a place on the list, this is the one that consistently tops the charts of one of the best book-to-movie adaptations.

When it comes to James Bond, Ian Fleming is the man behind the mysterious British spy, and this is the film version that normally is considered one of the best of the franchise.