10 Great Book To Film Adaptations

To celebrate World Book Day (Thursday, March 2), here are 10 films that made it from the bookshelf to the box office with credibility intact.

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1

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by HARPER LEE

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Published: 1960
Film adaptation: 1962
Director: ROBERT MULLIGAN

2

FIGHT CLUB by CHUCK PALAHNIUK

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Published: 1996
Film adaptation: 1999
Director: DAVID FINCHER

3

THE SHINING by STEPHEN KING

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Published: 1977
Film adaptation: 1980
Director: STANLEY KUBRICK

4

BRIGHTON ROCK by GRAHAM GREENE

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Published: 1938
Film adaptation: 1947
Directors: John and Roy Boulting

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SCHINDLER’S LIST (Schindler’s Ark) by THOMAS KENEALLY

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Published: 1982
Film adaptation: 1993
Director: STEVEN SPIELBERG

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AMERICAN PSYCHO by BRETT EASTON ELLIS

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Published: 1991
Film adaptation: 2000
Director: MARY HARRON

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THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS by THOMAS HARRIS

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Published: 1988
Film adaptation: 1991
Director: JONATHAN DEMME

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THE REMAINS OF THE DAY by KAZUO ISHIGURO

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Published: 1989
Film adaptation: 1993
Director: JAMES IVORY

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TRAINSPOTTING by IRVINE WELSH

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Published: 1993
Film adaptation: 1996
Director: DANNY BOYLE

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EMPIRE OF THE SUN by J.G BALLARD

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Published: 1984
Film adaptation: 1987
Director: STEVEN SPIELBERG

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