See also

  • Books I want to read before I see the movie
  • Movies to see now that I've read the books
  • Books I want to read because I liked the movie

Read the book first

  • Les Misérables by Victor Hugo, 1862.
    • inspired Les Misérables, directed by Tom Hooper, 2012.
  • The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, 1999.
    • inspired The Perks of Being a Wallflower, directed by Stephen Chbosky, 2012.
  • Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer, 2005.
    • inspired Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, directed by Stephen Daldry, 2011.
  • The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, 2008
    • inspired The Hunger Games, directed by Gary Ross, 2012
  • Submarine by Joe Dunthorne, 2008
    • inspired Submarine, directed by Richard Ayoade, 2010
  • Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami, 1987
    • inspired Norwegian Wood, directed Tran Anh Hung, 2010
  • One Day by David Nicholls, 2009
    • inspired One Day, directed by Lone Scherfig, 2011
  • The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
    • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, 1997
      • inspired Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, directed by Chris Columbus, 2001
    • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 1998
      • inspired Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, directed by Chris Columbus, 2002
    • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, 1999
      • inspired Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, directed by Alfonso Cuarón, 2004
    • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, 2000
      • inspired Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, directed by Mike Newell, 2006
    • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, 2003
      • inspired Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, directed by David Yates, 2007
    • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, 2005
      • inspired Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, directed by David Yates, 2009
    • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, 2007
      • inspired Harry Potter and the Deahtly Hallows Part 1, directed by David Yates, 2010
      • inspired Harry Potter and the Deahtly Hallows Part 2, directed by David Yates, 2011
  • The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory, 2002
    • inspired The Other Boleyn Girl, directed by Justin Chadwick, 2008
  • The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, 1890
    • inspired Dorian Gray, directed by Oliver Parker, 2009
  • The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1925
    • inspired The Great Gatsby, television adaption directed by Robert Markowitz, 2000
  • Hamlet by William Shakespeare
    • inspired Hamlet, directed by Kenneth Branagh, 1996
    • inspired Hamlet, directed by Greg Doran, 2009
  • The Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
    • Twilight, 2005
      • inspired Twilight, directed by Catherine Hardwicke, 2008
    • New Moon, 2006
      • inspired New Moon, directed by Chris Weitz, 2009
    • Eclipse, 2007
      • inspired Eclipse, directed by David Slade, 2010
    • Breaking Dawn, 2008
      • inspired Breaking Dawn Part 1, directed by Bill Condon, 2011
  • The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, 1844
    • inspired The Three Musketeers, directed by Stephen Herek, 1993
  • Socrates In Love by Kyoichi Katayama, 2001
    • inspired Sekai no Chuushin de, Ai wo Sakebu, directed by Isao Yukisada, 2004
  • Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
    • inspired Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Kenneth Branagh, 1993

Saw the movie first

  • The Prestige, directed by Christopher Nolan, 2006
    • based on The Prestige by Christopher Priest, 1995
  • Atonement, directed by Joe Wright, 2007
    • based on Atonement by Ian McEwan, 2001
  • Slumdog Millionaire, directed by Danny Boyle, 2008
    • based on Q&A by Vikas Swarup, 2000
  • The Princess Bride, directed by Rob Reiner, 1987
    • based on The Princess Bride by William Goldman, 1973
  • Lord of the Rings series
    • The Fellowship of the Ring, directed by Peter Jackson, 2001
    • The Two Towers, directed by Peter Jackson, 2002
    • The Return of the King, directed by Peter Jackson, 2003
      • all based on Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, 1954
  • Pride and Prejudice, directed by Joe Wright, 2005
    • based on Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, 1813
  • The Count of Monte Cristo, directed by Kevin Reynolds, 2002
    • based on The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, 1844
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