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