From beloved American classic literature to modern book bestsellers, the enchanting realm of literature has always fascinated us, whisking us away to fantastical worlds and captivating our minds.

Many books have been turned into films over the years, giving beloved characters and stories a whole new life.

In this article, we will explore 99 books turned into movies.

These movie adaptations cover a wide range of genres, from scary horror to sweet romance, ensuring something for everyone in the audience.

Here, you’ll discover the top movie adaptations to watch in 2024, revealing the exceptional films that have truly impressed audiences.

Additionally, we’ve added some popular reads from the BookTok community that have been transformed into movies, adding a modern twist to the classic book-to-film experience.

Explore 99 Books Turned Into Movies

№ 📖Book Title 🖋️ Author  🎞️ Film ⭐ Film Rating 
1 A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman A Man Called Ove (2015) ⭐7.7/10
2 A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal Ben Macintyre A Spy Among Friends (2022) ⭐7.3/10
3 All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr All the Light We Cannot See (2023) ~ soon ~
4 American Born Chinese Gene Luen Yang  American Born Chinese (2023) ⭐7.1/10
5 American Prometheus Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin

Oppenheimer (2023)

 🌟8.5/10
6 Anatomy of a Scandal Sarah Vaughan Anatomy of a Scandal (2022) ⭐7.0/10
7 Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret Judy Blume  Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret (2023) ⭐7.4/10
8 Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Benjamin Alire Sáenz  Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (2022) ⭐7.2/10
9 Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar Maurice Leblanc Arsène Lupin (2004) 5.4/10
10 Black Cake Charmaine Wilkerson Black Cake (2023) ~ soon ~
11 City on Fire Garth Risk Hallberg City on Fire (2023) 6.4/10
12 Daisy Jones & The Six Taylor Jenkins Reid Daisy Jones & The Six (2023) 🌟8.1/10
13 Dear Edward Ann Napolitano Dear Edward (2023) ⭐7.1/10
14 Death on the Nile Agatha Christie Death on the Nile (2022) 6.3/10
15 Deep Water Patricia Highsmith Deep Water (2022) 5.5/10
16 Dracula Bram Stoker Dracula (1992) ⭐7.4/10
17 Dune Frank Herbert Dune (2021) 🌟8.0/10
18 Eileen Ottessa Moshfegh Eileen (2023) ⭐7.0/10
19 Foe Iain Reid Foe (2023) 5.5/10
20 Fruitland Steven Kurutz Dreamin’ Wild (2022) 6.6/10
21 Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

 Good Omens (2019-2023) 🌟8.0/10
22 Gun Monkeys Victor Gischler Fast Charlie (2023) 🌟9.9/10
23 Heartstopper Alice Oseman Heartstopper (2022-) 🌟8.6/10
24 Integrity Egil Krogh White House Plumbers (2023) 6.8/10
25 It’s not summer without you Jenny Han

The Summer I Turned Pretty (2022-)

⭐7.3/10
26 Jesus Revolution Greg Laurie and Ellen Vaughn Jesus Revolution (2023) ⭐7.1/10
27 Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) 🌟8.7/10
28 Landscape with Invisible Hand

M.T. Anderson

 Landscape with Invisible Hand (2023) 6.0/10
29 Leave the World Behind Rumaan Alam Leave the World Behind (2023) ~ soon ~
30 Lessons in Chemistry Bonnie Garmus Lessons in Chemistry (2023) ⭐7.9/10
31 Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry Jacquie McNish and Sean Silcoff BlackBerry (2023) ⭐7.4/10
32 Luckiest Girl Alive Jessica Knoll Luckiest Girl Alive (2022) 6.4/10
33 Meet Me at the Lake Carley Fortune Announced  
34 No Exit Taylor Adams No Exit (2022) 6.1/10
35 Normal People Sally Rooney Normal People (2020) 🌟8.4/10
36 One True Loves Taylor Jenkins Reid One True Loves (2023) 5.4/10
37 Pachinko Min Jin Lee Pachinko (2022-) 🌟8.3/10
38 Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America’s Opioid Epidemic Barry Meier Painkiller (2023)   ⭐7.5/10
39 Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

Rick Riordan

 Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) 5.9/10
40 Pieces of Her Karin Slaughter Pieces of Her (2022) 6.3/10
41 Poor Things Alasdair Gray Poor Things (2023)  🌟8.4/10
42 Red, White & Royal Blue Casey McQuinston Red, White & Royal Blue (2023)   ⭐7.0/10
43 Romancing Mister Bridgerton Julia Quinn Bridgerton (2020-)   ⭐7.4/10
44 Salem’s Lot Stephen King Salem’s Lot (2023) ~ soon ~
45 She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey She Said   ⭐7.3/10
46 Shortcomings Adrian Tomine Shortcomings(2023) 6.6/10
47 Shriver Chris Belden A Little White Lie (2023) 5.9/10
48 Siege and Storm Leigh Bardugo Shadow and Bone (2021-)   ⭐7.6/10
49 Spaceman of Bohemia Jaroslav Kalfar Spaceman (2024) ~ soon ~
50 Straight Man Richard Russo Lucky Hank (2023-) 6.8/10
51 Survival of the Thickest Michelle Buteau Survival of the Thickest (2023-)   ⭐7.5/10
52 Sweet Magnolias Sherryl Woods Sweet Magnolias (2020-)   ⭐7.3/10
53 Text for You Sofie Cramer Love Again (2023) 5.8/10
54 The Antisocial Network Ben Mezrich Dumb Money (2023)   ⭐7.1/10
55 The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023) ~ soon ~
56 The Black-Eyed Blonde Benjamin Black Marlowe (2022) 5.3/10
57 The Boogeyman Stephen King The Boogeyman (2023) 5.9/10
58 The Cabin at the End of the World Paul Tremblay Knock at the Cabin (2023) 6.1/10
59 The Changeling Victor Lavalle The Changeling (2023-) 6.1/10
60 The Color Purple Alice Walker The Color Purple (2023) ~ soon ~
61 The Fall of the House of Usher Edgar Allan Poe The Fall of Usher (2021) 4.1/10
62 The Flatshare Beth O’Leary The Flatshare (2022-)   ⭐7.3/10
63 The Great Hunt Robert Jordan Wheel of Time (2021-)   ⭐7.1/10
64 The King’s Grave: The Search for Richard III Philippa Langley and Michael Jones The Lost King (2022) 6.7/10
65 The Last Thing He Told Me Laura Dave The Last Thing He Told Me (2023) 6.5/10
66 The Little Mermaid Hans Christian Andersen The Little Mermaid (2023)   ⭐7.2/10
67 The Lockwood & Co. Series Jonathan Stroud The Lockwood & Co. (2023)   ⭐7.4/10
68 The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart Holly Ringland The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart (2023)   ⭐7.9/10
69 The Lying Life of Adults Elena Ferrante The Lying Life of Adults (2023-) 6.4/10
70 The Magician’s Elephant Kate Dicamillo The Magician’s Elephant (2023) 6.5/10
71 The Marsh King’s Daughter Karen Dionne The Marsh King’s Daughter (2023)   ⭐7.3/10
72 The Minds of Billy Milligan Daniel Keyes The Crowded Room (2023)   ⭐7.6/10
73 The Pale Blue Eye

Louis Bayard

 The Pale Blue Eye (2022) 6.6/10
74 The Other Black Girl Zakiya Dalila Harris The Other Black Girl (2023-) 6.8/10
75 The Perfect Find Tia Williams The Perfect Find (2023) 5.2/10
76 The Power Naomi Alderman The Power (2023) 6.6/10
77 The Robot Who Looked Like Me Robert Sheckley    
78 The Screaming Staircase Jonathan Stroud The Lockwood & Co. (2023)   ⭐7.4/10
79 The Summer I Turned Pretty Jenny Han The Summer I Turned Pretty (2022-)   ⭐7.3/10
80 The Three-Body Problem

Cixin Liu

 3 Body Problem (2024-) ~ soon ~
81 The Witcher

Andrzej Sapkowski

 The Witcher (2019-) 🌟8.0/10
82 The Witching Hour Anne Rice

Mayfair Witches (2023-)

 6.2/10
83 Three Women Lisa Taddeo Three Women (2023-) ~ soon ~
84 Tiny Beautiful Things Cheryl Strayed Tiny Beautiful Things (2023)   ⭐7.1/10
85 To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before Jenny Han To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before   ⭐7.0/10
86 Triptych Karin Slaughter Triptych (2023) 6.3/10
87 Troubled Blood Robert Galbraith Troubled Blood  (2023) 🌟8.1/10
88 Turtles All the Way Down John Green Turtles All the Way Down ~ soon ~
89 Uglies Scott Westerfeld  Uglies ~ soon ~
90 Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith Jon Krakauer Under the Banner of Heaven (2022)   ⭐7.5/10
91 Wellmania Brigid Delaney Wellmania (2023-) 6.7/10
92 Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)   ⭐7.2/10
93 White Bird: A Wonder Story R. J. Palacio White Bird (2023) 🌟8.0/10
94 Wicked Gregory Maguire Wicked (2021) 5.4/10
95 Winnie-the-Pooh

A.A. Milne

 Christopher Robin (2018)   ⭐7.2/10
96 Wolf Pack Edo van Belkom Wolf Pack (2023-) 6.5/10
97 Women Talking Miriam Toews Women Talking (2022) 6.9/10
98 Wool Hugh Howey Wool ~ soon ~
99 Wuthering Heights Emily Brontë Wuthering Heights (2022) 4.1/10

Note: Film Ratings in the table are on the day of blogpost publication.

🎞️6 Best-Rated  Movies Based on Books

Book-to-movie adaptations are a captivating phenomenon that has delighted audiences for decades.

Filmmakers use the power of visual storytelling to transmit the essence of these books and allow us, as viewers, to experience the characters, settings, and narratives in an immersive way.

So, don’t forget to grab some 🍿popcorn and join the millions who have embarked on these literary adventures through the magic of 📽️film.