The Roots of AdaptThis
AdaptThis started as a book to film adaptation review website. A rough estimate of 50 movies over 2015-2020 were released by Hollywood based on popular novels. Lord of The Rings, Hunger Games, Divergent, and more. Check out the reviews from our 5 writers.
Book2Film Reviews
Book to film adaptations are published books that are made into movies by hollywood.
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Maggie Grainger, Timothy Meyers, Martin David, Kimberlee Hicks, Katherine Thomlinson, and Rotimi the Founder of AdaptThis
You could see this movie 3.14 times and still not catch all the nuances and meanings Director Ang Lee has finessed into his unlikely bit of cinema. Lee and his team believe in magic and they share it generously with
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2013
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Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish
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The infant, named Margaret, had hair on her headThink and wild as a fire, and three times as red.The midwife, a brawny and capable whelper,Gave one look and crossed herself. ‘God about help her,’She whispered, but gave the new mother
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2013
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A Private Little War
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Jason Sheehan
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Book
In a universe where man finds life on nearly every planet, it is easy to believe that human mercenary companies would be sending militant groups to every corner of the universe to pacify native life forms and plunder local resources.
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2003
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His mother swears he was named after a Czechoslovakian uncle, but there was an error on his birth certificate. His father claims they’d always intended to name him Odd and furthermore, he has no Czechoslovakian uncles. However he came by
Ten years ago Shinichi Goto was kidnapped and locked away in solitary confinement with only a television set for company. To keep from going mad, Shinichi has devised his own workout program and his body, underneath his shapeless clothes, is
For better or worse, it’s impossible to talk about ‘The Bell Jar’ without also talking about its author, Sylvia Plath. A semi-autobiographical account of her life, Plath’s heroine Esther Greenwood feels disconnected from her life and uncertain about her future.
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2013
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A Private Little War
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Jason Sheehan
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Book
In a universe where man finds life on nearly every planet, it is easy to believe that human mercenary companies would be sending militant groups to every corner of the universe to pacify native life forms and plunder local resources.
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2012
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In the crowded world of fantasy films, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” stands out with its familiar charm and grandeur. Directed by Peter Jackson, the film is infused with the same sense of folklore, humor, and thrilling action that fans
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2013
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“It’s a dangerous business Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.” – Bilbo Baggins Bilbo speaks from experience; nominated by
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2013
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Mitty is the greatest man in the world according to his lucid day-dreams where he picks up on his love interest, saves a dog from a burning building and more. What’s great about this film is that it could be
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1983
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Book
In Mark Helprin’s novel Winter’s Tale, a thief in love with a doomed heiress looks for a way to turn back time and ushers in a new millennium in the process. The book begins somewhere in Brooklyn when a beautiful
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2006
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Book
How do you rebuild the world after a zombie apocalypse? How does the human race move forward when the images of an unimaginable war are imprinted on the brains of every survivor? What lengths would you go to in order
Release Date:
2013
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A Private Little War
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Jason Sheehan
REVIEW OF A
Book
In a universe where man finds life on nearly every planet, it is easy to believe that human mercenary companies would be sending militant groups to every corner of the universe to pacify native life forms and plunder local resources.
Release Date:
2003
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His mother swears he was named after a Czechoslovakian uncle, but there was an error on his birth certificate. His father claims they’d always intended to name him Odd and furthermore, he has no Czechoslovakian uncles. However he came by
Ten years ago Shinichi Goto was kidnapped and locked away in solitary confinement with only a television set for company. To keep from going mad, Shinichi has devised his own workout program and his body, underneath his shapeless clothes, is
Release Date:
2006
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Book
How do you rebuild the world after a zombie apocalypse? How does the human race move forward when the images of an unimaginable war are imprinted on the brains of every survivor? What lengths would you go to in order
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2014
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The basic premise of the book is that Tris, the main character played by Shailene Woodley is a Divergent and does not fit into any of the movies five factions which is a big no-no punishable by death. Even still
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2015
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Why all the funny titles of blogs, because they want you to think they are a trilogy that keeps going on and on. We have seen multiple book to film adaptation trilogies released all have serious sounding titles and could
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2007
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THE MONUMENTS MEN, Clooney’s latest directorial endeavor, improves marketably on the formula established in the non-fiction book (of the same name) on which it is based, but does manages to suffer from a handful of its own unique pitfalls. Adapting
Release Date:
2007
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REVIEW OF A
Book
Certainly, there are as many ways to write engaging and immersive literary non-fiction as there are to write engaging and immersive literary fiction. Oftentimes, the best subjects for such works are the strange corner-cases of history, unexplored lacunas that public
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2013
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Mitty is the greatest man in the world according to his lucid day-dreams where he picks up on his love interest, saves a dog from a burning building and more. What’s great about this film is that it could be
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2007
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This movie was announced for a Christmas day release. Compounding on that fact, this is a movie chock full of nudity, obscene language and fanatical money laundering. Jordan Belfort, the character from the book seems even richer and craftier of
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2007
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Book
Over the course of one week the “Wolf of Wall Street” made more money than the King of France had in his coffers. It examines his relationships with his subordinates, peers and family life, all without leaving the sex, drugs
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2008
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Author Sally Kempton once said, “it’s hard to fight an enemy who has outposts in your head.” This concept is made readily accessible in ‘Silver Linings Playbook’. Not to be defeated by his stay in a neurology hospital after catching
You could see this movie 3.14 times and still not catch all the nuances and meanings Director Ang Lee has finessed into his unlikely bit of cinema. Lee and his team believe in magic and they share it generously with
Release Date:
2013
IMDB:
Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish
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REVIEW OF A
Film
The infant, named Margaret, had hair on her headThink and wild as a fire, and three times as red.The midwife, a brawny and capable whelper,Gave one look and crossed herself. ‘God about help her,’She whispered, but gave the new mother
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2011
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Book
How would you react if the Rapture suddenly struck and you were one of the poor souls left on Earth to sort out the mess? Would you lose all hope for mankind or vehemently hold onto your faith? Would you
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2007
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THE MONUMENTS MEN, Clooney’s latest directorial endeavor, improves marketably on the formula established in the non-fiction book (of the same name) on which it is based, but does manages to suffer from a handful of its own unique pitfalls. Adapting
Release Date:
2007
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REVIEW OF A
Book
Certainly, there are as many ways to write engaging and immersive literary non-fiction as there are to write engaging and immersive literary fiction. Oftentimes, the best subjects for such works are the strange corner-cases of history, unexplored lacunas that public
Release Date:
2013
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REVIEW OF A
Film
Mitty is the greatest man in the world according to his lucid day-dreams where he picks up on his love interest, saves a dog from a burning building and more. What’s great about this film is that it could be
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2012
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This movie was nominated for many awards from Oscars to Golden Globe awards. Jennifer Lawrence won best actress in a few of the award circles. The movie, like the book follows Pat on his escapades after a short stint in
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2014
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When I first saw the previews for “The Fault In Our Stars” I dismissed it as just another teen romance, with the word cancer inserted, for what I thought was just for dramatic effect. I couldn’t have been more wrong