FILM BETTER THAN BOOK TOP 10

1

The Shawshank Redemption by Frank Darabont (1994) is rated above Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King (1982).

The only King movie rated better than the book.

2 Fight Club by David Fincher (1999) rated above the novel by Chuck Palahniuk (1996)

The violent drama was a cultural sensation.

3 Forrest Gump by Robert Zemeckis (1994) is rated above the novel by Winston Groom (1996)

Tom Hanks’s turn as the simpleton hero was a massive hit.

4 David Benioff and DB Weiss’s Game of Thrones (2011-2019) is rated above George RR Martin’s novel (1996)

Eight years of HBO magic.

5 Peter Jackson’s The Fellowship of The Ring (2001), top, is rated above Tolkien’s book (1954).

The first in the trilogy set the tone for one of the most successful trilogies in film history.

6 Francis Ford Coppolla’s The Godfather (1972) is rated above Mario Puzo’s novel (1964), below.

The film grew beyond the hit book.

7 Jonathan Demme’s The Silence of The Lambs (1992) is rated above Thomas Harris’s novel (1988)

It won all of the big five Os.

8 Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List (1993) is rated above Thomas Kenneally’s Schindler’s Ark (1982)

One of the most important films of all time.

9 Christopher Nolan’s The Prestige (2006) is rated above Christopher Priest’s novel (1995)

Powerful drama about warring magicians.

10 Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) is rated above Jordan Belfort’s autobiography (2007).

The hilarious tale of high-level conman Belfort won fans all over the world.