10 Best Adapted Movies of All Time

 

Wanna watch best adapted movies of all time and not sure which to watch. Well, here are 10 best adapted movies that I find worth watching and you should also definitely watch these movies if you love your favorite books being portrayed on big screen. 

Here are 10 best adapted movies you would enjoy watching.

1. The Godfather

Released date: 24^th March, 1972

Cast: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard Castellano, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard Conte, Al Lettieri, Diane Keaton, Abe Vigoda, Talia Shire, Gianni Russo John Cazale

Director: Francis Ford Coppola

Screenplay: Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola

Based on: The Godfather by Mario Puzo

Genre: Crime/Drama

Awards:

i. Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium

ii. Directors Guild of America: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures

iii. Golden Globes: Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director - Motion Picture, Best Screenplay - Motion Picture, Best Original Score - Motion Picture

iv. Grammy Awards: Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special

v.  New York Film Critics Circle Awards: Best Supporting Actor

2. The Da Vinci Code

Released date: 19^th May, 2006

Director: Ron Howard
Screenplay: Akiva Goldsman
Based on: The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Genre: Mystery/ Thriller
Cast: Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Alfred Molina, Jürgen Prochnow, Jean Reno, Paul Bettany, Étienne Chicot, Jean-Yves Berteloot, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Charlotte Graham, Seth Gabel
Awards:
i. International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA): Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film
ii. Jupiter Award: Best International Actress

 3.Little Women

Released date: 7^th December, 2019

Director: Greta Gerwig
Screenplay: Greta Gerwig
Based on: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Genre: Romance/Drama
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Timothée Chalamet, Meryl Streep, Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk, James Norton, Louis Garrel, Chris Cooper, Jayne Houdyshell
Awards:
i. Academy Awards: Best Achievement in Costume Design
ii. BAFTA Awards: Best Costume Design
iii. Chicago Film Critics Association Awards: Best Original Score, Best Costume Design, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress
iv. Discussing Film Critics Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Costume Design
v.  Gold Derby Awards: Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design, Breakthrough Performer

4. To Kill a Mockingbird

Released date: 25^th December, 1962

Director: Robert Mulligan
Screenplay: Horton Foote
Based on: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Cast: Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, Phillip Alford, John Megna, Frank Overton, Rosemary Murphy, Ruth White, Brock Peters Estelle Evans
Genre: Drama/Mystery
Awards:
i. Academy Awards: Best Actor, Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium, Best Art Direction – Black-and-White
ii. Cannes Film Festival: Gary Cooper Award
iii. Golden Globe Awards: Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, Best Original Score – Motion Picture, Best Film Promoting International Understanding

5. Forrest Gump

Released date: 6^th July, 1994

Director: Robert Zemeckis
Screenplay: Eric Roth
Based on: Forrest Gump by Winston Groom
Cast: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, Sally Field, Haley Joel Osment, Peter Dobson
Genre: Drama/Romance
Awards:
i. Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Director, Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published, Best Film Editing, Best Effects, Visual Effects
ii. BAFTA Awards: Best Special Effects
iii. Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
iv. Saturn Award: Best Fantasy Film, Best Supporting Actor
v. Chicago Film Critics Association Awards: Best Actor
vi. Golden Globes: Best Director - Motion Picture, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, Best Motion Picture – Drama
vii. People's Choice Awards: Favorite Motion Picture, Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture

 6. It’s Kind of a Funny Story

Released date: 8^th October, 2010

Director: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck

Screenplay: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
Based on: It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
Cast: Keir Gilchrist, Emma Roberts, Zach Galifianakis, Viola Davis, Zoë Kravitz, Thomas Mann, Aasif Mandvi, Bernard White, Lauren Graham
Genre: Romance/Drama

7. The Lord of the Rings (Film Series)

Released date: 2001-2003
Director: Peter Jackson
Screenplay: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Stephen Sinclair
Based on: The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
Cast: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Bean, Dominic Monaghan, Sean Astin, Ian McKellen, John Rhys-Davies, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Ian Holm, Lori Dungey, David Weatherley
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Awards:
i. Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Original Score, Best Sound Mixing

8. Goodfellas

Released date: 19^th September, 1990
Director: Martin Scorsese
Screenplay: Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese
Based on: Wise guy by Nicholas Pileggi
Cast: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino, Frank Sivero, Tony Darrow, Mike Starr, Frank Vincent, Chuck Low, Frank DiLeo, Gina Mastrogiacomo
Genre: Crime/Drama
Awards:
i. Academy Award: Best Supporting Actor
ii. British Academy Film Award: Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Costume Design
iii. Venice Film Festival: Silver Lion for Best Director, Audience Award, Filmcritica "Bastone Bianco" Award
iv. Chicago Film Critics Association Award: Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Screenplay
v. National Society of Film Critics Award: Best Film, Best Director

9. The Maze Runner

Released date: 19^th September, 2014
Director: Wes Ball
Screenplay: Noah Oppenheim, Grant Pierce Myers, T.S. Nowlin
Based on: The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Cast: Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Aml Ameen, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Ki Hong Lee, Will Poulter, Patricia Clarkson, Blake Cooper
Genre: Sci-Fi/Adventure
Awards:
i. MTV Movie Awards: Best Breakthrough Performance, Best Fight, Best Hero

10. The Color Purple

Released date: 18^th December, 1985
Director: Steven Spielberg
Screenplay: Menno Meyjes
Based on: The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Desreta Jackson, Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery, Akosua Busia, Adolph Caesar, Willard Pugh, Rae Dawn Chong
Genre: Drama/Historical
Awards:
i. ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards: Top Box Office Films
ii. Black Movie Awards: Classic Cinema Hall of Fame
iii. Golden Globes: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
iv. NAACP Image Awards: Outstanding Motion Picture, Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
v. National Board of Review Awards: Best Film, Top Ten Films, Best Actress