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It is worth mentioning two things right away. Firstly, most of the films included in this list are based on excellent books, but the quality of the screen version allows us to speak of the equality or even superiority of the latter.

Secondly, we cannot rely on our own cinematic preferences, and therefore we cite only those film adaptations that have received the largest industry awards and received recognition from the audience.

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“Godfather”. Dir. Francis Ford Coppola, 1972. Based on the book of the same name by Mario Puzo

Mario Puzo

The book of the same name by Mario Puzo is, without any doubt, a masterpiece and one of the best crime novels in history.

However, the film version of Copolla with Marlon Brando and Al Pacino has become more than just an on-screen bestseller – a film about the family of the Italian mafioso Vito Carleone necessarily gets into any ratings and selections, is considered a must-watch for students of film schools around the world and is already considered an industry classic.

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“Schindler’s list”. Dir. Steven Spielberg, 1993. Based on the book by Thomas Keneally “Schindler’s Ark”

Thomas Kenilli

Actually, the Australian novelist Thomas Kennelly, who wrote “Schindler’s Ark”, cannot be considered the author of the idea, since the story is based on real events. During World War II, a member of the Nazi party NSDAP Oskar Schindler saved the lives of more than 1,000 Jews in Poland, placing them in his enterprises and thereby saving them from falling into the ghetto.

Spielberg’s tape about these events collected a whole scattering of awards, including several Oscars, and both main characters (Amon Goeth performed by Rafe Fiennes and Oscar Schindler performed by Liam Neeson) took 15th places in the lists of the main movie villains and movie heroes, respectively.

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Slumdog Millionaire. Dir. Danny Boyle & Lavlyn Tandan, 2008. Based on Vikas Swarup’s Q&A

Vikas Swarup

The story of a poor Mumbai waiter on the verge of winning 20 million rupees in an intellectual quiz has garnered 8 Academy Awards and 4 Golden Globes, and there was no one among the critics to declare these awards undeserved.

As for the book by Vikas Swarup, it is intended, rather, for an Indian reader, has a special style of writing and contains a number of Bollywood fragments, which is not to everyone’s taste.

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“This is no place for old men.” Dir. Coen Brothers, 2007. Based on the book of the same name by Cormac McCarthy

Cormac McCarthy

By the time the book “No Country for Old Men” was published, McCarthy was already such a venerable and honored writer that another masterpiece simply merged with his other creations (for example, such as the novel “The Road”, for which the author received the Pulitzer Prize).

But the film version in a gorgeous performance by the Coen brothers became the best film of the year and entered the ten most significant films of the decade (5th place) according to the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.

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“Forrest Gump”. Dir. Robert Zemeckis, 1994. Based on the book of the same name by Winston Groom

Winston Groom

Grum’s novel, written in the style of bitter satire on behalf of a mentally retarded young man, was very popular immediately after its release, but then it was completely overshadowed by the cult masterpiece in every sense by Robert Zemeckis.

By the way, screenwriter Eric Roth noticeably changed not only the plot, he reworked Forrest himself. In the book, Gump is no stranger to sex and drugs, diluting a too busy life with the rescue of Mao Zedong and space flights, while the cinematic hero in the brilliant performance of Tom Hanks is more realistic and innocent, which pleased the viewer.

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“Silence of the Lambs”. Dir. Jonathan Demme, 1991. Based on the book of the same name by Thomas Harris

Thomas Harris

Another case when comparing an excellent novel and its adaptation is absolutely incorrect, but it is necessary to mention the thriller by Jonathan Demmi in this collection. And if Harris’s book “The Silence of the Lambs” was included in the hundred best detective novels of all time (the list is compiled by the associations of British and American detective writers), then the film adaptation became only the third movie in history to receive an Oscar in five most prestigious nominations.

It is noteworthy that the creators minimally changed the story of the killer psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) and the FBI employee Clarissa Starling (Jodie Foster), which was to the taste of the fans of the original.

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“Flying over Cuckoo’s Nest”. Dir. Milos Forman, 1975. Based on the book of the same name by Ken Kesey

Ken Kesey

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest was originally created by Ken Kesey as a student work during his studies at Stanford, but immediately after publication, the text became a bestseller, a reference book for every self-respecting hippie, and eventually entered Time magazine’s 100 best literary works.

As for the film adaptation of the Czech-American director Milos Forman in 1975, it was rather harshly criticized by Kesey himself (a rare author does not scold film creators from his books), but in the end it became one of the recognized masterpieces of cinema. If “The Silence of the Lambs” became the third picture in history, which collected 5 most prestigious “Oscars”, then “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” was the second.

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