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Hornblower: Mutiny

Hornblower: Mutiny

Original Book
Lieutenant Hornblower
Author of the Book
C.S. Forester
IMDb Rating
8.10
Movie Runtime (mins)
98
Movie Year
2001
Genres
  • Adventure
  • Drama
  • History
  • War
Where To Watch in US
  • Vudu
  • Amazon
  • Amazon Prime
  • Netflix
Where To Watch in Australia
  • Amazon
Where To Watch in Canada
  • Amazon
Where To Watch in UK
  • Amazon
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100+ Best Movies Based on Books

Books provide the perfect source material for movies. They are complete stories with well-developed characters and plots that can be easily adapted for the big screen. Some of the best movie franchises come from adapting successful books. For example, the Harry Potter series, The Hunger Games, and The Lord of the Rings are all based on novels.

This list compiles the top 100 best-rated movies that were based on books. We've included the book titles they were based on, the author, and where you can watch each of them. So you can see the best movies based on books on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, Disney + and more. The list is ordered based on the highest IMDb rating.

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7th December 2022 in movies
100+ Best Movies Based on Books
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  • 1

    The Godfather

  • 2

    Schindler's List

  • 3

    Fight Club

  • 4

    Forrest Gump

  • 5

    Goodfellas

  • 6

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

  • 7

    The Silence of the Lambs

  • 8

    The Green Mile

  • 9

    Apocalypse Now

  • 10

    Corduroy

  • 11

    Suna no onna

  • 12

    The Shining

  • 13

    Das Boot

  • 14

    Paths of Glory

  • 15

    A Clockwork Orange

  • 16

    Aparajito

  • 17

    Sátántangó

  • 18

    Metropolis

  • 19

    Full Metal Jacket

  • 20

    Die Hard

  • 21

    The Thing

  • 22

    Huckleberry Finn and His Friends

  • 23

    No Country for Old Men

  • 24

    Shutter Island

  • 25

    The Great Escape

  • 26

    Ugetsu monogatari

  • 27

    Der Untergang

  • 28

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

  • 29

    Le voyage dans la lune

  • 30

    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

  • 31

    The Caterpillar and the Polliwog