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What Are Some Great Films Not Adapted from Books? (lemmy.world)

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When films are adapted from books, more often than not, I tend to find the books a lot more enjoyable. So I have skipped watching a lot of films in the hope of reading the books later.

So what are some great films not adapted from books? Or what are some films that are significantly better than the book they were adapted from?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

King Kong

Little Miss Sunshine

The Raid 1 & 2

Beetlejuice

The Goonies

E.T.

American History X

Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein are very loosely based on the original story (ostensibly Mary Shelley’s verbal retelling of the story before she penned the novel) and both are good in their own right.