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Movies Based on Books
A test by
Oren Lahav
.
Test Questions
Question
Test yourself! See if you can name all these blockbuster movies that were based on novels! If you're a big movie or book fan, you'll know your stuff.
This movie stars Bruce Willis in an adaptation of
Nothing Lasts Forever
, a thriller by Roderick Thorp.
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Die Hard
Pulp Fiction
Rocky
The Last Boy Scout
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This movie stars Harrison Ford and is based on the book
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
by Philip K. Dick.
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Star Wars (Episode IV)
Apocalypse Now
Blade Runner
The Intruders
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This movie is an adaptation of
The Seven Pillars of Wisdom
, the biography of T.E. Lawrence. It stars Peter O'Toole.
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The Sandpiper
Caligula
Lawrence of Arabia
Pillars of Life
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Although the plots of the film and novel are fairly different, this film which combines animation with live action is based on a mystery novel by Gary Wolf. Both centre around a cartoon animal.
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
The Bugs Bunny Show
Space Jam
The Real World
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This film is based on the first novel in a trilogy in 5 parts. It stars Martin Freeman as Arthur Dent.
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Arthur
Pride
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Lord of the Rings
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This film is based on a book by the same name written by one Charles Webb. It also introduced to the world an actor named Dustin Hoffman.
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The Graduate
Rain Man
Tootsie
Marathon Man
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This movie based on what's arguably John Girsham's best book stars Tom Cruise.
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The Runaway Jury
The Client
The Lawyer
The Firm
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This Academy Award winning 1968 film starring Cliff Robertson is an adaptation of the critically acclaimed novel
Flowers for Algernon
by Daniel Keyes.
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Charly
Three Days of the Condor
Violets
Of Mice and Men
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This 1986 film is based on Stephen King's novella
The Body
, and shares its name with a Ben E. King song (played over the credits).
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The Lost Boys
Dead Men Walking
Stand by Me
Spanish Harlem
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This Christmas staple movie is based on a short story called
The Greatest Gift
by Philip Van Doren Stern. It stars James Stewart as George Bailey.
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It's a Wonderful Life
Bell, Book and Candle
Gifts for Christmas
White Christmas
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