32 Times The Movie Was As Good As (Or Better Than) The Book

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32 Times The Movie Was As Good As (Or Better Than) The Book

You’ve heard the saying, “The book’s always better than the movie.” Well, it turns out that’s not always true. Sometimes films are able to streamline through a novel’s tedious exposition or confusing jargon. Other times they’re able to bring fantastical worlds to life in a more spectacular way than you might have imagined. Either way, here are some book-to-screen adaptations that are at least as good as — and sometimes better than — their source material.

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Jaws

Never bet against Steven Spielberg, especially with John Williams providing what turned out to be an Oscar-winning score! The 1975 thriller Jaws is widely considered to be one movie that’s at least as good as its source material. Spielberg cut out a lot of side plots from Peter Benchley’s 1974 novel, and the actors really elevated the book’s largely unlikeable characters, particularly Robert Shaw as Quint, turning the film into a classic you can watch over and over.

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