Movie Adaptations of Books and Plays

The 2005 film adaptation of Jane Austen's beloved novel "Pride and Prejudice" was directed by Joe Wright and starred Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen.

The 1962 film adaptation of Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" retained the original title and starred Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch.

The 2011 film adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's novel "Jane Eyre" was directed by Cary Fukunaga and starred Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender.

The 1994 film adaptation of Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet" was titled "Romeo + Juliet" and starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes.

The epic film trilogy directed by Peter Jackson was an adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's novel "The Lord of the Rings".

The 2013 film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel "The Great Gatsby" retained the original title and starred Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, and Tobey Maguire.

The 1951 film adaptation of Tennessee Williams' play "A Streetcar Named Desire" was directed by Elia Kazan and starred Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh.

The 2010 film adaptation of Alice Sebold's novel "The Lovely Bones" retained the original title and starred Saoirse Ronan, Mark Wahlberg, and Rachel Weisz.

The 1980 film adaptation of Stephen King's novel "The Shining" was directed by Stanley Kubrick and starred Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall.

The 2016 film adaptation of August Wilson's play "Fences" retained the original title and starred Denzel Washington and Viola Davis.

The 1984 film adaptation of George Orwell's novel "1984" was directed by Michael Radford and starred John Hurt and Richard Burton.

The 2003 film adaptation of J.M. Barrie's play "Peter Pan" retained the original title and starred Jeremy Sumpter and Jason Isaacs.

The 1939 film adaptation of Margaret Mitchell's novel "Gone with the Wind" was directed by Victor Fleming and starred Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh.

The 2012 film adaptation of Suzanne Collins' novel "The Hunger Games" retained the original title and starred Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth.

The 2019 film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's novel "Little Women" was directed by Greta Gerwig and starred Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, and Florence Pugh.