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Novel Adaptations

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  • Robby Benson and Paige O'Hara in Beauty and the Beast (1991)

    1. Beauty and the Beast

    19911h 24mG95Metascore
    8.0 (495K)
    A prince cursed to spend his days as a hideous monster sets out to regain his humanity by earning a young woman's love.
    DirectorsGary TrousdaleKirk WiseStarsPaige O'HaraRobby BensonJesse Corti
  • Cinderella (1950)

    2. Cinderella

    19501h 14mG85Metascore
    7.3 (182K)
    When Cinderella's cruel stepmother prevents her from attending the Royal Ball, she gets some unexpected help from the lovable mice Gus and Jaq and from her Fairy Godmother.
    DirectorsClyde GeronimiWilfred JacksonHamilton LuskeStarsIlene WoodsJames MacDonaldEleanor Audley
  • Mel Blanc, Walter Catlett, Frankie Darro, Cliff Edwards, Dickie Jones, Charles Judels, Clarence Nash, Christian Rub, and Evelyn Venable in Pinocchio (1940)

    3. Pinocchio

    19401h 28mApproved99Metascore
    7.5 (168K)
    A living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.
    DirectorsNorman FergusonT. HeeWilfred JacksonStarsDickie JonesChristian RubMel Blanc
  • Bambi (1942)

    4. Bambi

    19421h 9mApproved91Metascore
    7.3 (161K)
    The story of a young deer growing up in the forest.
    DirectorsJames AlgarSamuel ArmstrongDavid HandStarsHardie AlbrightStan AlexanderBobette Audrey
  • Robin Williams, Jonathan Freeman, Gilbert Gottfried, Linda Larkin, Douglas Seale, Scott Weinger, and Frank Welker in Aladdin (1992)

    5. Aladdin

    19921h 30mG86Metascore
    8.0 (489K)
    A kind-hearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.
    DirectorsRon ClementsJohn MuskerStarsScott WeingerRobin WilliamsLinda Larkin
  • Michael Madsen, Liam Neeson, Dawn French, Jim May, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Cameron Rhodes, Tilda Swinton, Ray Winstone, Skandar Keynes, Shane Rangi, and Georgie Henley in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

    6. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

    20052h 23mPG75Metascore
    6.9 (446K)
    While playing, Lucy and her siblings find a wardrobe that lands them in a mystical place called Narnia. Here they realize that it was fated and they must now unite with Aslan to defeat an evil queen.
    DirectorAndrew AdamsonStarsTilda SwintonGeorgie HenleyWilliam Moseley
  • Liam Neeson, Eddie Izzard, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Skandar Keynes, Ben Barnes, and Georgie Henley in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

    7. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

    20082h 30mPG62Metascore
    6.5 (234K)
    The Pevensie siblings return to Narnia, where they are enlisted to once again help ward off an evil king and restore the rightful heir to the land's throne, Prince Caspian.
    DirectorAndrew AdamsonStarsBen BarnesSkandar KeynesGeorgie Henley
  • Terry Norris, Bruce Spence, Skandar Keynes, Ben Barnes, Georgie Henley, and Will Poulter in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)

    8. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

    20101h 53mPG53Metascore
    6.3 (173K)
    Lucy and Edmund Pevensie return to Narnia with their cousin Eustace where they meet up with Prince Caspian for a trip across the sea aboard the royal ship The Dawn Treader. Along the way they encounter dragons, dwarves, merfolk, and a band of lost warriors before reaching the edge of the world.
    DirectorMichael AptedStarsBen BarnesSkandar KeynesGeorgie Henley
  • Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen in Pride & Prejudice (2005)

    9. Pride & Prejudice

    20052h 9mPG82Metascore
    7.8 (358K)
    When Elizabeth Bennet meets the handsome Mr. Darcy, she believes he is the last man she could ever marry, but as their lives become intertwined, she finds herself captivated by the man she has sworn to hate forever.
    DirectorJoe WrightStarsKeira KnightleyMatthew MacfadyenBrenda Blethyn
  • Mia Wasikowska in Jane Eyre (2011)

    10. Jane Eyre

    20112hPG-1376Metascore
    7.3 (96K)
    A mousy governess who softens the heart of her employer soon discovers that he's hiding a terrible secret.
    DirectorCary Joji FukunagaStarsMia WasikowskaMichael FassbenderJamie Bell
  • The War of the Worlds (1953)

    11. The War of the Worlds

    19531h 27mG78Metascore
    7.0 (40K)
    A small town in California is attacked by Martians, beginning a worldwide invasion.
    DirectorByron HaskinStarsGene BarryAnn RobinsonLes Tremayne
  • Tom Cruise, Tim Robbins, Miranda Otto, Michael Kevin Walker, Ed Vassallo, Michael Arthur, Becky Ann Baker, Gene Barry, David Alan Basche, John Michael Bolger, Justin Chatwin, Robert Cicchini, Vito D'Ambrosio, Marianne Ebert, John Eddins, Dakota Fanning, Daniel Franzese, Peter Gerety, Stephen Gevedon, Rick Gonzalez, Jim Hanna, Danny Hoch, Amy Hohn, Tracy Howe, Omar Jermaine, Erika LaVonn, Adam Lazarre-White, Mark Manley, Mariann Mayberry, Sharrieff Pugh, Ana Maria Quintana, Zoe Quist, Ann Robinson, Amy Ryan, Camillia Monet, John Scurti, Yul Vazquez, Lenny Venito, Jerry Walsh, Lisa Ann Walter, Christopher Evan Welch, Julie White, Marlon Young, Dan Ziskie, David Harbour, Michael Stanton, Lisa Waters, Michael Brownlee, GoGo Toucette, Rafael Sardina, Stacy Ann Wilkins, Patrick Tierney, Ty Simpkins, Ed Schiff, Channing Tatum, David Conley, Tommy Guiffre, Michael Waldron, Athena Stamos, January LaVoy, Miguel Antonio Ferrer, Mark Valinsky, Lorelei Llee, Daniel Eric Gold, Ellen Barry, Roz Abrams, Kenneth Wright, Nicole Signore, Tasciotti, Johnny Torres, Rochelle Warner, Joseph Benjamin Stewart, Terry Ward, Tracy Lee Staton, Jessica Anne Taylor, Mike Yedwab, and William G. Stowell in War of the Worlds (2005)

    12. War of the Worlds

    20051h 57mPG-1373Metascore
    6.6 (493K)
    An alien invasion threatens the future of humanity. The catastrophic nightmare is depicted through the eyes of one American family fighting for survival.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom CruiseDakota FanningTim Robbins
  • The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)

    13. The Island of Dr. Moreau

    19771h 39mPG
    5.9 (7.7K)
    A shipwrecked survivor discovers a remote island owned by a crazed scientist who is carrying out sinister experiments on the island's inhabitants.
    DirectorDon TaylorStarsBurt LancasterMichael YorkNigel Davenport
  • Andrew Knott, Kate Maberly, and Heydon Prowse in The Secret Garden (1993)

    14. The Secret Garden

    19931h 41mG74Metascore
    7.3 (47K)
    A young, recently-orphaned girl is sent to England after living in India all of her life. Once there, she begins to explore her new, seemingly-isolated surroundings, and its secrets.
    DirectorAgnieszka HollandStarsKate MaberlyMaggie SmithHeydon Prowse
  • Ethan Hawke and Jed in White Fang (1991)

    15. White Fang

    19911h 47mPG62Metascore
    6.7 (24K)
    Jack London's classic adventure story about the friendship developed between a Yukon gold hunter and the mixed dog-wolf he rescues from the hands of a man who mistreats him.
    DirectorRandal KleiserStarsEthan HawkeKlaus Maria BrandauerJed
  • Robert Newton in Treasure Island (1950)

    16. Treasure Island

    19501h 36mApproved89Metascore
    6.9 (10K)
    The treasure seeking adventures of young Jim Hawkins and pirate captain Long John Silver.
    DirectorByron HaskinStarsBobby DriscollRobert NewtonBasil Sydney
  • Michael Caine, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, and Steve Whitmire in The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

    17. The Muppet Christmas Carol

    19921h 25mG64Metascore
    7.8 (77K)
    The Muppets put their spin on the tale of an elder, Christmas-hating miser who is visited by spirits who foretell his future and share secrets from his past and present, which helps change his view on life.
    DirectorBrian HensonStarsMichael CaineDave GoelzSteve Whitmire
  • Wayne Allwine, Dick Billingsley, and Alan Young in Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)

    18. Mickey's Christmas Carol

    198326mGShort
    8.0 (17K)
    The classic Disney animated characters play the roles in this animated retelling of the Charles Dickens masterpiece.
    DirectorBurny MattinsonStarsAlan YoungWayne AllwineHal Smith
  • Jim Caviezel in The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)

    19. The Count of Monte Cristo

    20022h 11mPG-1361Metascore
    7.7 (156K)
    A young man, falsely imprisoned by his jealous "friend", escapes and uses a hidden treasure to exact his revenge.
    DirectorKevin ReynoldsStarsJim CaviezelGuy PearceChristopher Adamson
  • The Call of the Wild (1972)

    20. The Call of the Wild

    19721h 40mPG
    5.9 (2.1K)
    A house dog is abducted and brought to the north as a sled dog.
    DirectorKen AnnakinStarsCharlton HestonMichèle MercierRaimund Harmstorf
  • Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, and Frank Morgan in The Wizard of Oz (1939)

    21. The Wizard of Oz

    19391h 42mG92Metascore
    8.1 (454K)
    Young Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.
    DirectorsVictor FlemingGeorge CukorNorman TaurogStarsJudy GarlandFrank MorganRay Bolger
  • Isabella Rossellini, Greta Scacchi, Armand Assante, and Vanessa Williams in The Odyssey (1997)

    22. The Odyssey

    19972 epsPG-13TV Mini Series
    7.0 (17K)
    Follows Odysseus on his wanderings back to Ithaca following the Trojan War.
    StarsArmand AssanteGreta ScacchiIsabella Rossellini
  • Peter O'Toole, Geraldine Chaplin, Ted Danson, Omar Sharif, Shashi Kapoor, Mary Steenburgen, James Fox, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Kate Maberly, and Edward Woodward in Gulliver's Travels (1996)

    23. Gulliver's Travels

    19962 epsNot RatedTV Mini Series
    6.9 (7.5K)
    An Englishman returns after nine years abroad and tells strange stories of the tiny people of Lilliput, the giants of Brobdingnag, the flying island Laputa and the Houyhnhnms, a race of intelligent horses.
    StarsTed DansonMary SteenburgenJames Fox
  • Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)

    24. Journey to the Center of the Earth

    19592h 9mApproved
    7.0 (21K)
    An Edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer's trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the earth's center.
    DirectorHenry LevinStarsJames MasonPat BooneArlene Dahl
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

    25. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    20012h 58mPG-1392Metascore
    8.9 (2.1M)
    A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.
    DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodIan McKellenOrlando Bloom

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