Movies adapted from books so radically that the original stories are unrecognizable

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These are movies based on books (or short stories), but so freely "adapted" that they bear little if any resemblance to the original stories.

Please keep in alphabetical order and ignore articles like "a," "an," or "the" as the first word.

  1. 1.
    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Widescreen Edition)
    by Garth Jennings

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  2. 2.
    I, Robot (Widescreen Edition)
    by Alex Proyas

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  3. 3.
    Jumper

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  4. 4.
    The Lawnmower Man (New Line Platinum Series)
    by Brett Leonard

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  6. 6.
    Nightfall
    by Paul Mayersberg

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  7. 7.
    Paycheck (Special Collector's Edition)
    by John Woo

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  8. 8.
    The Scarlet Letter
    by Roland Joffé

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  9. 9.
    Starship Troopers
    by Paul Verhoeven

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  10. 10.
    Total Recall

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  11. 11.
    Clueless

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  12. 12.
    10 Things I Hate About You

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Created by Larry Gilbert on Sep 13, 2007.
 

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ihaveshoos
Swansea

Classics Reworked? — 1 year ago

What about “Ten Things I Hate About You” which was based on the Taming of the Shrew by Shakespeare, or “Clueless” which was based on Emma by Jane Austen?

Mar 17, 10:59AM | 0 comments | Reply to this