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 2006 Movies Based on Books
Read the Book Before You See the Movie. Which is better? You decide. Browse movies based on books.
| DA VINCI CODE, THE (Religion, Conspiracy, Paris, Adaptation)
PLOT: A murder in the Louvre and clues in Da Vinci paintings lead to the discovery of a religious mystery protected by a secret society for two thousand years, which could shake the foundations of Christianity. Directed by Ron Howard, the movie stars Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou (Amelie). Based on the book by author Dan Brown. AUTHOR: Dan Brown
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| DEVIL WEARS PRADA, THE (New York City, Fashion, Career, Adaptation)
PLOT: A naive young woman named Andrea Sachs (Anne Hathaway) comes to New York and scores a job as the assistant to one of the city's biggest fashion magazine editors, the ruthless and cynical Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep). With no sense of style, Andrea must find a way to survive Miranda's demanding and degrading personality. From author Lauren Weisberger. AUTHOR: Lauren Weisberger
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| FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS (Word War II, Drama, Japan, Adaptation)
PLOT: Near the end of WWII, a photographer captures a photo during the battle of Iwo Jima, an image of men raising the flag, which is destined to become a symbol strong enough to lift morale back home. But as they're paraded around the country in an effort to sell war bonds, the surviving flag raisers begin to wonder who the real heroes of the battle were. AUTHOR: James Bradley
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| CHARLOTTE'S WEB (Animated/Live-Action, Animals, Family, Farm, Adaptation)
PLOT: Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen. From author E. B. White. Starring Dakota Fanning and featuring the voices of Julia Roberts and Oprah Winfrey. AUTHOR: E. B. White
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| SCANNER DARKLY, A (Animation, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Adaptation)
PLOT: This animated movie based on the novel by Philip K. Dick tells the story of undercover Orange County cop Bob Arctor (Keanu Reeves), who is assigned to spy on several of his addict buddies using his unique identity-masking skills. But when he ingests too much of the drug Substance D, his personality splits in two, compromising his investigation and his relationship with his friends. AUTHOR: Philip K. Dick
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2006 Movies Based On Books List |
| Movie Title | Book Title | Author |
 Alice |  Alice in Wonderland (1865) | Lewis Carroll | | All the King's Men | All the King's Men (1946) | Robert Penn Warren | | Americanese | American Knees (1995) | Shawn Wong | | Aquamarine | Aquamarine (2001) | Alice Hoffman | | Ask the Dust | Ask the Dust (1939) | John Fante | | Black Dahlia, The | Black Dahlia, The (1987) | James Ellroy | | Brideshead Revisited | Brideshead Revisited (1945) | Evelyn Waugh | | Candy | Candy | Luke Davies | | Cervantes | Death and Life of Miguel de Cervantes, The (1991) | Stephen Marlowe | | Charlotte's Web | Charlotte's Web (1952) | E. B. White | | Children of Men, The | Children of Men, The (1992) | P. D. James | | Curious George | Curious George (1941) | H. A. Rey | | Da Vinci Code, The | Da Vinci Code, The (2003) | Dan Brown | | Death and Life of Bobby Z | Death and Life of Bobby Z (1997) | Don Winslow | | Decameron: Angels & Virgins | Decameron (1997) | Giovanni Boccaccio | | Devil Wears Prada, The | Devil Wears Prada, The (2003) | Lauren Weisberger | | Eragon | Eragon (2003) | Christopher Paolini | | Flags of our Fathers | Flags of our Fathers (2000) | James Bradley | | Flicka | My Friend Flicka (1941) | Mary O'Hara | | Freedomland | Freedomland (1998) | Richard Price | | Gone, Baby, Gone | Gone, Baby, Gone (1998) | Dennis Lehane | | Good German, The | Good German, The (2001) | Joseph Kanon | | Good Year, A | Good Year, A (2003) | Peter Mayle | | Hawk Is Dying, The | Hawk Is Dying, The (1973) | Harry Crews | | Hoot | Hoot (2002) | Carl Hiaasen | | How to Eat Fried Worms | How to Eat Fried Worms (1973) | Thomas Rockwell | | I Served the King of England | I Served the King of England | Bohumil Hrabal | | Illusionist, The | Eisenheim the Illusionist | Steven Millhauser | | Killshot | Killshot (1989) | Elmore Leonard | | Last King of Scotland | Last King of Scotland, The (1998) | Giles Foden | | Last Legion | Last Legion (2003) | Valerio Manfredi | | Little Children | Little Children (2004) | Tom Perrotta | | Namesake, The | Namesake, The (2003) | Jhumpa Lahiri | | Night Listener, The | Night Listener, The (2000) | Armistead Maupin | | Painted Veil, The | Painted Veil, The (1925) | W. Somerset Maugham | | Peaceful Warrior | Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives (1980) | Dan Millman | | Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | Patrick Suskind | | Poseidon | Poseidon Adventure, The (1969) | Paul Gallico | | Running with Scissors | Running with Scissors: A Memoir (2002) | Augusten Burroughs | | Scanner Darkly, A | Scanner Darkly, A (1977) | Philip K. Dick | | Sentinel, The | Sentinel, The (2003) | Gerald Petievich | | Stormbreaker | Stormbreaker (2000) | Anthony Horowitz | | Tenants, The | Tenants, The (1971) | Bernard Malamud | | Thief Lord | Thief Lord, The (2001) | Cornelia Funke | | Treatment, The | Treatment, The (1998) | Daniel Menaker | | Ultimate Gift, The | Ultimate Gift, The | Jim Stovall | | V for Vendetta | V for Vendetta (1988) | Alan Moore | | Visitation, The | Visitation, The (1999) | Frank E. Peretti | | Wedding Season | Wedding Season (2004) | Darcy Cosper | | Zodiac | Zodiac (1985) | Robert Graysmith |
A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.
~Martin Farquhar Tupper
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