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 2008 Movies Based on Books
Read the Book Before You See the Movie. Which is better? You decide. Browse movies based on books.
| MARLEY & ME (Dogs, Family, Mischief, Love, Adaptation)
PLOT: Based on the memoir by John Grogan, the movie version of the book stars Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston as the proud (and sometimes embarrassed) owners of Marley, a lovably naughty, hyperactive dog. Over the course of his life, the family learns important lessons from their adorable, but neurotic pooch. AUTHOR: John Grogan
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| NIGHTS IN RODANTHE (Romance, Father Son, Marriage, Storm, Adaptation)
PLOT: Adrienne (Diane Lane) is a woman who's trying to decide whether to stay in her unhappy marriage or not. Her life changes when Paul (Richard Gere), a doctor who is traveling to reconcile with his estranged son (James Franco), checks into an inn in a North Carolina beach town where she is staying. AUTHOR: Nicholas Sparks
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| NICK AND NORAH'S INFINITE PLAYLIST (Teen, Romance, Music, Friends, One Night, Adaptation)
PLOT: Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist tells the story of student Nick O'Leary (Michael Cera), a member of the queercore band The Jerk Offs, who meets college-bound Norah Silverberg (Kat Dennings) when she asks him to be her boyfriend for five minutes in order to avoid her ex. The book is told in alternating chapters over the course of a single night, the narratives create a fully fleshed-out picture of both teens, informed by their love of music, their devotion to their friends, and their clear-eyed view of the world. AUTHOR: Rachel Cohn
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| CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON, THE (Drama, Aging, Satire, Adaptation)
PLOT: Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett star in this adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel about a man, Benjamin Button (Pitt), who lives his life backward from death to birth. A witty, fantastical, and haunting satire about aging, Fitzgerald's story begins in 1860 when Benjamin Button is born an old man. AUTHOR: F. Scott Fitzgerald
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| CITY OF EMBER (Underground, Ancient City, Technology, Light, Friendship, Adaptation)
PLOT: For generations, the people of the underground City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing ... and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker. Now, two teenagers in a race against time, must search Ember for clues that will unlock the ancient mystery of the city's existence, and help the citizens escape before the lights go out forever. Starring Bill Murray and Tim Robbins. AUTHOR: Jeanne Duprau
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2008 Movies Based On Books List |
| Movie Title | Book Title | Author |
 21 |  Bringing Down the House | Ben Mezrich | | Appaloosa | Appaloosa | Robert B. Parker | | Ballet Shoes | Ballet Shoes | Noel Streatfeild | | Beaufort | Beaufort | Ron Leshem | | Blindness | Blindness | José Saramago | | Body of Lies | Body of Lies | David Ignatius | | Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, The | Boy in the Striped Pajamas, The | John Boyne | | Choke | Choke | Chuck Palahniuk | | Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, The | Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, The | C. S. Lewis | | City of Ember | City of Ember | Jeanne Duprau | | Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The | Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The | F. Scott Fitzgerald | | Dark Knight, The | Batman | Bob Kane | | Duchess, The | Georgiana | Amanda Foreman | | He's Just Not That Into You | He's Just Not That Into You | Greg Behrendt | | Horton Hears a Who! | Horton Hears a Who! | Dr. Seuss | | House | House | Ted Dekker | | In the Electric Mist | In the Electric Mist | James Lee Burke | | Informers, The | Informers, The | Bret Easton Ellis | | Iron Man | Iron Man | Stan Lee | | John Adams | John Adams | David McCullough | | Jumper | Jumper | Steven Gould | | Kit Kittredge: An American Girl | Kit an American Girl | Valerie Tripp | | Let the Right One In | Let the Right One In | John Ajvide Lindqvist | | Life Before Her Eyes, The | Life Before Her Eyes, The | Laura Kasischke | | Lipstick Jungle | Lipstick Jungle | Candace Bushnell | | Marley & Me | Marley & Me | John Grogan | | Married Life | Five Roundabouts to Heaven | John Bingham | | Miracle at St. Anna | Miracle at St. Anna | James McBride | | Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day | Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day | Winifred Watson | | Mysteries of Pittsburgh, The | Mysteries of Pittsburgh, The | Michael Chabon | | Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist | Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist | Rachel Cohn | | Nights in Rodanthe | Nights in Rodanthe | Nicholas Sparks | | Northanger Abbey | Northanger Abbey | Jane Austen | | Other Boleyn Girl, The | Other Boleyn Girl, The | Philippa Gregory | | Privileged | How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls | Zoey Dean | | Reader, The | Reader, The | Bernhard Schlink | | Revolutionary Road | Revolutionary Road | Richard Yates | | Ruins, The | Ruins, The | Scott Smith | | Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, The | Second Summer of the Sisterhood, The | Ann Brashares | | Snow Angels | Snow Angels | Stewart O'Nan | | Soloist, The | Soloist, The | Steve Lopez | | Speed Racer | Mach Go Go Go | Tatsuo Yoshida | | Spiderwick Chronicles, The | Spiderwick Chronicles, The | Holly Black | | Suburban Girl | Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing, The | Melissa Bank | | Tale of Despereaux, The | Tale of Despereaux, The | Kate DiCamillo | | Tenth Circle, The | Tenth Circle, The | Jodi Picoult | | Then She Found Me | Then She Found Me | Elinor Lipman | | Towelhead | Towelhead | Alicia Erian | | True Blood | Dead Until Dark | Charlaine Harris | | Twilight | Twilight | Stephenie Meyer | | Wanted | Wanted | Mark Millar | | What Just Happened? | What Just Happened? | Art Linson | | Yes Man | Yes Man | Danny Wallace |
A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.
~Martin Farquhar Tupper
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