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 2011 Movies Based on Books
Read the Book Before You See the Movie. Which is better? You decide. Browse movies based on books.
| BREAKING DAWN (Twilight, Love, Vampires, Werewolves, Adaptation)
PLOT: In the fourth installment of the Twilight book series, Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) make it official and get married. Soon they are unexpectedly expecting which threatens the life of Bella unless some quick thinking is done. When they are graced with their new baby girl Renesmee it marks the start of a new beginning for Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner). AUTHOR: Stephenie Meyer
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| GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, THE (Mystery, Murder, Thriller, Adaptation)
PLOT: A disgraced journalist named Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) and a tattooed computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara) are hired by the great-uncle of Harriet Vanger to investigate her forty year old disappearance. As he suspected, the event is linked to their crooked family and a past slew of murders. What will the family do to keep this information a secret for another forty years? AUTHOR: Stieg Larsson
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| RED RIDING HOOD (Fairy Tale, Classic, Werewolf, Adaptation)
PLOT: A small town is terrorized by a secret among them, a werewolf. After Valerie's (Amanda Seyfried) sister becomes a victim she can't help but wonder if her new love is the culprit. With the help of her grandmother, she may be able to find some truth and closure. AUTHOR: David Johnson
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| LINCOLN LAWYER, THE (Crime, Law, Ethics, Adaptation)
PLOT: Mickey Haller (Matthew McConaughey) is a criminal defense attorney who works out of his car. He is hired on by Louis Roulet (Ryan Phillippe), a wealthy man he believes to be innocent, but is he? Although he wouldn't normally give it a second thought, an innocent man who is imprisoned because of his previous work has him questioning what the reality is. Will justice be served? AUTHOR: Michael Connelly
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| RITE, THE (Church, Exorcism, Satan, Religion, True Story, Adaptation)
PLOT: The true story of an American Catholic priest who becomes a full-fledged exorcist. The path, which is documented by a journalist, begins with schooling in Rome that includes an exorcism course and ends with an apprenticeship in Italy. The movie based on the book stars Anthony Hopkins. AUTHOR: Matt Baglio
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2011 Movies Based On Books List |
| Movie Title | Book Title | Author |
 Adjustment Bureau, The |  Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick | Philip Dick | | Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, The | Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, The | Herge | | An Invisible Sign | An Invisible Sign of My Own | Aimee Bender | | Atlas Shrugged | Atlas Shrugged | Ayn Rand | | Beastly | Beastly | Alex Flinn | | Bloodworth | Provinces of Night | William Gay | | Breaking Dawn | Breaking Dawn | Stephenie Meyer | | Cowboys & Aliens | Cowboys & Aliens | Scott Mitchell Rosenberg | | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules | Jeff Kinney | | Eagle, The | Eagle of the Ninth, The | Rosemary Sutcliff | | Everything Must Go | Where I'm Calling From | Raymond Carver | | Game of Thrones | A Game of Thrones | George R.R. Martin | | Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The | Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The | Stieg Larsson | | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows | J.K. Rowling | | Help, The | Help, The | Kathryn Stockett | | Hugo | Invention of Hugo Cabret, The | Brian Selznick | | I Am Number Four | I Am Number Four | Pittacus Lore | | Jane Eyre | Jane Eyre | Charlotte Bronte | | Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer | Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer | Megan McDonald | | Kill the Irishman | To Kill the Irishman: The War that Crippled the Mafia | Rick Porrello | | Limitless | Dark Fields | Alan Glynn | | Lincoln Lawyer, The | Lincoln Lawyer, The | Michael Connelly | | Mars Needs Moms | Mars Needs Moms | Berkeley Breathed | | Mildred Pierce | Mildred Pierce | James Cain | | Monte Carlo | Headhunters | Jules Bass | | Mr. Popper's Penguins | Mr. Popper's Penguins | Richard Atwater | | One Day | One Day | David Nicholls | | Priest | Priest | Min-Woo Hyung | | Red Riding Hood | Red Riding Hood | David Johnson | | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | Planet of the Apes | Pierre Boulle | | Rite, The | Rite: The Making of a Modern Exorcist, The | Matt Baglio | | Rum Diary, The | Rum Diary, The | Hunter S. Thompson | | Snow Flower and the Secret Fan | Snow Flower and the Secret Fan | Lisa See | | Something Borrowed | Something Borrowed | Emily Giffin | | Soul Surfer | Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board | Bethany Hamilton | | Thor | Thor | Stan Lee | | Too Big to Fail | Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System and Themselves | Andrew Ross Sorkin | | Unknown | Out of My Head | Didier Van Cauwelaert | | War Horse | War Horse | Michael Morpurgo | | Water for Elephants | Water for Elephants | Sara Gruen |
A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.
~Martin Farquhar Tupper
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