Movies Based on Books by Author and Movie Summary #1

2004

Nicholas Sparks

Nick Cassavetes

A poor yet passionate young man falls in love with a rich young woman, giving her a sense of freedom, but they are soon separated because of their social differences.

1975

Peter Benchley

Steven Spielberg

When a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.

1976

Stephen King

Brian De Palma

Carrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.

1960

Robert Bloch

Alfred Hitchcock

A Phoenix secretary embezzles forty thousand dollars from her employer's client, goes on the run, and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.

2014

James Dashner

Wes Ball

Thomas is deposited in a community of boys after his memory is erased, soon learning they're all trapped in a maze that will require him to join forces with fellow "runners" for a shot at escape.

2012

Suzanne Collins

Francis Lawrence

Katniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games: a televised competition in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to fight to the death.

2017

W. Bruce Cameron

Lasse Hallström

A dog looks to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes and owners.

2008

Stephenie Meyer

Catherine Hardwicke

Bella Swan moves to Forks and encounters Edward Cullen, a gorgeous boy with a secret.

2013

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Baz Luhrmann

A writer and wall street trader, Nick, finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his millionaire neighbor, Jay Gatsby.

1939

Margaret Mitchell

Victor Fleming

A manipulative woman and a roguish man conduct a turbulent romance during the American Civil War and Reconstruction periods.