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Top 10 movie adaptions, by the Guardian and Observer’s critics

“Books and films have been joined at the hip ever since the earliest days of cinema, and adaptations of novels have regularly provided audiences with the classier end of the film spectrum,” said the Guardian.

These are the ten best film adaptations according to the critics of the Guardian and Observer.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Milos Forman

1.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

(1975)

Director: Milos Forman
Stars: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Michael Berryman

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[amazon template=custom_thumbnail&asin=B00N5ND6NW&search_text=%TITLE%&title=The Conformist Bernardo Bertolucci]
2. [amazon text=The Conformist&template=custom_title&asin=B00N5ND6NW&search_text=%TITLE%&title=The Conformist Bernardo Bertolucci] (1970)
Director: [amazon text=Bernardo Bertolucci&template=custom_search&search_text=%TITLE%&title=Bernardo Bertolucci] Stars: [amazon text=Jean-Louis Trintignant&template=custom_search&search_text=%TITLE%&title=Jean-Louis Trintignant], [amazon text=Stefania Sandrelli&template=custom_search&search_text=%TITLE%&title=Stefania Sandrelli], [amazon text=Gastone Moschin&template=custom_search&search_text=%TITLE%&title=Gastone Moschin]
[amazon text=Amazon&template=custom_text_price&asin=B00N5ND6NW&multi_cc=1&search_text=%TITLE%&title=The Conformist Bernardo Bertolucci]
Brokeback Mountain Ang Lee

3.

Brokeback Mountain

(2005)

Director: Ang Lee
Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams

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Adaptation Spike Jonze

4.

Adaptation

(2002)

Director: Spike Jonze
Stars: Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper

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Ivansxtc Bernard Rose

5.

Ivansxtc

(2000)

Director: Bernard Rose
Stars: Danny Huston, Peter Weller, James Merendino

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We Need to Talk about Kevin Lynne Ramsay

6.

We Need to Talk about Kevin

(2011)

Director: Lynne Ramsay
Stars: Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, Ezra Miller

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Lolita Stanley Kubrick

7.

Lolita

(1962)

Director: Stanley Kubrick
Stars: James Mason, Shelley Winters, Sue Lyon

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$15.49

The Long Goodbye Robert Altman

8.

The Long Goodbye

(1973)

Director: Robert Altman
Stars: Elliott Gould, Nina van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden

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$18.38

The Fallen Idol Carol Reed

9.

The Fallen Idol

(1948)

Director: Carol Reed
Stars: Ralph Richardson, Michèle Morgan, Sonia Dresdel

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[amazon template=custom_thumbnail&asin=B00JQYUV9Q&search_text=%TITLE%&title=Planet of the Apes Franklin J. Schaffner]
10. [amazon text=Planet of the Apes&template=custom_title&asin=B00JQYUV9Q&search_text=%TITLE%&title=Planet of the Apes Franklin J. Schaffner] (1968)
Director: [amazon text=Franklin J. Schaffner&template=custom_search&search_text=%TITLE%&title=Franklin J. Schaffner] Stars: [amazon text=Charlton Heston&template=custom_search&search_text=%TITLE%&title=Charlton Heston], [amazon text=Roddy McDowall&template=custom_search&search_text=%TITLE%&title=Roddy McDowall], [amazon text=Kim Hunter&template=custom_search&search_text=%TITLE%&title=Kim Hunter]
[amazon text=Amazon&template=custom_text_price&asin=B00JQYUV9Q&multi_cc=1&search_text=%TITLE%&title=Planet of the Apes Franklin J. Schaffner]
The Guardian (founded in 1821) is a British national daily newspaper, and the Observer (founded in 1791) is its Sunday sibling. They are amongst the most influential papers in the world. The Guardian and its journalists have won numerous journalism awards, especially in the last decades.

Source: The Guardian
Last checked on: 16 January 2016
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