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 2002 Movies Based on Books
Read the Book Before You See the Movie. Which is better? You decide. Browse movies based on books.
| WALK TO REMEMBER, A (Coming of Age, Teenage, First Love, Illness, Adaptation)
PLOT: Nicholas Sparks acclaimed novel A Walk to Remember tells the story of a small-town romance in North Carolina between two teenagers: the only son of a wealthy family and the town minister's quiet daughter. A decent film from an unforgettable novel. Starring Shane West and Mandy Moore. AUTHOR: Nicholas Sparks
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| ROAD TO PERDITION (Drama, Betrayal, Murder, Mafia, Hit Men, Adaptation)
PLOT: Set in 1930's Chicago, this is the story of hitman Michael O'Sullivan (Tom Hanks). When his family is cut in half by murder, O'Sullivan and his son have to go on the run, while Michael seeks his own brand of vengeance. Based on the graphic novel from author Max Allan Collins. The movie also stars Paul Newman and Jude Law. AUTHOR: Max Allan Collins
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| RED DRAGON (Cannibal, Psychopath, Thriller, Split Personality, Adaptation)
PLOT: FBI agent Will Graham (Edward Norton) retired from the bureau after almost losing his life while chasing Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter (Anthony Hopkins). Graham hesitantly agrees to come out of retirement and assist the FBI when a run of gruesome murders leaves everyone baffled. Also starring Ralph Fiennes and Emily Watson. AUTHOR: Thomas Harris
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| MINORITY REPORT (Action, Science-Fiction, Cops, See Into the Future, Adaptation)
PLOT: The Steven Spielberg movie is based on the book by Philip K. Dick. In 2054, a technologically advanced Department of Precrime has been created to detect and prevent murders before they're committed. As the respected Detective John Anderton, Tom Cruise plays one of the cops who busts potential murderers, that is...until he becomes a suspect. AUTHOR: Philip K. Dick
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| DIVINE SECRETS OF THE YA-YA SISTERHOOD (Friendships, Small Town Life, Present and Past, Adaptation)
PLOT: Louisiana-based story of one woman (Sandra Bullock) who tries to mend her troubled relationship with her mother (Ellen Burstyn) by listening to her mother's stories of friendship with her three closest female friends. The stories are revealed through her mother's secret scrapbook, with the action flashing back and forth between the past and present. AUTHOR: Rebecca Wells
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2002 Movies Based On Books List |
| Movie Title | Book Title | Author |
 About a Boy |  About a Boy | Nick Hornby | | About Schmidt | About Schmidt | Louis Begley | | Adaptation | Orchid Thief, The | Susan Orlean | | Amen | Deputy, The | Rolf Hochhuth | | Antwone Fisher Story, The | Finding Fish: A Memoir | Antwone Quenton Fisher | | Auto Focus | Murder of Bob Crane, The | Robert Graysmith | | Big Trouble | Big Trouble | Dave Barry | | Blood Work | Blood Work | Michael Connelly | | Bourne Identity, The | Bourne Identity, The | Robert Ludlum | | Children on Their Birthdays | Children on Their Birthdays | Truman Capote | | Count of Monte Cristo, The | Count of Monte Cristo, The | Alexandre Dumas | | Dancer Upstairs, The | Dancer Upstairs, The | Nicholas Shakespeare | | Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, The | Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, The | Chris Fuhrman | | Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood | Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood | Rebecca Wells | | Emperor's Club, The | Palace Thief, The | Ethan Canin | | First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest, The | First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest, The | Po Bronson | | Four Feathers | Four Feathers | A. E. W. Mason | | Frida | Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo | Hayden Herrera | | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | J. K. Rowling | | Hart's War | Hart's War | John Katzenback | | High Crimes | High Crimes | Joseph Finder | | Hours, The | Hours, The | Michael Cunningham | | Importance of Being Earnest, The | Importance of Being Earnest, The | Oscar Wilde | | Impostor | Impostor | Philip K. Dick | | Joshua | Joshua | Joseph F. Girzone | | Killing Me Softly | Killing Me Softly | Nicci French | | Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | J. R. R. Tolkien | | Minority Report | Minority Report | Philip K. Dick | | Mothman Prophecies, The | Mothman Prophecies, The | John A. Keel | | Nicholas Nickleby | Nicholas Nickleby | Charles Dickens | | Pianist, The | Pianist, The | Wladyslow Szpilman | | Possession | Possession: A Romance | A. S. Byatt | | Queen of the Damned | Queen of the Damned | Anne Rice | | Quiet American, The | Quiet American, The | Graham Greene | | Red Dragon | Red Dragon | Thomas Harris | | Ripley's Game | Ripley's Game | Patricia Highsmith | | Road to Perdition | Road to Perdition | Max Allan Collins | | Rules of Attraction | Rules of Attraction | Bret Easton Ellis | | Skins | Skins | Adrian C. Louis | | Solaris | Solaris | Stanislaw Lem | | Spider | Spider | Patrick McGrath | | Sum of All Fears, The | Sum of All Fears, The | Tom Clancy | | Time Machine, The | Time Machine, The | H. G. Wells | | Trapped | 24 Hours | Greg Iles | | Tuck Everlasting | Tuck Everlasting | Natalie Babbit | | Walk to Remember, A | Walk to Remember, A | Nicholas Sparks | | We Were Soldiers | We Were Soldiers Once -- and Young: Ia Drang: The Battle that Changed the War in Vietnam | Harold G. Moore | | White Oleander | White Oleander | Janet Fitch |
A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.
~Martin Farquhar Tupper
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