Movies Adapted from Novels That Ended up Being Better Than the Book

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)

Based on Ken Kesey’s 1962 novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest shifts perspectives rgom Chief (Will Sampson), the narrator of the novel, to Randle Patrick McMurphy (Jack Nicholson). This creative decision enhances the central conflict between McMurphy and Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher), intensifying their already turbulent dynamic.

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The More You Know

  • Nintendo was founded in 1889. Before it sold video games, the Japanese company specialized in playing cards.
  • Roughly 600 Parisians work at the Eiffel Tower each day.
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