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

Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

Ah, Roald Dahl, the pioneer of our favorite childhood fiction. Dahl wrote Fantastic Mr. Fox in 1974, but Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach managed to bring it to life without jeopardizing its kid-friendliness. Fantastic Mr. Fox is a truly phenomenal film—it’s extraordinarily mature and tender, not to mention a visual masterpiece. Plus, George Clooney. Never forget George Clooney.

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