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

Die Hard (1988)

While Roderick Thorp’s 1979 novel Nothing Lasts Forever was a thriller, Die Hard is decidedly a member of the action genre. Die Hard became an instant classic, giving rise to an entire franchise of Die Hard films with Bruce Willis at the helm. Detective John McClane isn’t afraid to die hard… again, and again, and again.

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