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

No Country for Old Men (2007)

The Coen brothers do more than justice to Cormac McCarthy’s 2005 novel No Country for Old Men. Cormac McCarthy’s distinctive style isn’t lost in the movie adaptation, but Joel and Ethan Coen offer a darkly comedic spin, which makes the final product more engaging. Additionally, you don’t have to navigate McCarthy’s punctuation-sparse prose. It’s a win-win.

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