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

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of Red Alert, a 1958 novel by Peter George, is yet another delightful work of art. It’s no coincidence that he makes this list numerous times—Kubrick managed to satirize a clear-cut thriller and turn it into a hilarious indictment of war, military power, and hubris.

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The More You Know

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