We asked The Atlantic’s writers and editors: What’s a film adaptation that’s better than the book?
The article explains why they consider the movies Jurassic Park, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Devil Wears Prada, The Social Network, and Clear and Present Danger each to be better than their source material.
For me it has to be Forrest Gump.
I was really surprised this wasn’t on the list. First thing I thought of too. The movie is pretty good, while the book is awful in my opinion.