June 9, 2012. 20 Awesome Movies Available on Netflix that are Based on Books (+11 Bonus Suggestions!) Share: Here at Flavorpill, we’re total suckers for short stories — in any form. Pages in category "Films based on literature" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. 1. ), sometimes you just want to hunker down and hear a … By Emily Temple. Whether you're a bookworm or a film buff (or both! These are films from The Guardian’s big 50 that I feel do their source novels justice. A Clockwork Orange (1971) Literary adaptations have always been popular on the big screen, though every year it seems they’re more popular than ever. 10 Wonderful Short Films Based on Famous Short Stories. Filmmakers like Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak, Mrinal Sen, and Shyam Benegal have seamlessly transformed the words on pages to dialogues on screen. Most of them are based on novels, or novel series, which only makes sense—there’s often a ton of material to work with—and things usually have to be cut, but when movies are based on short stories, there’s the trickier business of expansion. Go ahead and quibble, rage, or even agree in the comments below—or, by all means, make your own suggestions of cases where film and book meet equally high standards, whether those examples appear on “The Big 50” or not. You may not realize it, but some of your favorite films dovetail from classic literature of century's past. Here we look at some of the prominent Indian films based on classic novels. It is the director’s vision which can do justice to the story. Here are a few examples of ways you can filter the charts: The Top 10 Based-on-19th-Century-Literature Movies of All Time; The Top 20 Based-on-19th-Century-Literature Movies of All Time This list may not reflect recent changes ().