9 Incredible Book-To-Film Adaptations From The Past Decade

When Hollywood isn't milking the superhero franchises or making The Hangover Part 67, it occasionally dips its feet into the literary world and picks out a story to adapt from there. Sure, many writers will tell you how their books have been optioned for movies for decades (without any progress being made), but sometimes the studios do get it right and select an outstanding project to bring to life.

Sergio Pereira

Published: Sep 25, 2017 01:11 pm

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Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2016)

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The biggest misconception about Ransom Riggs’ Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children is that it’s a children’s novel. Most people expect this fantasy book to something like a Harry Potter story. Well, it’s not. At times, it’s dark, strange, and downright creepy.

This is why Tim Burton was the perfect person to bring it to life in 2016. Burton’s odd and recognizable style matched this tale’s eccentricity like Cherry Coke with any meal. Visually, it was haunting and impressive, giving us a super-powered film without the usual suspects in the lead roles. While the plot veered off at times, there was still enough substance to keep us enchanted by it all.

Burton has had a few misfires in recent years, but Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children assured us that his powers aren’t waning just yet. Here’s hoping he helms the sequels, Hollow City and Library of Souls, in the future as well.

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Sergio Pereira

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Sergio is an entertainment journalist who has written about movies, television, video games, and comic books for the likes of Screen Rant, CBR, Looper, IGN, Thought Catalog, and Fortress of Solitude. Outside of journalism, he is an award-winning copywriter, screenwriter, and novelist. He holds a degree in media studies and psychology.