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Books Turned into Netflix Series/Movie
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items So many books have been turned into a Netflix series or movie. Don't miss any of your favorite reads on the screen. It has really upped how many of these are made in recent years. Will you prefer the book or the Netflix series/movie better?? Find out...
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A newly added movie to Netflix, this movie is based on the book The Two Hemispheres of Luca by Mexican journalist Bárbara Anderson. The book is about Anderson's family's journey to India for experimental treatments for her son, Lucca, who has cerebra...
Lucca's World
A classic get away thriller/suspense movie. Based on the book by Rumaan Alam published in 2020. A family's getaway to a luxurious rental home takes an ominous turn when a cyberattack knocks out their devices — and two strangers appear at their door.
Leave the World Behind
A critically acclaimed film starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci. Based on the book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt. The Irishman is an epic saga of organized crime in post-war America told through the eyes of World War II vet...
The Irishman
On the brink of the Second World War, a young Norwegian man's drive to resist the Nazis sets a new course for his future – and the future of his country. Based on the book Report from #24 by Gunnar Stosteby. This is a biography based on Stosteby's ow...
Number 24
A unique drama based on the book by Byron Graves. After losing their star player, a high school basketball team rooted in Native American culture must unite to keep their state championship dreams alive. Always love a good sports movie
Rez Ball
Society of the Snow is based on the true story of a 1972 plane crash in the Andes. The book is written by Pablo Vierci. On October 13, 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed into the Andes mountains while transporting a rugby team and their sup...
Society of the Snow
I really liked watching this movie. It was super cute! When her secret love letters somehow get mailed to each of her five crushes, Lara Jean finds her quiet high school existence turned upside down. Based on the book by Jenny Han
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
One of the classic romance books turned Netflix movie. Based on the book by Beth Reekles. I only really liked the first movie lol. When Elle decides to run a kissing booth at her school's Spring Carnival, she locks lips with Noah and her life is turn...
The Kissing Booth
Series
This series is based off the book series by author Sherryl Woods. The show is a romance/drama. Lifelong friends lift each other up as they juggle relationships, family and careers in the small Southern town of Serenity.
'Sweet Magnolias'
This series is based off of the novel with the same name by Matthew Quirk. While monitoring an emergency line, an FBI agent answers a call that plunges him into a deadly conspiracy involving a mole at the White House. If you like thrillers you will e...
The Night Agent
Did you know Orange is the new Black is based on a memoir by Piper Kerman? Piper Chapman must trade her comfortable New York life for an orange prison jumpsuit when her decade-old relationship with a drug runner catches up with her.
Orange Is the New Black
The Last Kingdom is based on the Saxon Stories by Bernard Cornwell. As Alfred the Great defends his kingdom from Norse invaders, Uhtred – born a Saxon but raised by Vikings – seeks to claim his ancestral birthright. Nice for people who like historica...
The Last Kingdom
This series is very heavy to watch! It is based on the novel by Jay Asher. Thirteen Reasons Why is a young adult novel written by Jay Asher in 2007, which follows the story of Hannah Baker, a high school sophomore, and the thirteen reasons why she h...
13 Reasons Why
Based on the book by Ali Novak, you will be drawn into this series. When a tragedy disrupts her life, a teenager moves in with her guardian's big family in a small town and learns lessons about love, hope and friendship. The book also won't disappoin...
My Life With the Walter Boys
Tune into this one season tv show for a good mystery. This is based on the book by Holly Jackson. Five years after the murder of a 17-year-old girl in a sleepy English town, one student is determined to uncover the truth and find the real killer.
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
This three season thriller series will keep you watching from start to finish. Hotshot LA defense attorney Mickey Haller will do whatever it takes to win as he navigates the criminal justice system from his trademark Lincoln. Based on the book by Mic...
The Lincoln Lawyer