i read a lot too just working through the wheel of time series by robert jordan, nothing wrong with films adds a visual element that books cant, just looking through my film collection and spotted more good films : human traffic, hot fuzz, con air, silence of the lambs, platoon, 300, the matrix, jerry maguire the list goes on.....

A great book can make a mediocre movie - I've never been impressed by any book/movie translation - they always seem to disappoint in some way.

In no particular order though......

Dial 'M' for Murder (confessing to having a huge crush on Grace Kelly so perhaps this is not a 'classic')
Shawshank Redemption
2001 a Space Odyssey
Lord of the Rings
Alien

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Stand Bye Me,
As Good As It Gets,
Marvin's Room,
Has anyone seen a really good programe that was on tv a good couple of years back, Tim Curry was in it Bluemoney .

Seems to be very popular but it's got to be Shawshank for me too - shame it was not based on fact. It ended too soon, I'd have liked to have seen a sequel......wonder what they did with that boat?

Escape from Sobibor - It's a shame this was based on fact.

Silence of the Lambs - A real classic

The Great Escape - wonder if it will be shown at Christmas 2045?

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My son's middle name is Elias from the film Platoon. Girlfriend didn't know it was from a war film until it was too late!!!

Others which spring to mind:-

Shawshank Redemption
The Usual Suspects
Arlington Road
Sixth Sense

Ben hur

Blazing Saddles

Citizen Kane

interview with a vampire

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