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This previous 12 months has been an enormous 12 months for book-to-screen variations, with Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights predicted to be the primary large field workplace hit of 2026.
Dubbed as a worldwide phenomenon with no fancy large names or large price range, the on-screen adaptation of Rachel Reid’s Heated Rivalry at present ranks as the perfect book-to-screen adaptation prior to now 12 months. There have additionally been another large hits, together with Wicked: For Good, Hamnet and a brand new model of the basic, Frankenstein.
We check out 5 of the perfect variations which are obtainable to observe now – and you will not wish to miss them.
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5 – We Were Liars
We Were Liars was initially a 2014 young-adult novel by E. Lockhart.
The novel has obtained vital acclaim and received the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Young Adult Fiction.
Since then the e book has been tailored right into a TV collection on Amazon Prime.
The story sees a 17-year-old woman from a rich household, Cady Sinclair, who spends her summers on a personal island.
After struggling a horrible accident, she struggles to recollect occasions her more and more scary previous.
The e book has a ranking of three.65/5 on Goodreads whereas the collection has an IMDB ranking of 6.8/10.
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4 – Hamnet
Hamnet is a 2025 historic drama movie directed by Chloé Zhao, who co-wrote the screenplay with Maggie O’Farrell, primarily based on the 2020 novel by O’Farrell.
The movie dramatises the household lifetime of William Shakespeare and his spouse Agnes Hathaway as they deal with the dying of their 11-year-old son Hamnet.
It has a ranking of 4.2/5 on Goodreads and eight/10 on IMDB.
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3 – Wicked For Good
Wicked: For Good (also called Wicked: Part Two) is a 2025 American musical fantasy movie directed by Jon M. Chu and penned by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox.
Serving because the sequel to Wicked (2024), it brings to life the second act of the 2003 stage musical by Stephen Schwartz and Holzman, which was loosely impressed by Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel – a contemporary tackle L. Frank Baum’s 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its 1939 movie adaptation.
Set within the Land of Oz earlier than and in the course of the occasions of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the movie tracks Elphaba and Glinda as they embrace their new personas because the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good.
The e book has a Goodreads ranking of three.51/5, whereas the second movie is rated 6.7 on IMDB.
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2 – Frankenstein
Frankenstein is a 2025 American Gothic science fiction drama movie produced, written, and directed by Guillermo del Toro.
The screenplay is customized from Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel.
The movie options Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein and Jacob Elordi because the Creature, with Mia Goth and Christoph Waltz in supporting roles.
The narrative follows Frankenstein, an smug scientist whose bold experiment to create life results in perilous ramifications.
Goodreads customers have the e book a ranking of three.91/5, whereas IMDB movie fanatics scored it 7.5/10.
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