Movies Based on Booker Prize Winning Novels

These movies are based on Booker prize winning novels.

Which adaptation produced the best script?

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15 titles

1. Schindler's List (1993)

R | 195 min | Biography, Drama, History

Based on "Schindler's Ark" by Thomas Keneally.

2. Life of Pi (2012)

PG | 127 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

7.9

Based on "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel.

3. Disgrace (2008)

R | 119 min | Drama

6.5

Based on "Disgrace" by J. M. Coetzee.

4. Heat and Dust (1983)

R | 130 min | Drama, Romance

6.5

Based on "Heat and Dust" by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.

5. Staying On (1980 TV Movie)

90 min | Drama

Based on "Staying On" by Paul Scott.

6. Midnight's Children (2012)

Not Rated | 146 min | Drama

6.2

Based on "Midnight's Children" by Salman Rushdie.

7. Oscar and Lucinda (1997)

R | 132 min | Drama, Romance

6.5

Based on "Oscar and Lucinda" by Peter Carey.

8. The Remains of the Day (1993)

PG | 134 min | Drama, Romance

7.8

Based on "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro.

9. The English Patient (1996)

R | 162 min | Drama, Romance, War

7.4

Based on "The English Patient" by Michael Ondaatje.

10. Last Orders (2001)

R | 109 min | Drama

6.9

Based on "Last Orders" by Graham Swift.

11. The Sea (2013)

Not Rated | 86 min | Drama

5.8

Based on "The Sea" by John Banville.

12. Possession (2002)

PG-13 | 102 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

6.3

Based on "Possession" by A. S. Byatt.

13. True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)

R | 124 min | Action, Biography, Crime

Based on "True History of the Kelly Gang" by Peter Carey.

Added on April 10, 2023.

14. The Sense of an Ending (2017)

PG-13 | 108 min | Drama, Mystery

6.4

Based on "The Sense of an Ending" by Julian Barnes.

Added on April 10, 2023.

15. The White Tiger (2021)

R | 125 min | Crime, Drama

7.1

Based on "The White Tiger" by Aravind Adiga.

Added on April 10, 2023.