Great news for book lovers and movie lovers! There’s some really interesting and diverse books to movies this year.
Some diverse genre books to film adaptation include best sellers like The Woman In The Window, Pulitzer Prize winner The Goldfinch, young adult books such as The Sun Is Also A Star, and Artemis Fowl to name a few.
Check out last year’s Book To Movies 2018 to see other books that have been adapted into films.
Here’s list of books adapted to movies coming to a theater near you in 2019!
A Dog’s Way Home
Release date: January 11, 2019.
A Dog’s Way Home is written by W. Bruce Cameron. The story is about a dog’s journey home after she is separated from her owners.
The Rhythm Section
Release date: February 22, 2019.
The Rhythm Section by Mark Burnell is a about a woman seeking revenge after her family are killed in a plane crash. Check out the book.
The Turning Of The Screw
Release date: February 22, 2019, but pushed back to January 24, 2020.
The Turning of The Screw is written by Henry James. The film adaption is called The Turning, a horror movie about a nanny who takes care of two orphans in a country house that is haunted by spirits. Mackenzie Davis stars.
The Knife Of Never Letting Go
Release date March 1, 2019.
The Knife Of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness has been adapted to the big screen. The movie is called Chaos Walking. The book trilogy is about a world in which people can hear other peoples thoughts. Daisy Ridley, Tom Holland and Nick Jonas are the main stars. Check out the book series.
The Aftermath
Release date: March 15, 2019.
The Aftermath is written by Rhidian Brook. The movie stars Keira Knightly, Alexander Skarsgard, and Jason Clarke. The story is set in post World War II Germany. The novel is about loyalties and desires. Check out the book.
Where’d You Go, Bernadette
Release date: March 22, 2019.
Bernadette Fox suddenly disappears before their family vacation and her family starts looking for her. Kate Blanchett, Lawrence Fishburne, Judy Greer, Troian Bellisario, and Kristen Wig stars. Check out our book review of Where’d You Go, Bernadette.
Pet Sematary
Release date: April 5, 2019.
Stephen King’s Pet Sematary has been adapted to the big screen for the second time. The book was first adapted to film in 1989. A doctor and his wife and two kids relocate to rural Maine only to discover that next to their house is an ancient burial ground. Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz and John Lithgow stars. Check out the book.
The Best Of Enemies
Release date: April 5, 2019.
The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption In The New South by Orsha Gray Davidson is a non-fiction book. The movie adaptation follows the true story of the unlikely friendship between Ann Atwater, a civil rights activist and C. P. Ellis a Ku Klux Klan leader. Taraji P. Henson and Sam Rockwell stars. Check out the book.
After
Release date: April 12, 2019.
After is written by Anna Todd. Based on the author’s After series. The story is about a girl who stars college and changes after she meets a boy. Pia Mia, Hero Fiennes, Samuel Larsen, Josephine Langford and Selma Blair stars.
The Impossible
Release date: April 17, 2019.
The Impossible: The Miraculous Story of A Mother’s faith And Her Child’s Resurrection written by Joyce Smith and contributed by Ginger Kolbaba was adapted to the big screen. The movie titled Breakthrough, follows the true story of Smith’s son who drowned and was declared dead for almost an hour but comes back to life after she starts praying. Check out the book.
The Sun Is Also A Star
Release date: May 17, 2019.
The Sun Is Also A Star written by Nicola Yoon was a NY Times best seller. Jamacian born Natasha is about to be deported in less than 24 hours. She meets Daniel, a Korean-American who thinks that fate has bought them together. This is Yoon’s second book to movie adaptation. The first film adaptation was for her first book Everything, Everything. Check out the book.
The Rosie Project
Release date: June 14, 2019.
The Rosie Project written by Graeme Simsion is a romantic comedy. Genetics professor with undiagnosed Asperger’s starts a “wife project” in order to find him the most suitable partner. Film adaption stars Ryan Reynolds.
Artemis Fowl
Release date: August 9, 2019.
Eoin Colfer’s Artemis Fowl series is a world wide best seller. The movie adaptation is based on the first and second book of the science fiction fantasy series. Twelve year old genius Artemis Fowl find himself in an epic battle as he searches for his father’s disappearance. Judi Dench and Josh Gad stars. Check out the book.
Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark
Release date: August 9, 2019.
Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark by Alvin Shwartz is a collection of short horror stories aimed for children. These scary tales are adapted to film by Guillermo Del Toro.
Three Seconds
Release date: August 16, 2019.
Three Seconds is written by Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom and translated by Kari Dickinson. The film adaptation is called The Informer. This thriller is about an ex-con and former special operation soldier going under cover to take down a big crime boss in NYC. Joel Kinnaman, Clive Owen, Ana De Armas, Rosamund Pike, and Common stars. Check out the book.
It
Release date: September 6, 2019.
Stephen King’s book It was made into a film in 2017. The new film adaptation is for part two. The movie is called It: Chapter Two. Evil clown comes back after 27 year to torment those that survived the first visit. James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader, Bill Skarsgard, and James Ransone stars.
The Woman In The Window
Release date: October 4, 2019.
A. J. Finn’s Hitchcockian thriller, The Woman In The Window is a NY Times best seller. The film adaptation follows the life of Anna Fox an agoraphobic who thinks she saw a murder. Amy Adams, Julianne Moore and Gary Oldman stars. Read the book review.
The Goldfinch
Release date: October 11, 2019.
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt is a Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction. The film adaptation of novel has the same name. The story follows the life of Theo after the death of his mother, who was killed the bombing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Ansel Elgort, Aneurin Banard, Luke Wilson and Nicole Kidman stars. Check out our book review.
The Good Liar
Release date: November 15, 2019.
The film adaptation with the same name is based on The Good Liar by Nicholas Searle. Career con artist can’t believe his luck when he meets a rich widow who lets him into her life. The widow, however is not what she seems. Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren stars. Check out the book.
Call Of The Wild
Release date: December 25, 2019.
This CGI animated movie is based on Jack London’s 1903 novel Call Of The Wild. Harrison Ford, Karen Gillan, Omar Sy, Dan Stevens and Bradley Whitford stars. Check out the book.
Little Women
Release date: December 25, 2019.
This is the eight adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s 1868 novel Little Women. The film adaptation of the same name, follows the four March sisters who are coming of age in post Civil War in America. Emma Watson, Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Timothee Chalamet, Meryl Streep, and James Norton stars. Check out the book.
Do you intend on reading any of these books before you watch the movie? Which books pique your interest?
Check out Books to Movies 2018.
I’ve always loved the idea of books to film. The truth be told, there are a lot of youngsters who learn by seeing and hearing. Where reading is difficult for them, it is nice that they can look at the films, and then, maybe we could motivate them to develop a love for reading.
Thanks for putting these out for us to see. I am looking forward to the other dog films and books.
Hi Josephine!
I borrowed Artemis Fowl from the library just because I saw the trailer and it looked good. The books are usually better than the movie so I can’t wait to read it.
I expect I will be going to see some of the kids movies too 🙂
A few sound good, how many remakes of Little Women can there be?? And Call of the Wild? How about IT, another remake of that one too? The Impossible, The Goldfinch and Rosie Project sound good to me.
Hi Kristine!
There are lots of remakes, especially Little Women! You’d think ‘hollywood’ and others would stop at 2. Rosie Project sounds like a fun book to read. The Goldfinch and The Woman In The Window are my top two that I will be anticipating.
Do you prefer to read the book before the movie?
I am so excited for a lot of these! I loved The Goldfinch and I cannot wait to watch the movie. I didn’t know there was a trailer so I am going to go and devour that right now. I am also looking forward to seeing Artemis Fowl adapted among so many. Yay for all the book to film adaptions we are getting 😀
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Hi Olivia!
I am looking forward to The Goldfinch too! The book was amazing! Arlene and I have talked about re-reading it since we loved it so much.
I have just borrowed Artemis Fowl from the library. The trailer for the movie looks good and I figured I’d read it before I watch the movie.
Thanks for stopping by!
I can’t wait for SO many of these!!!
I know, right! My top two are The Goldfinch and The Woman In The Window.
Oh my gosh, I didn’t realize there were so many. I’m really looking forward to The Sun Is Also a Star and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Thanks for compiling this list. I need to check out the trailers for some of these.
Hi Alicia!
There were a couple more books that were adapted to movies that I didn’t include. They were books about dogs. There were also a few that didn’t have a scheduled date that I didn’t include. The Nightingale is being adapted but it may be coming out next year.
I can’t wait to watch The Woman In The Window!