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Old 2nd April 2019, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs View Post
I had a quick browse online and quickly made a long list of films based on children's books which didn't include any of the Harry Potter or Hunger Games films, the latter of which I really like.
  • Paddington
  • Mary Poppins
  • Jabberwocky
  • Pinocchio
  • Ben-Hur
  • The BFG
  • Biggles: Adventures in Time
  • The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists
  • Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
  • Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
  • Coraline
  • Shrek
  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit
  • The Wizard of Oz
  • Hugo
  • James and the Giant Peach
  • Arrietty
  • Dumbo (1941)
  • Where the Wild Things Are
  • Bridge to Terabithia
  • Freaky Friday (2003)
  • How to Train Your Dragon
  • Jumanji
  • The Jungle Book (1942)
  • Sleepy Hollow
  • Mrs Doubtfire
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox
  • Matilda
  • Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
  • Nanny McPhee
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou?
The ones in yellow i've seen. The ones in blue i've really liked and are worthy of a top ten placing. The rest are meh.

Are you sure Ben Hur is a childrens book? A Christian book yes, but aimed at children? Nothing in it's Wiki page suggests it was written for children.
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