Films BETTER than the book?

[FurrySlipperBoots]

I know it's extremely rare! Can you think of any? I just watched Esio Trot on Netflix and it's 1000% times better than the book, which bores the pants off me. I found it really sweet and well done - watched it right to the end, which is rare for me.

The French Lieutenant's Woman: The film was about making a film of the book, added an interesting addition to the 2 main characters in the book and the actors who played them.

Contact already mentioned, loved the film, tried the book and couldn't read it. Carl Sagan a scientist not a novel writer. I got bogged down in several pages on a discussion of Pi and gave up.

Jaws - the book is rubbish, the film is sublime

Wanted sooo much better than the graphic novel

@IHaveBrilloHair

Definitely Les Mis, god the book is a bore. The stage show is better than the film though, I'm seeing it for the third time in December and can't wait, I adore it so much I even have a cat named Eponine.

*cries in french*

Agree with the Shining. The book is a rather mediocre Stephen King, the movie is a piece of art. Very very different though.
The Ring - love the movies (japan + us) but god the book makes no sense whatsoever.

I recently read Forrest Gump, expecting it to mirror the sublimely poignant and funny film but...nope!
The characters in the book just seemed so much less likeable and the story wasn't fleshed out like in the film.
Usually, I like reading a book after watching a film, so I can mentally compare characters - this was such a disappointment