This is a list of films that were adapted into novels.
Action films
A Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Air Force One Max Allan Collins / Ballantine Books June 29, 1997 Another 48 Hrs. Deborah Chiel / Pocket Books June 15, 1990 Assassins Robert Tine / Berkley Books November 1995
B Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Backdraft Kirk Mitchell / Berkley Books May 1991 Black Rain Mike Cogan / Pocket Books 1989 Broken Arrow Jeff Rovin / Berkley Books February 1996
C Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes The Cannonball Run Michael Avallone / Leisure Books June 1981 Chain Reaction Robert Tine / St. Martin's Press August 1996 Cliffhanger Jeff Rovin / Jove Books 1993 Con Air Richard Woodley / Hyperion Books June 1997 Conspiracy Theory J.H. Marks / Signet Books July 1997 Crimson Tide Richard P. Henrick / Avon Books June 1995
D Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Die Hard with a Vengeance Deborah Chiel / St. Martin's Press May 1995 First installment in the Die Hard series.
E Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Eraser Robert Tine / Signet Books June 1996
F Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes French Connection II Robin Moore, Milt Machlin / Dell Publishing June 1975
G Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Gone in 60 Seconds M.C. Bolin / Hyperion Books June 2000
H Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Hard Target Robert Tine / Berkley Books August 1993 Hudson Hawk Geoffrey Marsh / Jove Books 1991
I Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull James Rollins Del Rey Books 2008 Fourth installment in the Indiana Jones series. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Rob MacGregor Ballantine Books 1989 Third installment in the Indiana Jones series. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom James Kahn 1984 Second installment in the Indiana Jones series.
J Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes James Bond, the Spy Who Loved Me Christopher Wood / Jonathan Cape 1977Not to be confused with The Spy Who Loved Me (novel) James Bond and Moonraker 1979Not to be confused with Moonraker (novel)
L Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes The Last Boy Scout Dan Becker / Jove Books 1992 Lethal Weapon Kirk Mitchell Bantam Books March 1987 First installment in the Lethal Weapon series. The Long Kiss Goodnight Randall Boyll / St. Martin's Press November 1996
P Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes The Punisher D.A. Stern Del Rey Books 2004 Novelization of the 2004 film based on the eponymous character from Marvel Comics.
R Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Raiders of the Lost Ark Campbell Black Del Rey Books 1981 First installment in the Indiana Jones series. Rambo: First Blood Part II David Morrell Jove Books 1985 Second installment in the Rambo series. Rambo III 1988 Third installment in the Rambo series. Raw Deal Walter Wager / Warner Books 1986 Red Heat Robert Tine / Avon Books 1988
S Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes The Saint Burl Barer / Pocket Books April 1997 Snakes on a Plane Christa Faust Games Workshop 2006 Speed 2: Cruise Control George Ryan / HarperCollins 1997 Sudden Death Stephen Mertz / Boulevard Books October 1995
T Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Top Gun Mike Cogan / Pocket Books 1986 True Lies Dewey Gram, Duane Dell'Amico / Signet Books August 15, 1994
V Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes V for Vendetta Steve Moore Pocket Star Books 2006 Novelization of the film based on the based on the homonymous 1988–89 comic book limited series. Virtuosity Terry Bisson / Pocket Books August 1995
W Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Windtalkers Max Allan Collins / October 2, 2001 HarperEntertainment
Adventure films
B Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Baby Ian Don / Star Books 1985
I Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes In Search of the Castaways Hettie Jones / Pocket Books February 1978 Published 16 years after the release of the source film.
J Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes The Journey of Natty Gann Ann Matthews / Archway Paperbacks 1985
L Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (US) Chas Carner / Ballantine Books 1980 American novelization. The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (UK) Heather Simon / New English Library 1980 British novelization.
P Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Irene Trimble Disney Press 2003 First installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean series; junior novelization.
R Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes The Road to El Dorado Peter Lerangis / Puffin Books 2000 Romancing the Stone Catherine Lanigan (credited to Joan Wilder) / Avon Books 1984
T Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill Todd Strasser / Disney Press April 1995 Treasure of Matecumbe Derry Moffatt / New English Library April 1977
W Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Warlords of Atlantis Paul Victor / Futura Books 1978
Y Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Young Sherlock Holmes Alan Arnold / Grafton 1985
Comedy films
0–9 Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes 1941 Bob Gale / Ballantine Books 1979
A Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Adventures in Babysitting Elizabeth Faucher / Point 1987
B Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes The Baby-Sitters Club A. L. Singer / Scholastic August 1995 The Bad News Bears Richard Woodley / Dell Publishing 1976 First installment in the Bad News Bears series. The Bad News Bears Go to Japan / 1978 Third installment in the Bad News Bears series. The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training / 1977 Second installment in the Bad News Bears series. Bloodbath at the House of Death
C Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes The Cat from Outer Space Ted Key / Pocket Books June 1978 Clueless Cookie Todd Strasser / Signet Books 1989
D Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes The Devil and Max Devlin Robert Grossbach / Ballantine Books 1981 Down and Out in Beverly Hills Ian Marter / Star Books 1986
F Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Ferris Bueller's Day Off Todd Strasser / Signet Books June 1986 Freaked / The Trumpet Club October 1993
G Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Ghostbusters Larry Milne 1984 Coronet Books First installment in the Ghostbusters series. Ghostbusters II Ed Naha / Dell Publishing June 1989 Second installment in the Ghostbusters series. Good Burger Joseph Locke Pocket Books 1997
H Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Handle with Care E. M. Corder Pocket Books 1977 Novel "Citizen's Band" was original name of edited, re-titled and re-released film. Home Alone Todd Strasser / Scholastic January 1991 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York / November 1992 Home Alone 3 / December 1997
J Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Jungle 2 Jungle Nancy E. Krulik / Disney Press April 1997
L Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes License to Drive A. L. Singer / Scholastic June 1988
M Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Man of the House Todd Strasser / Disney Press March 1995 Mean Girls Micol Ostow Scholastic Corporation 2017 Midnight Madness Tom Wright / Ace Books 1980 Mr. Magoo Nancy E. Krulik / Disney Press December 1997
O Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing John Harvey / New English Library March 4, 1976 Outrageous Fortune Robin Turner / Star Books 1987
R Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Richie Rich Todd Strasser / Scholastic December 1994 Rookie of the Year / The Trumpet Club September 1993 Ruthless People Martin Noble / Star Books 1986
S Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Snowball Express Joe Claro / Scholastic Book Services 1980 Published eight years after the release of the source film. The Spaceman and King Arthur Heather Simon / New English Library August 1979 British novelization of the film Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979), under the alternative title. Struck by Lightning 2012 Superdad Ann Spanoghe / New English Library November 1976
T Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes That Darn Cat The Gordons / Scholastic Book Services 1973 Published eight years after the release of the source film. Tin Men Martin Noble / Star Books 1987
Z Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Zorro, The Gay Blade Les Dean Leisure Books 1981
Drama films
A Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes American Gigolo Timothy Harris / Dell Publishing 1979 Published a year before the release of the source film. Appa 2016 Aval Appadithan
C Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes The Complete American Graffiti: The Novel John Minahan / Berkley Books 1979 Novelization of the films American Graffiti (1973) and More American Graffiti (1979).
D Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Dead Poets Society Nancy H. Kleinbaum Hyperion Books 1989 The Deer Hunter E. M. Corder / Jove Books 1978
F Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Far and Away Sonja Massie Berkley Books 1992 Fireworks 2017
G Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Gallipoli Jack Bennett St. Martins Press 1981
H Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Heavy Metal L.F. Blake / Magnum Littlehampton Book Services 1980 Novelization of the film Riding High (1981).
K Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Kanku The Killing Fields Christopher Hudson / Dell Publishing 1984
O Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Quentin Tarantino / Harper Perennial 2021
R Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Rain Man Leonore Fleischer / Signet Books February 14, 1989
S Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Savitri 1993 School Ties Deborah Chiel / Pocket Books August 1992 The Sugarland Express Henry Clement 445-08276-125 Popular Library 1974
T Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Tucker: The Man and His Dream Robert Tine / Pocket Books 1988
W Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes The Wave Todd Strasser Dell Publishing 1981 Novelization of the film.
Epic films The Fall of the Roman Empire Mayabazar Sri Rama Rajyam
Fantasy films The Boy and the Beast Constantine
D Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Dragonheart Charles Edward Pogue Berkley Books 1996 Dragonslayer Wayland Drew / Ballantine Books 1981
Ghost Dad (fantasy comedy)
H Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Harry and the Hendersons Joyce Thompson / Berkley Books 1987 Hawk the Slayer Terry Marcel Harry Robertson / New English Library 1981 Highlander 1986 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Elizabeth Faucher / Fantail 1989
L Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes The Lost Boys Craig Shaw Gardner Berkley Books 1987
M Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Mary Poppins Mary Virginia Carey 2317 Whitman Publishing Company 1964 Young adult novelization. Mirai My Neighbor Totoro
O Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes One Magic Christmas Martin Noble / W. H. Allen & Co. 1985
P Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun Guillermo del Toro, Cornelia Funke Katherine Tegen 2019 Pete's Dragon (US) Jean Bethell / Wonder Books 1978 American novelization. Pete's Dragon (UK) Dewy Moffatt / New English Library October 1978 British novelization.
R Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes Return to Oz Joan D. Vinge / Ballantine Books 1985
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