Peruse all the books brought to life on the big screen this year, from romances to sci-fi epics.
Books that became movies in 2021
If you're looking for your next beach read, you've come to the right place.
Every year, tons of books are adapted for the big and small screen.
Here are recent adaptations that you can read right now
Books turned movies
'Things Heard & Seen'
Newly minted Oscar nominee Amanda Seyfried stars with James Norton in this supernatural horror thriller. The movie, is based on Elizabeth Brundage's 2017 novel "All Things Cease to Appear."
'The Woman in the Window'
Based on A.J. Finn's 2018 bestseller, the pulpy thriller follows a recluse (Amy Adams) who thinks she witnesses a murder.
'The Dry'
A federal agent (Eric Bana) returns to his hometown to investigate a murder-suicide and is forced to confront his past in this Australian crime drama, based on Jane Harper's 2017 novel.
'Fatherhood'
Kevin Hart gets serious as a single dad raising his baby girl after his wife's unexpected death. The drama is based on Matthew Logelin's 2011 book "Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss & Love."
'Dune'
"Arrival" filmmaker Denis Villeneuve takes on Frank Herbert's 1965 sci-fi classic, long-deemed an "impossible" novel to adapt for the big screen.
'Finding You'
An aspiring violinist (Rose Reid) studying abroad in Ireland falls in love with a heartthrob movie star in this adaptation of Jenny B. Jones' 2011 young adult romance novel "There You'll Find Me."
'Those Who Wish Me Dead'
Angelina Jolie plays a smokejumper tasked with protecting a young boy from assassins in this wilderness survival thriller, based on Michael Koryta's 2016 novel
The legal drama is based on Walter Dean Myers' 1999 young adult novel about a high school honor student (played by Kelvin Harrison Jr.) whose life is turned upside down when he's accused of murder.