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Solaris
Catch-22
Slaughterhouse 5
War & Peace
Just a few examples, very random ones albeit, but they all stick out as ones that could have been truly great movies in the hands of a good directer (except w&p maybe - way too long).
The reverse is sometimes true. All of Kubrick's book adaptations were better than the books - except Lolita, but that was one of the best books written in the 20th century.
Also, The Godfather I and II are both much better than the book. The book is just a big slab of violence and flat characters, it's pretty amazing what was done with it.
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