Books that Inspired Steven Spielberg Films

1.
Jaws (Jaws, #1)
Jaws (Jaws, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 174,112 ratings
2.
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 1,266,848 ratings
3.
Schindler's Ark
Schindler's Ark 4.34 avg rating — 164,326 ratings
4.
Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1)
Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 1,031,567 ratings
5.
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha 4.16 avg rating — 2,082,569 ratings
6.
The Minority Report
The Minority Report 3.84 avg rating — 24,223 ratings
7.
The Lovely Bones
The Lovely Bones 3.86 avg rating — 2,439,511 ratings
8.
War Horse (War Horse, #1)
War Horse (War Horse, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 57,737 ratings
9.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,195 ratings
10.
Duel
Duel 4.03 avg rating — 2,528 ratings
11.
Peter Pan and Wendy
Peter Pan and Wendy 4.03 avg rating — 366,959 ratings
12.
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet 3.74 avg rating — 2,767,674 ratings
13.
Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake
Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake 4.04 avg rating — 61,418 ratings
14.
The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds 3.83 avg rating — 340,287 ratings
15.
The BFG
The BFG 4.23 avg rating — 516,133 ratings
16.
A Guy Named Joe
A Guy Named Joe 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings
17.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3) 4.30 avg rating — 320,275 ratings
18.
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House 3.74 avg rating — 844 ratings
19.
First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong
First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong 3.92 avg rating — 6,501 ratings
20.
The Mark of Zorro (Zorro, #1)
The Mark of Zorro (Zorro, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 7,073 ratings
21.
True Grit
True Grit 4.17 avg rating — 68,482 ratings
22.
The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw 3.38 avg rating — 172,361 ratings
23.
The Neverending Story
The Neverending Story 4.18 avg rating — 215,959 ratings
24.
The Book of Exodus
The Book of Exodus
by: Anonymous
4.44 avg rating — 2,670 ratings
25.
Shrek!
Shrek! 3.82 avg rating — 6,277 ratings
26.
Under the Dome
Under the Dome 3.93 avg rating — 317,785 ratings
27.
How to Train Your Dragon (How to Train Your Dragon, #1)
How to Train Your Dragon (How to Train Your Dragon, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 54,771 ratings
28.
The Wolf of Wall Street (The Wolf of Wall Street, #1)
The Wolf of Wall Street (The Wolf of Wall Street, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 38,379 ratings
29.
Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft
Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft
by: Joe Hill
4.15 avg rating — 98,993 ratings
30.
Empire of the Sun
Empire of the Sun 3.98 avg rating — 22,083 ratings
31.
Mutiny on the Amistad: The Saga of a Slave Revolt and Its Impact on American Abolition, Law, and Diplomacy
Mutiny on the Amistad: The Saga of a Slave Revolt and Its Impact on American Abolition, Law, and Diplomacy 3.49 avg rating — 160 ratings
32.
Supertoys Last All Summer Long and Other Stories of Future Time
Supertoys Last All Summer Long and Other Stories of Future Time 3.48 avg rating — 1,200 ratings
33.
Vengeance: The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist Team
Vengeance: The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist Team 4.13 avg rating — 2,209 ratings
34.
The Adventures of Tintin, Vol. 1: Tintin in America / Cigars of the Pharaoh / The Blue Lotus (Tintin, #3-5)
The Adventures of Tintin, Vol. 1: Tintin in America / Cigars of the Pharaoh / The Blue Lotus (Tintin, #3-5)
by: Hergé
4.13 avg rating — 3,185 ratings
35.
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln 4.28 avg rating — 196,291 ratings
36.
Flags of Our Fathers
Flags of Our Fathers 4.22 avg rating — 62,882 ratings
37.
The One-Hundred Foot Journey
The One-Hundred Foot Journey 3.57 avg rating — 29,089 ratings
38.
Who Censored Roger Rabbit? (Roger Rabbit, #1)
Who Censored Roger Rabbit? (Roger Rabbit, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 3,988 ratings
39.
Dad
Dad 4.20 avg rating — 2,005 ratings
40.
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story 3.69 avg rating — 126 ratings
41.
Harvey Comics Classics, Vol. 1: Casper
Harvey Comics Classics, Vol. 1: Casper 4.09 avg rating — 56 ratings
42.
The Men in Black: Initiation · Encounter · Invocation
The Men in Black: Initiation · Encounter · Invocation 3.04 avg rating — 72 ratings
43.
Cowboys and Aliens
Cowboys and Aliens 2.68 avg rating — 981 ratings
44.
Steel: And Other Stories
Steel: And Other Stories 3.63 avg rating — 762 ratings
45.
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats 4.07 avg rating — 29,326 ratings
46.
Scarface
Scarface 3.71 avg rating — 670 ratings
47.
A Brief History of Time
A Brief History of Time 4.21 avg rating — 467,005 ratings
48.
The Executioners
The Executioners 4.04 avg rating — 14,598 ratings
49.
The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House 3.81 avg rating — 365,310 ratings
50.
Road to Perdition (Road to Perdition, #1)
Road to Perdition (Road to Perdition, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 2,957 ratings
51.
If Only It Were True
If Only It Were True
by: Marc Levy
3.70 avg rating — 23,465 ratings
52.
It Had to Be Murder
It Had to Be Murder 3.59 avg rating — 377 ratings
53.
All the Way
All the Way 4.05 avg rating — 260 ratings
54.
The House with a Clock in Its Walls (Lewis Barnavelt, #1)
The House with a Clock in Its Walls (Lewis Barnavelt, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 20,461 ratings
55.
A Wish for Wings That Work: An Opus Christmas Story
A Wish for Wings That Work: An Opus Christmas Story 4.42 avg rating — 1,233 ratings
56.
The Water Engine & Mr. Happiness
The Water Engine & Mr. Happiness 3.52 avg rating — 98 ratings
57.
Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest 4.44 avg rating — 136,013 ratings
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Zero Hour
Zero Hour 3.79 avg rating — 471 ratings
59.
Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War
Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War 4.12 avg rating — 2,102 ratings