Classic Film Books

1.
Rebecca
Rebecca 4.25 avg rating — 697,855 ratings
2.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating — 5,731,902 ratings
3.
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights 3.90 avg rating — 1,959,395 ratings
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Spencer Tracy
Spencer Tracy 4.06 avg rating — 426 ratings
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Bombshell: The Life and Death of Jean Harlow
Bombshell: The Life and Death of Jean Harlow 4.10 avg rating — 1,003 ratings
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Cary Grant: A Biography
Cary Grant: A Biography 3.71 avg rating — 2,357 ratings
7.
Cagney by Cagney: An Autobiography
Cagney by Cagney: An Autobiography 4.05 avg rating — 448 ratings
7.
The Star Machine
The Star Machine 4.07 avg rating — 879 ratings
9.
Hollywood Babylon (Hollywood Babylon, #1)
Hollywood Babylon (Hollywood Babylon, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 6,424 ratings
10.
Memo from David O. Selznick
Memo from David O. Selznick 4.13 avg rating — 240 ratings
11.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,259,984 ratings
12.
Norma Shearer
Norma Shearer 4.17 avg rating — 132 ratings
13.
Swanson on Swanson
Swanson on Swanson 4.13 avg rating — 1,249 ratings
14.
Ava Gardner: "Love is Nothing"
Ava Gardner: "Love is Nothing" 3.95 avg rating — 2,040 ratings
15.
City of Nets: A Portrait of Hollywood in the 1940s
City of Nets: A Portrait of Hollywood in the 1940s 4.11 avg rating — 1,110 ratings
16.
Pre-Code Hollywood: Sex, Immorality, and Insurrection in American Cinema; 1930-1934
Pre-Code Hollywood: Sex, Immorality, and Insurrection in American Cinema; 1930-1934 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 222 ratings
17.
The Sound of Silence: Conversations with 16 Film and Stage Personalities Who Bridged the Gap Between Silents and Talkies
The Sound of Silence: Conversations with 16 Film and Stage Personalities Who Bridged the Gap Between Silents and Talkies 3.95 avg rating — 19 ratings
18.
Little Women
Little Women 4.17 avg rating — 2,393,266 ratings
19.
Vivien Leigh: A Biography
Vivien Leigh: A Biography really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,483 ratings
20.
Myrna Loy: Being and Becoming
Myrna Loy: Being and Becoming 4.16 avg rating — 763 ratings
21.
HEDY'S FOLLY the Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr the Most Beautiful Woman in the World
HEDY'S FOLLY the Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr the Most Beautiful Woman in the World 3.17 avg rating — 3,305 ratings
22.
Paul Newman: A Life
Paul Newman: A Life 3.84 avg rating — 1,727 ratings
23.
Clark Gable: A Biography
Clark Gable: A Biography really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 924 ratings
24.
Robert Mitchum: "Baby I Don't Care"
Robert Mitchum: "Baby I Don't Care" 4.11 avg rating — 772 ratings
25.
By Myself
By Myself really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,870 ratings
26.
The Garner Files: A Memoir
The Garner Files: A Memoir 3.89 avg rating — 3,125 ratings
27.
The Million Dollar Mermaid
The Million Dollar Mermaid 3.87 avg rating — 1,920 ratings
28.
Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood
Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood 4.26 avg rating — 4,736 ratings
29.
Hollywood: The Pioneers
Hollywood: The Pioneers 4.44 avg rating — 125 ratings
30.
Irving Thalberg: Boy Wonder to Producer Prince
Irving Thalberg: Boy Wonder to Producer Prince 4.40 avg rating — 165 ratings
31.
A Song in the Dark: The Birth of the Musical Film
A Song in the Dark: The Birth of the Musical Film 4.44 avg rating — 45 ratings
31.
Good Stuff: A Reminiscence of My Father, Cary Grant
Good Stuff: A Reminiscence of My Father, Cary Grant 3.66 avg rating — 1,537 ratings
31.
Garbo: Her Story
Garbo: Her Story 3.21 avg rating — 168 ratings
31.
Hattie McDaniel: Black Ambition, White Hollywood
Hattie McDaniel: Black Ambition, White Hollywood 3.99 avg rating — 173 ratings
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Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn 3.90 avg rating — 57,126 ratings
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The Parade's Gone By...
The Parade's Gone By... 4.38 avg rating — 740 ratings
37.
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist 3.88 avg rating — 419,648 ratings
38.
Clara Bow: Runnin' Wild
Clara Bow: Runnin' Wild 4.13 avg rating — 1,799 ratings
38.
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 499,196 ratings
40.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
by: Ken Kesey
4.20 avg rating — 767,685 ratings
41.
Complicated Women: Sex and Power in Pre-Code Hollywood
Complicated Women: Sex and Power in Pre-Code Hollywood really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,176 ratings
42.
Dana Andrews: Hollywood Enigma
Dana Andrews: Hollywood Enigma 3.74 avg rating — 102 ratings
43.
The Talkies: American Cinema's Transition to Sound, 1926-1931
The Talkies: American Cinema's Transition to Sound, 1926-1931 4.16 avg rating — 31 ratings
44.
An Affair to Remember: The Remarkable Love Story of Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy
An Affair to Remember: The Remarkable Love Story of Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy 4.03 avg rating — 1,279 ratings
45.
A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940
A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940 3.70 avg rating — 576 ratings
46.
Shelley also Known as Shirley
Shelley also Known as Shirley 3.89 avg rating — 544 ratings
47.
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 165,242 ratings
48.
Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories
Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories 3.83 avg rating — 286,588 ratings
49.
I Do and I Don't: A History of Marriage in the Movies
I Do and I Don't: A History of Marriage in the Movies 3.25 avg rating — 209 ratings
50.
Frank: The Voice
Frank: The Voice 4.13 avg rating — 2,523 ratings
50.
Heidi (Heidi, #1-2)
Heidi (Heidi, #1-2) 4.04 avg rating — 208,695 ratings
52.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,258,056 ratings
53.
Hollywood Left and Right: How Movie Stars Shaped American Politics
Hollywood Left and Right: How Movie Stars Shaped American Politics 3.97 avg rating — 72 ratings
54.
The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock
The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock 3.87 avg rating — 1,560 ratings
55.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 499,133 ratings
56.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,689,512 ratings
57.
Classic Hollywood Style
Classic Hollywood Style 4.06 avg rating — 33 ratings
58.
Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend
Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend 3.53 avg rating — 4,938 ratings
59.
Golden Images: 41 Essays on Silent Film Stars
Golden Images: 41 Essays on Silent Film Stars 4.14 avg rating — 43 ratings
60.
The Astaires: Fred & Adele
The Astaires: Fred & Adele 3.71 avg rating — 331 ratings
61.
Tony and Me: A Story of Friendship
Tony and Me: A Story of Friendship 4.19 avg rating — 211 ratings
62.
People Will Talk
People Will Talk 4.30 avg rating — 50 ratings
62.
Les Misérables
Les Misérables 4.21 avg rating — 830,257 ratings
64.
The Speed of Sound: Hollywood and the Talkie Revolution 1926-1930
The Speed of Sound: Hollywood and the Talkie Revolution 1926-1930 4.26 avg rating — 267 ratings
65.
Jimmy Stewart: A Biography
Jimmy Stewart: A Biography 3.85 avg rating — 1,241 ratings
66.
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front 4.10 avg rating — 505,086 ratings
67.
Warren William: Magnificent Scoundrel of Pre-Code Hollywood
Warren William: Magnificent Scoundrel of Pre-Code Hollywood 4.12 avg rating — 42 ratings
67.
The Birds and Other Stories
The Birds and Other Stories 4.06 avg rating — 14,195 ratings
69.
Nicholas Ray: The Glorious Failure of an American Director
Nicholas Ray: The Glorious Failure of an American Director 3.87 avg rating — 90 ratings
69.
Bette and Joan: The Divine Feud
Bette and Joan: The Divine Feud 4.18 avg rating — 2,601 ratings
71.
Treasure Island
Treasure Island 3.85 avg rating — 528,282 ratings
72.
Beautiful: The Life of Hedy Lamarr
Beautiful: The Life of Hedy Lamarr 3.51 avg rating — 478 ratings
73.
Who the Hell's in It: Conversations With Hollywood's Legendary Actors
Who the Hell's in It: Conversations With Hollywood's Legendary Actors 3.98 avg rating — 385 ratings
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Sal Mineo: A Biography
Sal Mineo: A Biography 3.81 avg rating — 358 ratings
75.
My Cousin Rachel
My Cousin Rachel really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 66,224 ratings
75.
Hollywood in the Forties
Hollywood in the Forties 4.06 avg rating — 16 ratings
77.
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities 3.88 avg rating — 996,469 ratings
78.
Barbara Stanwyck: The Miracle Woman (Hollywood Legends Series)
Barbara Stanwyck: The Miracle Woman (Hollywood Legends Series) 3.09 avg rating — 126 ratings
79.
Audrey and Bill: A Romantic Biography of Audrey Hepburn and William Holden
Audrey and Bill: A Romantic Biography of Audrey Hepburn and William Holden 3.60 avg rating — 325 ratings
80.
Vivien Leigh: An Intimate Portrait
Vivien Leigh: An Intimate Portrait 4.16 avg rating — 588 ratings
81.
An Orderly Man
An Orderly Man 4.20 avg rating — 196 ratings
81.
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina 4.10 avg rating — 906,360 ratings
83.
Empire of Dreams: The Epic Life of Cecil B. DeMille
Empire of Dreams: The Epic Life of Cecil B. DeMille 4.26 avg rating — 133 ratings
84.
The Entertainer: Movies, Magic, and My Father's Twentieth Century
The Entertainer: Movies, Magic, and My Father's Twentieth Century 3.94 avg rating — 300 ratings
85.
The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre
The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre 4.10 avg rating — 153 ratings
85.
Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman 3.70 avg rating — 74 ratings
87.
The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang
The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang 4.42 avg rating — 135 ratings
88.
Elizabeth Taylor, A Passion for Life: The Wit and Wisdom of a Legend
Elizabeth Taylor, A Passion for Life: The Wit and Wisdom of a Legend 3.48 avg rating — 180 ratings
89.
Jaws (Jaws, #1)
Jaws (Jaws, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 174,165 ratings
90.
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon 3.87 avg rating — 113,193 ratings
91.
Hollywood Movie Stills: Art and Technique in the Golden Age of the Studios
Hollywood Movie Stills: Art and Technique in the Golden Age of the Studios 4.32 avg rating — 25 ratings
92.
Kings of the Bs: Working Within the Hollywood System
Kings of the Bs: Working Within the Hollywood System 3.92 avg rating — 26 ratings
93.
Groucho Marx and Other Short Stories and Tall Tales: Selected Writings of Groucho Marx (Applause Books)
Groucho Marx and Other Short Stories and Tall Tales: Selected Writings of Groucho Marx (Applause Books) 3.65 avg rating — 182 ratings
94.
Will There Really Be a Morning?
Will There Really Be a Morning? 4.11 avg rating — 1,115 ratings
95.
Making The Elephant Man: A Producer's Memoir
Making The Elephant Man: A Producer's Memoir 4.43 avg rating — 30 ratings
96.
I Lost it at the Movies: Film Writings, 1954-1965
I Lost it at the Movies: Film Writings, 1954-1965 4.14 avg rating — 715 ratings
96.
Femme Noir: Bad Girls of Film
Femme Noir: Bad Girls of Film 3.87 avg rating — 31 ratings
98.
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim: A Writer in Early Hollywood
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim: A Writer in Early Hollywood 3.79 avg rating — 90 ratings
98.
Hail, Hail, Euphoria!: Presenting the Marx Brothers in Duck Soup, the Greatest War Movie Ever Made
Hail, Hail, Euphoria!: Presenting the Marx Brothers in Duck Soup, the Greatest War Movie Ever Made 3.44 avg rating — 328 ratings
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This 'n That
This 'n That 3.92 avg rating — 1,154 ratings
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