# Stories that have been adapted into movies and mini-series the most **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [June 3, 2026, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-that-have-been-adapted-into-movies-and-mini-series-the-most/1030584 "2026-06-03T11:31:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-that-have-been-adapted-into-movies-and-mini-series-the-most/1030584/1 "2026-06-03T11:31:21Z")
We’ve probably done this before, maybe more than once, but I’ve long been fascinated by the way different writers and directors will r-imagine a story, so that different versions come out looking completely differently. Inspired in part by the upcoming release of _The Odyssey_, which has itself been done more than once. I’m looking here for cases where the movie is a rendering based on the original story, not just using the same characters. There are plenty of movies featuring Dracula, or Tarzan, or Sherlock Holmes. Most of them aren’t based on the original stories. Also, there will invariably be some ambiguity, because different versions significantly change things. The 1910 _Frankenstein_ and the silent movie _The Sea Beast_ I’d still count as versions of Frankenstein and Moby Dick. Also, I think _Prospero’s Books_ is an adaptation of Shakespeare’s _The Tempest_, but _Forbidden Planet_ isn’t. Some cases are adaptations-by-proxy. The animated _Grendel_ is based on John Gardner’s book of that name, not on _Beowulf_. Similarly, _The 13th Warrior i_s based on Michael Crichton’s _Eaters of the Dead_ rather than directly on _Beowulf_. I’m inclined to include both as adaptations of the original, thpugh YMMV. Also inspired by a page in the old _Famous Monsters of Filmland_ from the in the 1960s that listed about 30 film versions of _Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde_. There have been many more since. So, for a few examples: Bram Stoker’s _Dracula:_ _Nosferatu (1922)_ _Dracula (1931)_ _Dracula (Spanish version 1931)_ _Dracula/Horror of Dracula (Chhristopher Lee 1958)_ _Count Dracula (Christopher Lee 1970)_ _Hrabe Drakula (Czech 1971)_ _DRacula (Canada 1973)_ _Dracula (Jack Palance 1973)_ _Dracula (PBS, Louis Jordan) 1977)_ _Dracula (Frank Langella 1979)_ _Nosferatu (1979)_ _Bram Stoker’s Dracula (Coppola, Gary Oldman 1992)_ _Dracula (Italy 2002)_ _Dracula (India 2005)_ _DRacula (BBC 2006)_ _Dracula (India 2008)_ _Dracula (BBC 2020)_ _Nosferatu (2023)_ _Nosferatu 2024_ ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-that-have-been-adapted-into-movies-and-mini-series-the-most/1030584/2 "2026-06-03T11:32:21Z")
Do we get to count The Bible? ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-that-have-been-adapted-into-movies-and-mini-series-the-most/1030584/3 "2026-06-03T12:12:24Z")
Individual books from the bible, yes. I don’t know of any movie that claimed to do the whole Bible. But we’ve had _lots_ of versions of the story of Moses and Exodus (I put in “at least x versions” several times and had to keep changing it), one version of events of Genesis ( **The Bible** … **in the Beginning** ) as well as several versions of Noah’s flood. I note, though, that seveal of these took inspiration from other works, by their own admission. As for the New Testament, there are lots of versions of the life of Jesus, but the only version I know of that claim to adapt a single book is Pier Paolo Pasolini’s _The Gospel According to St. Matthew_, and that title is accurate. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-that-have-been-adapted-into-movies-and-mini-series-the-most/1030584/4 "2026-06-03T12:24:45Z")
For some reason, as I’ve noted before, there are virtually no adaptation of _Beowulf_ before about 2000, the sole exception I know of being the animated **Grendel** **Grendel Grendel** (1981), and that was based on John Gardner’s book. But then we got, in rapid succession, several variations: _Beowulf_ (1999 – Christopher Lambert) – weird futurist version. First to feature CGI creatures, and anticipates the twist in the 2007 version _The 13th Warrior_ (Antonio Banderas 1999) Based on Michael Crichton’s novel _Eaters of the Dead_, but really a retelling of the story of Beowulf. Very nicely done, rationalizing the events of the story. _Beowulf and Grendel_ (2005 – Gerard Butler) – filmed in Iceland; Grendel and his mom appear to be Neanderthals or something _Beowulf_ (2007 – Robert Zemeckis animated) – screenplay partly by Neil Gaiman. My favorite _Beowulf, Prince of the Geats (2007)_ – low-budget version _Grendel_ (2007) – made for the SCience Fiction Channel (SciFi or SyFy), with low-budget CGI monster effects. It’s got Marina Sirtis as the Queen. Not terrific. _Outlander (2008)_ – not to be confused with the Diana Gabaldon time trav el series. This one is another scienc e fiction version where the “Beowulf” character crash-lands on Earth in the Viking era with a monster that becomes “Grendel”. Interesting ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-that-have-been-adapted-into-movies-and-mini-series-the-most/1030584/5 "2026-06-03T12:54:35Z")
Leaving aside all the single-episode TV reworkings, **A Christmas Carol** has to be in the running. ---
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Journey to the West must be up there too. At least the [Wikipedia list](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_media_adaptations_of_Journey_to_the_West) of adaptations was longer than I felt like counting. Though I’m not sure how faithful any of those are to the original story. ---
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Sherlock Holmes has got to be right up there. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-that-have-been-adapted-into-movies-and-mini-series-the-most/1030584/8 "2026-06-03T13:08:57Z")
As I mentioned in the OP, there are LOTS of Sherlock Holmes films, but the number of those based on actual Sherlock Holmes stories is much lower. Probably there are more versions of _The Hound of the Baskervilles_ than of any other story, but a lot of the old Basil Rathbomne movies weren’t based on any Doyle stories (and even when they supposedly were, the connection was pretty flimsy). The Robert Downey Jr. movies weren’t. The two Sherlock Holmes vs, Jack the Ripper movies weren’t, etc. Wikipedia lists 30 adaptations of “Hound”, and some of them aren’t really adaptations of the original story. ---
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Filmmakers have been adapting **Cinderella** since the invention of moving pictures. > **[Cinderella (1899 film)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella_(1899_film))** > > Cinderella (French: Cendrillon) is an 1899 French trick film directed by Georges Méliès, based on the fairy tale by Charles Perrault. It was released by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 219–224 in its catalogues, where it is advertised as a grande féerie extraordinaire en 20 tableaux. > It is the first known film adaptation of the classic fairy tale. > The casts of Méliès's films are in many cases unidentified. Most of the following listing is based on cast identifications made by the fil... ---
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Wikipedia also lists 24 films based on the story of [**Bluebeard**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluebeard), dating back to another George Méliès adaptation from 1901. ---
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It ould help to at least give the number of versions IMDB lists 31 versions here [https://www.imdb.com/list/ls094014696/](https://www.imdb.com/list/ls094014696/) But lists 40 here [https://www.imdb.com/list/ls081012055/](https://www.imdb.com/list/ls081012055/) Wikipedia lists 24: > **[Category:Films based on Cinderella](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Films_based_on_Cinderella)** > > Films based on Cinderella, a folk tale about unjust oppression and triumphant reward. Thousands of variants are known throughout the world. The protagonist is a young woman living in forsaken circumstances that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune. > This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. > The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. But the Wikipedia page on “Cinderella” says that ther are hundreds of film and TV versions, and lists a lot more than 24 > **[Cinderella](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella)** > > Cinderella (or The Little Glass Slipper) is a folk tale with thousands of variants that are told throughout the world. The protagonist is a young girl living in unfortunate circumstances who is suddenly blessed with remarkable fortune, ultimately ascending to the throne through marriage. The earliest known version of the Cinderella story is usually considered to be the Greek story of Rhodopis, as described by the scholar Strabo sometime between 7 BC and 23 AD, about a Greek slave girl who m The... This page gives 72 > **[Every Cinderella](https://letterboxd.com/flowerhaart/list/every-cinderella/)** > > Cinderella Criteria: - Protagonist that is persecuted in some way, usually by family - Receives help, often by magic means - Adventures out with their identity hidden - Hidden identity is revealed, often by an object (slipper) And if I end up adding... ---
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_Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships_ by Jonathan Swift has been adapted numerous times as well. ---
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_Hamlet_ and _Romeo & Juliet_ have to be firmly in the top 10, especially if we can broaden “adaptation” to include films such as _The Northman_ and the animated _Gnomeo & Juliet_ \*\*. Regrettably, I don’t have the time right now to research number of film versions. \*\* _Haven’t seen “Gnomeo” – I don’t know if it’s just a punny title or at least a passing adaptation._ ---
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde has, according to Wikipedia, been adapted into 35 films and 10 television versions > **[Adaptations of Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptations_of_Strange_Case_of_Dr._Jekyll_and_Mr._Hyde)** > > Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is an 1886 novella written by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. It is about a London lawyer, Gabriel John Utterson, who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll and the misanthropic Mr. Hyde. In a twist ending, it is revealed that Jekyll and Hyde were the same person, and that Jekyll had regularly transformed himself into Hyde by drinking a serum. > The work is known for its vivid portrayal of a split personality... ---
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> [@dorvann](#): > > _Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships_ by Jonathan Swift has been adapted numerous times as well. Again, how many? Offhand, I know of an animated Russian version, the Fleischer Studio cartoon, the Ray Harryhausen film, and the Hallmark TV movie, and the Jack Black version. That’s 5 I know of personally. Usyally thy only give one or two lands, although the Hallmark version (with Ted Danson as Gulliver) is ambitious and tries to do each of the places he visited. Wikipedia lists 16 films (not all of them really adaptations of the book) and 6 TV versions. ---
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Wikipedia lists 15 “direct” and 15 “derivative” film adaptations of **A Christmas Carol** , with one more of the latter in pre-production (Disney’s **Marley** ). > **[Adaptations of A Christmas Carol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptations_of_A_Christmas_Carol)** > > A Christmas Carol, the 1843 novella by Charles Dickens (1812–1870), is one of the English author's best-known works. It is the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a greedy miser who hates Christmas but who is transformed into a caring, kindly person through the visitations of four ghosts (Jacob Marley and the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future). The classic work has been dramatised and adapted countless times for virtually every medium and performance genre, and new versions appear regularly... ---
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> [@bordelond](#): > > _Hamlet_ and _Romeo & Juliet_ have to be firmly in the top 10, especially if we can broaden “adaptation” to include films such as _The Northman_ and the animated _Gnomeo & Juliet_ \*\*. Regrettably, I don’t have the time right now to research number of film versions. Fair warning – responses below are courtesy of Google Gemini. I know we frown on AI here, but for casual discussion of trivia, it can at least provide a starting point. Plus, Gemini gives many citations (the links in the text below). > **How many feature film versions have their been of Hamlet, including both American and foreign productions?** > > There have been **over 50 to 90 film adaptations** of _Hamlet_ globally. Because the text is in the public domain, the exact number depends on how loosely one defines “feature film” and “adaptation” (e.g., including silent films, television feature releases, foreign translations, and modern reimaginings). [[1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet_on_screen), [2](https://www.quora.com/How-many-Hamlet-movies-are-there-and-what-are-the-best-versions), [3](https://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/hamlet/movie-adaptations/), [4](https://www.imdb.com/fr-ca/list/ls517189369/)] > > … > > In addition to direct adaptations, the play has heavily inspired numerous offshoot features and reinterpretations—such as the 2014 Indian film _Haider_ and Disney’s _The Lion King_. [[1](https://study.com/academy/lesson/hamlet-film-adaptations.html), [2](https://study.com/academy/lesson/hamlet-film-adaptations.html), [3](https://www.hartfordstage.org/stagenotes/hamlet/pop-culture), [4](https://ultimatepopculture.fandom.com/wiki/Hamlet), [5](https://www.imdb.com/fr-ca/list/ls517189369/)] > **How many feature film versions have their been of Romeo & Juliet, including both American and foreign productions?** > > There are approximately **12 to 15 major feature film adaptations** of Shakespeare’s classic play. However, counting silent films, foreign language versions, and modern reinterpretations, there are **over 50 direct feature film adaptations** and well over **100 indirect cinematic retellings** globally. > > … > > In addition to these, hundreds of foreign productions, animated features, and indirect cinematic parallels (like _Warm Bodies_ or _Romeo Must Die_) exist in the global film catalog. You can explore an exhaustive list of these releases on the [Wikipedia List of films based on Romeo and Juliet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_based_on_Romeo_and_Juliet). [[1](https://www.mentalfloss.com/entertainment/movies/every-romeo-and-juliet-adaptation-ranked), [2](https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/entertainment/rosaline-movie-review-hulu-shakespeare/), [3](https://guides.canadacollege.edu/Shakespeare/FilmVersions), [4](https://grokipedia.com/page/List_of_films_based_on_Romeo_and_Juliet), [5](https://www.imdb.com/list/ls020392201/)] ---
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> [@CalMeacham](#): > > As for the New Testament, there are lots of versions of the life of Jesus, but the only version I know of that claim to adapt a single book is Pier Paolo Pasolini’s _The Gospel According to St. Matthew_, and that title is accurate. I mean, you can make the case that Matthew and Luke are just adaptations of Mark. What of movies based on real-life events (and I realize that with that timing, I’m inviting questions about how much the Gospels are based on real events)? Like, there are a ton of movies about D-Day. They’re all the same story, but there isn’t any one definitive book about D-Day. Or maybe they’re not the same story: Is the story about America finally entering full-force into the war by (along with Britain and Canada) making a large amphibious invasion into northern France, or is the story about what one particular grunt did during that operation? What Shakespeare work would be the most adapted? I’m guessing Romeo and Juliet. ---
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> [@Chronos](#): > > What of movies based on real-life events (and I realize that with that timing, I’m inviting questions about how much the Gospels are based on real events)? Like, there are a ton of movies about D-Day. They’re all the same story, but there isn’t any one definitive book about D-Day. I’m only looking foradaptations of literary works, because in those cases you can see how the filmmakers approached the same starting material. Add in real-life events and things get extremely loose. As you say, there are lots of different films based on D-Day, or which take D-Day as background, but they have different emphases and characters. To me it’s what they do with the same basis that’s fascinating. When you come down to it, there’s really only one starting point for **Aladdin** - Antoine Galland’s text, based on Hanna Diyab’s outline. Every written version we have derives from that. IMDB lists a mere 8 versions in movies Wiikipedia lists 22 movies and 12 animated versions. The Wikipedia article on Aladdin lists a more believable total of 74 version of films and TV, animated and not, English and other languages > **[Aladdin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aladdin)** > > Aladdin (/əˈlædɪn/ ə-LAD-in; Arabic: علاء الدين, romanized: ʻAlāʼu d-Dīn/ʻAlāʼ ad-Dīn, .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}IPA: \[ʕalaːʔ adˈdiːn\], ATU 561, 'Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with One Thousand and One Nights (often known in English as The Arabian Nights), despite not bein... ---
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The Most Dangerous Game is certainly up there! There are more than 60, not even counting the “other” category. > **[Adaptations of The Most Dangerous Game](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptations_of_The_Most_Dangerous_Game)** > > "The Most Dangerous Game" is an influential 1924 short story by Richard Connell. It tells the story of big-game hunter Sanger Rainsford becoming the hunted when trapped on a jungle island owned by General Zaroff, a Russian aristocrat who has turned to hunting man after becoming bored of hunting animals. > There have been many adaptations of "The Most Dangerous Game" across different forms of media, including film, radio, and television, among others. > The story has been directly adapted into fi... [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-that-have-been-adapted-into-movies-and-mini-series-the-most/1030584.md?page=2)