In order of release, these films made 2014 the year of the book-to-movie adaptation.
Divergent
Release date: March 21, 2014
What it's based on: Divergent by Veronica Roth
Why it's the best: Badass lady butt-kicking action, Four's tattoos, and the slow realization that wow, that guy wasn't actually Macklemore.
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The Double
Release date: May 9, 2014
What it's based on: The Double by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Why it's the best: Double the Eisenberg, double the fun.
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The Fault In Our Stars
Release date: June 6, 2014
What it's based on: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Why it's the best: We discovered which of our friends are secretly robots by asking if they cried at the end.
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Edge of Tomorrow
Release date: June 6, 2014
What it's based on: All You Need is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka and Yoshitoshi ABe
Why it's the best: Time-resetting alien blood powers and Emily Blunt.
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