All Access Bonus: Bonus Adaptations Nominated for Best of the Century So Far
Did you browse the Best Adaptations of the Century So Far and wonder about the titles that didn’t make the final list? All Access members, read on to find out! So many wonderful TV shows, movies, and web series were nominated, and narrowing them down was tough work! While these beloved adaptations might not have made the final round, each of them is noteworthy and certainly worth a watch.
American Born Chinese (2023) – based on American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang and Lark Pien
Attack on Titan (anime TV series, 2013) – based on Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama
Good Omens (TV series, Amazon Prime, 2019) – based on Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Prachett
High Fidelity (TV series, Hulu, 2020) – based on High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
Holes (film, 2003) – based on Holes by Louis Sachar
Josie and the Pussycats (film, 2001) – based on Josie and the Pussycats by Dan DeCarlo and Archie Comics
Julie and Julia (film, 2009) – based on Julie and Julia by Julie Powell
Laid-Back Camp (anime TV series, 2018) – based on Laid-Back Camp by Afro
Little Women (Korean TV series, 2022) – based on Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Little Women (TV series, BBC and Masterpiece, 2017) – based on Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Margo’s Got Money Troubles (TV series, Apple TV, 2026) – based on Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
Matilda: The Musical (film, 2022) – based on Matilda by Roald Dahl
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (TV series, Disney, 2023) – based on Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur by Brandon Montclare and Amy Reeder
Ms. Marvel (TV series, Disney+, 2022) – based on Ms. Marvel by G. Willow Wilson
Nomadland (film, 2021) – based on Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder
Oldboy (film, 2005) – based on Oldboy by Garon Tsuchiya, illustrated by Nobuaki Minegishi
Paint It Black (film, 2016) – based on Paint It Black by Janet Fitch
Room (film, 2015) – based on Room by Emma Donoghue
Salt Fat Acid Heat (TV series, Netflix, 2018) – based on Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking by Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton
Shadow and Bone (TV series, Netflix, 2021) – based on Shadow and Bone and Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (TV series, Disney+, 2022) – based on The Savage She-Hulk #1 by Stan Lee
Survival of the Thickest (Netflix series, 2023) – based on Survival of the Thickest: Essays by Michelle Buteau
The Book Thief (film, 2013) – based on The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Da Vinci Code / in theatres (film, 2006) – based on The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
The Diary of a Teenage Girl (film, 2015) – based on The Diary of a Teenage Girl by Phoebe Gloeckner
The Expanse (TV series, 2015) – based on Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey
The Green Knight (film, 2021) – based on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Anonymous poet
The Snowy Day (film, 2016) – based on The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry (film, 2022) – based on The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
We the Animals (film, 2018) – based on We the Animals by Justin Torres
Whale Rider (film, 2002) – based on The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera