Given all the doom and gloom surrounding Young Adult novel adaptations at the box office, you’d think it was a dying genre. Except given the presumed success of “
In fact, YA adaptations have given fruit to some of the best movies of all time. Though we won’t know for a while where “Divergent” falls on this list, here’s our take on the 50 best YA adaptations, ever: 49. “The Twilight Saga: New Moon“ 48. “The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones“ 45. “Ender’s Game“ 44. “The Spiderwick Chronicles“ 43. “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1“ 40. “City of Ember“ 38. “The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants 2“ 36. “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2“ 35. “Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief“ 26. “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse“ 21. “The Perks of Being a Wallflower“ 17. “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince“ 14. “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist“ 12. “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix“ 11. “The Hunger Games“ 8. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1“ 7. “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire“ 6. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2“ 3. “The Spectacular Now“ Do you agree? What’s your #1 pick for best YA adaptation of all time?
50. “Tuck Everlasting”
47. “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe”
46. “Inkheart”
42. “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”
41. “Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events”
39. “Tiger Eyes”
37. “I Know What You Did Last Summer”
34. “Youth in Revolt”
33. “Warm Bodies”
31. “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”
30. “It’s Kind Of A Funny Story”
29. “The Indian in the Cupboard“
28. “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants”
27. “The Book Thief”
25. “The Princess Diaries”
24. “Freaky Friday”
23. “Holes”
22. “Rumble Fish”
20. “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”
19. “Hugo”
18. “Anne of Green Gables”
16. “Stardust”
15. “The Lord of the Flies (1963)”
13. “Bridge to Terabithia”
10. “A Walk To Remember”
9. “A Little Princess”
4. “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban“
2. “The Outsiders“
1. “The Princess Bride“
Why is this the #1 YA adaptation of all time? To paraphrase the Dread Pirate Roberts, “There’s a shortage of perfect movies in the world… It would be a shame to damage this one.” Romantic, funny and exciting; there’s not a bad moment in the feature, with classic performances that will last a lifetime. It helps that veteran screenwriter William Goldman adapted his own book, but Rob Reiner’s direction — including one of the most memorable sword fights in film history — make this a classic.
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