⁠5 Hollywood Thrillers Based on Novels

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Hollywood loves transforming gripping novels into chilling thrillers. From Agent Starling facing Hannibal Lecter to mind games in dreams, these suspenseful films keep you guessing, here are some to watch.

1

The Silence of the Lambs

Directed by Jonathan Demme, this classic psychological thriller is based on Thomas Harris's 1988 novel of the same name.

2

Shutter Island

Directed by Martin Scorsese, this neo-noir psychological thriller film is based on Dennis Lehane's 2003 novel of the same name.

3

Gone Girl

Directed by David Fincher, this psychological thriller film is based on Gillian Flynn's 2012 novel of the same name.

4

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Directed by Niels Arden Oplev, this psychological thriller film is based on Stieg Larsson's 2005 novel of the same name.

5

Inception

Directed by Christopher Nolan, this science fiction action film is not  based on a novel but rather an original screenplay written by Nolan himself.