The movie is so rarely as good as the book!
That’s why we love to watch movies set in bookshops and inspired by readers.
Books have been inspiring Hollywood since the industry first emerged.
Actress Emily Mortimer inThe Bookshop..Photo: Courtesy of Transmission Films
In recent years, we’ve seenpsychological thrillerslikeGone Girladapted for the big screen.
Below are the eight bookish films every bibliophile should watch.
It’s up to Florence to show the community how magical reading can be.
In the film, Hanff contacts Doel about a hard-to-find book.
What she getsin addition to her bookis a 20-year friendship.
The succeeding films star different sets of topnotch Golden Age actors like Rosalind Russell and Franchot Tone.
But no matter the faces, each film is a crowd-pleasing bookish comedy.
