Looking for Movies Based on Classic Novels? There are some great titles you can stream that have been based on Classic Novels. These films and TV documentaries are a great resource any time of year.
You can also have Movies Based on Books on Netflix if you are looking for something that streams on Netflix.
Movies Based on Classic Novels
Little House in the Big Woods
Little House in the Big Woods is an autobiographical children's novel written by Laura Ingalls Wilder and published by Harper in 1932 (reviewed in June). It was Wilder's first book published and it inaugurated her Little House series.
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Julia Roberts, Dakota Fanning, Steve Buscemi (Actors)
Charlotte's Web (2006 version)
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Debbie Reynolds, Paul Lynde (Actors)
Charlotte's Web (1973 version)
Miracles do happen! E.B. White's timeless children's story comes to life in this colorful animated musical.
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Luke Perry, Bruce Davison, Anthony Del Negro (Actors)
Black Beauty (2015 version)
A father allows his daughter to spend the summer with her grandfather rehabilitating an injured horse, and they learn that love and trust can heal anything.
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Mona Freeman, Richard Denning, Evelyn Ankers (Actors)
Black Beauty (1946 version)
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh (Actors)
Little Women (2019 version)
Greta Gerwig's adaptation of the timeless and beloved story of four sisters each determined to live life on their own terms.
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Kristian De La Osa, Frances McDormand, Pål Espen Kilstad (Actors)
Madeline
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley (Actors)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Four siblings play a game of hiding and seek and wind up entering a magical land.
Once there, they discover a world inhabited by beasts, dwarfs, and giants and find themselves in a battle to defeat a witch.
To continue learning, check out The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Movie Study.
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Morgan Hallet, Richard Dumont, George Morris (Actors)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1986)
In this classic anime version of the legendary work, Dorothy and her friends – The Tin Man, the Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion, and Toto – explore the magical and mysterious world of Oz.
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Hans Conried (Actors)
Peter Pan
Adventures await when Peter Pan and his friends fly to Never Land.
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Reba West, Jeremy Platt, Wendee Swann (Actors)
The Swiss Family Robinson
Surviving shipwreck, the Robinson family finds that life on a bountiful deserted island is filled with adventures, dangers, and family fun. Each episode of this classic adventure brings a lesson of hope, joy, and the value of a strong and loving family.
The Hundred Dresses
Inspired by a true story from the author's childhood, this is the story of three girls in the same class at school.
Wanda wears the same old dress to school every single day but claims to have a closet full of 100 beautiful dresses at home.
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Basil Sidney, Robert Newton, Bobby Driscoll (Actors)
Treasure Island
Jim Hawkins and Long John Silver search for buried treasure.
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- Great Movie
- Claudia McNeil, Janet MacLachlan, Robert Christian (Actors)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
With the land to hold them together, nothing can tear the Logans apart.
Why is the land so important to Cassie's family? It takes the events of one turbulent year- the year of the night riders and the burnings, the year a white girl humiliates Cassie in public simply because she is black- to show Cassie that having a place of their own is the Logan family's lifeblood.
It is the land that gives the Logans their courage and pride- no matter how others may degrade them, the Logans possess something no one can take away.
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio (Actors)
The Outsiders
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Dabney Coleman, Joseph Ashton, Dave Matthews (Actors)
Where the Red Fern Grows
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Inger Nilsson (Actor)
Pippi Longstocking
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