Book vs. movie is an ongoing debate. Letterboxd vs Goodreads, theater vs. library. Sometimes, fans receive the best of both worlds. Books to movie adaptations. There are an abundance of these coming to big and small screens alike in 2025.
Romance novels make up the bulk of the adaptations, from a variety of authors. In the romantic mystery genre, Verity by Colleen Hoover will be getting a film on the big screen. It follows another Colleen Hoover Adaptation film, It Ends With Us. It Ends With Us received mixed reviews from fans, including casting critiques. However, Verity is sure to be intriguing, with Anne Hathaway playing its namesake character.
On a more lighthearted note, Netflix has picked up rom-com bestseller, People We Meet On Vacation. The book, originally written by Emily Henry, is a fan favorite. The screen adaptation has been picked up by Netflix, and is sure to feature lots of witty banter and picturesque destinations.
For fans of classics, the time old tale of Frankenstein will be getting yet another screen adaptation. This Netflix film is set decades after the original novel, with a Dr. Pretorius wishing to find the supposedly dead Frankenstein. The cast features actors like Jacob Elordi, who has risen to fame in the teen genre.
Finally, for those ready to go on an emotional rollercoaster, The Midnight Library by Matt Haig will be coming to screens this year. Not much is known about the adaptation, but another Haig novel, A Boy Called Christmas, recently received big picture success. The Midnight Library follows Nora, a young woman battling mental health, who encounters a magical library of every path her life could take.
Regardless of the book vs. movie debate, fans of both can find something to love in this year’s book to screen adaptations, and they might even inspire die hard movie-goers to buy the hard copies.