It is clear Hollywood is running out of ideas, making endless Ice Age movies, and terrible remakes of classics, like Annie. To save itself, the industry has realized in the last twenty or so years that there are endless books that have yet to be adapted. But not every book-to-film adaptation is a gem. These are the 12 films that followed the book almost exactly.

1) Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

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A popular YA novel, The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky is a coming of age story that takes on large topics such as sexual abuse and depression. The film, directed by Stephen Chbosky, was well-casted and managed to translate such large topics onto the screen without coming off as a PSA and losing the plot readers enjoyed so much.

2) The Spectacular Now (2013)

Written by Tim Tharp, The Spectacular Now centers around the protagonist's struggle towards self-responsibility, working to make a future for himself rather than living in the short term. The film, directed by James Ponsoldt, is very real and raw in how it handes the protagonists' relationships with other characters. However, unlike in the novel, the ending doesn't match the book, in that the film implies that the protagonist wins his girlfriend back. In the book, in order to grow up, he lets her go (sorry for the spoilers!)

3) The Fault in Our Stars (2014)

This YA modern classic is written by none other than John Green. A sappy romance, the film directed by Josh Boone, was such a hit because it included all of the most memorable quotes from the book, and the main characters had chemistry that made the loss of one of them as painful as it was in the book.

4) Outlander (2014- )

Directed by multiple directors, this Starz original series is an adaptation of the Outlander novel series by Diana Gabaldon. A historical drama, the cinematic series captures both the emotion that charcterizes the characters, as well as the cultural elements and elaborate politics that create much of the plot.

5) The Great Gatsby (2013)

Baz Luhrmann, the director, is known for being over the top in his cinematography, choosing wild soundtracks and saturated colors, in order to caputre the senses, as with his Moulin Rouge (2001) and Romeo + Juliet ( 1996). Luhrmann's Gatsby, though often criticized, transcends the flapper era in which the books was written, by picking music from such artist's as Jay- Z , which makes the party scenes of the wealthy elite more realistic to the viewer. This adatation, unlike others, captures the larger problems of a large wage gap, the privilege and corruption of the elite, and adultery because it has such a superb cast, that, unlike other movies,, commit themselves to playing unsympathetic characters.

6) Eat, Pray, Love (2006)

Eat, Pray, Love is a memoir written by Elizabeth Gilbert, following her journey towards self-discovery following her divorce, as she travels to Italy, India, and Bali, The film, likewise, translates Gilbert's confusion about where to go with her life after hardship onto the screen, maintaining those relatable human questions of "who am I?" and "what should I do with my life?," all the while maintaining the comdeic style of Gilbert's writing.

7) Holes (2003)

Shia Labeouf, need I say more? A book many had to read in middle school, this film is a staple of millenial childhood. The film, directed by Andrew Davis, stayed true to the books, following the experience of a ragtag group of boys as they suffer through detention campy in the desert.

8) Revoltuionary Road (2008)

Fair warning, both book and film will make you cry. The director, Sam Mendes, gets everything right about Richard Yates book. Not one line of painful, raw dailogue from the book is left out of the film. Likewise, Mendes contrasted the tension and disillusionment of the characters with bright, beautiful takes, seperating the presentation of the character's "normal" marraige from the dark state of their minds, as presented in the acting.

9) Veronika Decides to Die (2009)

Paulo Coehlo, the author, is known for his detailed, poetic style of writing. Luckily, that style was preserved with Emily Youn's directing. Sarah Michelle Gellar, who plays the protagonist, Veronika, brings such a gripping performance that manages that delicate baance of depicting mental illness with realness, but without being meoldramatic.

10) Brokeback Mountain (2005)

Ode to the late and great Heath Ledger. His performance was beautiful. Written initially as a short story by Annie Proulx in 1997, it is a tale of a homosexual romance between two cowboys in the 60's and the homophobia they experienced, as well as the curbing of sexuality the felt in their heteronormative marriages to women. The film, directed by Ang Lee, is unique in that it really stands out as an LGBTQ piece of art, that not only paints a grim picture of the homophobia of the time, but serves as a dark reminder that though we have made progress, there's much more to be done.

11) Fight Club (1999)

Directed by David Fincher, Fight Club is a cult classic. I don't think it's possible to not like it. The book is equally as confusing and interesting. However, the movie and book are only close until the ending. Not to spoil anything, but the film ending is much more pleasant and hopeful than the novel.

12) The Help (2011)

Towards the end of my list, there are a few differences in character physique and in how certain details are revealed, but nonetheless, all the information is there. The deep segregation of the South is represented as bleakly as it was in the book.