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• Percy Jackson & the Olympians

  the Lightning Thief

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  Based on Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (2005) this film was released in 2010. It was followed by a sequel, and the book has also been adapted for television.

• Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

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  Based on Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs written by Judi Barrett and illustrated by Ron Barrett (1978) this animated movie was released in 2010. The film added characters that were not in the book, and the sequel film is not related to the book…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• James and the Giant Peach

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  Based on the 1961 book of the same title by Roald Dahl, this animated adaptation, which contains a few differences from the book, was released by Disney in 1996. There was also a BBC television adaptation which came out in 1976.

• Freaky Friday

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  Based on the 1972 book of the same name by Mary Rodgers, this film is the third adaptation of the book put out by Disney. A fourth adaptation was released in 2018, and a sequel to this version called "Freakier Friday" was recently released in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Wild Robot

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  Based on The Wild Robot by Peter Brown (2016), this animated film was released in 2024 (and nominated for three Academy Awards.)

• Dog Man

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  This 2025 film is based on Dav Pilkey's overwhelmingly popular Dog Man graphic Novel, which was unleashed upon the public in 2016. At this point, there are thirteen titles in the series.

• The Spiderwick Chronicles

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  This 2008 film covers much of the storyline from the Spiderwick Chronicles series of books by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black (2003-2004). In 2024 a streaming series adaptation was released on Roku.

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid

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  Based on the first of the Wimpy Kid series: Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney (2007), this film was released in 2010. It was followed by two more live action films, and three animated films.

• Hugo

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  Based on the book The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (2007), this film was released in 2011 and won five academy awards.