Everyone knows that adapting novels to the big screen – and even the small one – is a dangerous business. More often than not, the end result is a confusing let-down riddled with changes that only make sense to people who attend board meetings and leaves hardcore fans frothing at the mouth and ranting all over the internet. Every once in a while, however, such a film is made that not only meets the standard of the source material but actually surpasses it. Here are seven such films;