Based on the Book
Movie Release: 1981
| Movie Title - Year | Book Title - Author |
| « 1980 - List Years - 1982 » |
| Movie (1981) | Book / Author |
|---|---|
| Amateur, The | Amateur, The / Robert Littell |
| Beyond the Reef | Ti-Coyo and His Shark / Clement Richer |
| Boot, Das | Boot, Das / Lothar-Günther Buchheim |
| Butterfly | Butterfly / James M. Cain |
| Chanel Solitaire | Chanel Solitaire / Claude Delay |
| Chosen, The | Chosen, The / Chaim Potok |
| Condorman | Game of X, The / Robert Sheckley |
| Cutter's Way | Cutter and Bone / Newton Thornburg |
| Dirty Tricks | Glendower Legacy, The / Thomas Gifford |
| Diva | Diva / Daniel Odier |
| Endless Love | Endless Love / Scott Spencer |
| Excalibur | Morte d'Arthur / Thomas Mallory |
| Eye of the Needle | Eye of the Needle / Ken Follet |
| Fan, The | Fan, The / Bob Randall |
| For Your Eyes Only | For Your Eyes Only, Risico (stories) / Ian Fleming |
| French Lieutenant's Woman, The | French Lieutenant's Woman, The / John Fowles |
| Ghost Story | Ghost Story / Peter Straub |
| Hand, The | Hand, The / Marc Brandel |
| Incredible Shrinking Woman, The | Incredible Shrinking Man, The / Richard Matheson |
| Incubus, The | Incubus, The / Ray Russell |
| Lady Chatterley's Lover | Lady Chatterley's Lover / D. H. Lawrence |
| Midnight | Midnight / John Russo |
| Mommie Dearest | Mommie Dearest / Cristina Crawford |
| Neighbors | Neighbors / Thomas Berger |
| Postman Always Rings Twice, The | Postman Always Rings Twice, The / James M. Cain |
| Puberty Blues | Puberty Blues / Gabrielle Carey |
| Quartet | Quartet / Jean Rhys |
| Ragtime | Ragtime / E. L. Doctorow |
| Sharky's Machine | Sharky's Machine / William Diehl |
| Some Kind of Hero | Some Kind of Hero / James Kirkwood |
| Sphinx | Sphinx / Robin Cook |
| Taps | Father Sky / Devery Freeman |
| Thief | Home Invaders, The: Confessions of a Cat Burglar / Frank Hohimer |
| True Confessions | True Confessions / John Gregory Dunne |
| Wolfen | Wolfen / Whitley Strieber |