These Are The Best Movies Based On Nicholas Sparks Novels
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Nicholas Sparks
Nicholas Sparks was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1965. He has published more than 20 books and some of them gained such success that were adapted to film generating mutimillion-dollar box office grosses. His books usually tell tragic love stories with happy endings.
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Mandy Moore and Shane West
A Walk to Remember is a romantic classic based on Nicholas Sparks' 1999 novel of the same name. The film was released in 2002, directed by Adam Shankman, and starred by Mandy Moore as "Jamie" and Shane West as "Landon". The film follows the path of a high-school senior who falls in love with a young girl.
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Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling
Directed by Nick Cassavetes this is a real classic. The 2004 romantic drama film The Notebook was based on Sparks' 1996 novel of the same name. The film stars Rachel McAdams as "Allie" and Ryan Gosling as "Noah", a young couple who deeply fall in love during the 1940's.
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Robin Wright and Kevin Costner
Also based on Nicholas Sparks' 1998 novel of the same name, Message in a Bottle is a 1999 romantic drama film directed by Luis Mandoki. It stars Robin Wright as "Theresa" a woman who finds a bottle on the beach with a very heatrbreaking love letter. She tracks the author of it and meets "Garrett" portrayed by Kevin Costner and falls hopelessly in love with him
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Richard Gere and Diane Lane
Nights in Rodanthe is a 2008 romantic drama film based on Nicholas Sparks' book of the same name, published in 2002 which describes how "Adrienne" (Diane Lane) and "Dr. Paul" (Richard Gere), both dealing with personal crisis, find not only comfort with each other but also a big romance.
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Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth
2010 Julie Anne Robinson's film The Last Song is based on Sparks' 2009 novel. The teen romantic drama tells the story of "Veronica" (Miley Cyrus), a girl who reconnects with her estranged father and who at some point falls in love with "Will" (Liam Hemsworth). It was co-written by Sparks.
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Amanda Seyfried and Channing Tatum
Amanda Seyfried and Channing Tatum are who portray "Savannah" and "John" respectively in 2010 Lasse Hallström's film Dear John based on 2006 Sparks' novel. The film tells the story of a soldier who falls in love with a girl; they start to exchange letters after he is deployed to the war.
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Zac Efron, Blythe Danner and Taylor Schilling
The Lucky One is a 2012 romantic drama film directed by Scott Hicks. It was released in 2012 and it is an adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' 2008 novel of the same name. "Logan" (Zac Efron) is a US marine who finds a photograph of a girl named "Beth", after tracking her they fall in love. Blythe Danner plays the role of "Ellie", "Beth's" grandmother.
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Julianne Hough and Josh Duhamel
A true romantic drama fantasy thriller! Directed by Lasse Hallström Safe Haven was premiered in 2013 and based on Nicholas Sparks' 2010 novel of the same name. The story goes around "Kate" a girl who moves to a small town in order to make a new life; after keeping a low profile for a while, she meets "Alex" and everything changes drastically.
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James Marsden and Michelle Monaghan
The Best of Me tells the story of "Amanda" and "Dawson", who see each other for the first time in 20 years after being high-school sweethearts. The film was released in 2014 and directed by Michael Hoffman, based on 2011 Sparks' novel of the same name.