The Most Iconic Book-to-Film Adaptations in the History of Cinema

4. Goodfellas

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This was based on the 1985 non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi. Wiseguy told the story of mobster-turned-FBI informant Henry Hill, and his life in and around the Lucchese family for 25 years. Martin Scorsese was the ideal director to bring this fascinating story to life. His film, re-titled Goodfellas, is one of the greatest gangster films of all-time.