Top 10 best 'based on novel or book'-movies in 1983

Based on MovieMeter ratings, these are the 10 best 'based on novel or book'-movies released in the year 1983

This is a list of the best 10 'based on novel or book'-movies from 1983 and highly rated on MovieMeter.

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Top 10 best 'based on novel or book'-movies in 1983

1	The Right Stuff (1983) Alternative title: De Pure Klasse Adventure, Biography 193 minutes	3,56(456) 2
2	Terms of Endearment (1983) Alternative title: Met Hart en Ziel Drama, Comedy 132 minutes	3,52(444) 3
3	Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) Alternative title: Merry Christmas Mister Lawrence War, Drama 123 minutes	3,39(390) 3
4	The Dead Zone (1983) Alternative title: Dodelijk Dilemma Horror, Thriller 103 minutes	3,38(693) 2
5	The Outsiders (1983) Alternative title: Schooiers Crime, Drama 91 minutes	3,34(522) 3

6	Gorky Park (1983) Drama, Thriller 128 minutes	3,32(312) 3
7	Rikos ja Rangaistus (1983) Alternative title: Crime and Punishment Crime, Drama 93 minutes	3,17(29) 2
8	Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) Alternative title: De Kermis der Zwarte Magie Drama, Fantasy 95 minutes	3,01(54)
9	The Hunger (1983) Horror, Drama 97 minutes	3,00(263) 2
10	Heat and Dust (1983) Drama, Romance 133 minutes	3,00(22)