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| Fiction work(s) | Film adaptation(s) |
|---|---|
| MacKenna's Gold (1963), Henry Wilson Allen (as Heck Allen) | Mackenna's Gold (1969) |
| Madame Doubtfire (a.k.a. Alias Madame Doubtfire) (1987), Anne Fine | Mrs. Doubtfire (1994) |
| The Maddening (1987), Andrew Neiderman | The Maddening (1995) |
| The Magic Bed Knob; or, How to Become a Witch in Ten Easy Lessons (1943), Mary Norton * Bonfires and Broomsticks (1945), Mary Norton |
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) |
| The Magician (1908), W. Somerset Maugham | The Magician (1926) |
| Magnificent Obsession (1929), Lloyd C. Douglas | Magnificent Obsession (1935) Magnificent Obsession (1954) |
| Maître du monde (Master of the World) (1904), Jules Verne | Master of the World (1961) Master of the World (1976) (TV) |
| Make Room! Make Room! (1966), Harry Harrison | Soylent Green (1973) |
| The Maltese Falcon (1930), Dashiell Hammett | The Maltese Falcon (1931) Satan Met a Lady (1936) The Maltese Falcon (1941) * The Black Bird (1975) |
| The Man Called Noon (1970), Louis L'Amour | The Man Called Noon (1973) |
| The Man in Black (1964), Marvin H. Albert | Rough Night in Jericho (1967) |
| The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1955), Sloan Wilson | The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956) |
| Man on Fire (1980), A. J. Quinnell | Man on Fire (1987) Man on Fire (2004) |
| The Man Who Fell to Earth (1963), Walter Travis | The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) The Man Who Fell to Earth (1987) (TV) The Man Who Fell to Earth (future, TBA) |
| The Man Who Never Was (1954), Ewen Montagu | The Man Who Never Was (1956) |
| The Man with the Golden Gun (1965), Ian Fleming | The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) |
| The Man Without a Face (1972), Isabelle Holland | The Man Without a Face (1993) |
| Man Without a Star (1952), Lee Dinford | Man Without a Star (1955) |
| The Manchurian Candidate (1959), Richard Condon | The Manchurian Candidate (1962) The Manchurian Candidate (2004) |
| Manon des Sources (part two of L'Eau des collines) (1966), Marcel Pagnol | Manon des Sources (1953) Manon des Sources (1986) |
| Marnie (1961), Winston Graham | Marnie (1964) |
| Mary Poppins (1934), P. L. Travers | Mary Poppins (1964) |
| MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors (1968), Richard Hooker | MASH (1970) |
| Marathon Man (1974), William Goldman | Marathon Man (1976) |
| The Matarese Circle (1979), Robert Ludlum | The Matarese Circle (2012) |
| Matilda (1988), Roald Dahl | Matilda (1996) |
| Maurice (1971), E. M. Forster | Maurice (1987) |
| The Mayor of Casterbridge: The Life and Death of a Man of Character (1886), Thomas Hardy | The Mayor of Casterbridge (1921) The Mayor of Casterbridge (1978) (TV) The Mayor of Casterbridge (2003) (TV) The Claim (2000) |
| The Medusa Touch (1973), Peter Van Greenaway | The Medusa Touch (1978) |
| The Memoirs of Cleopatra (1997), Margaret George | Cleopatra (1999) |
| The Mephisto Waltz (1969), Fred Mustard Stewart | The Mephisto Waltz (1971) |
| Mercy Island (1941), Theodore Pratt | Mercy Island (1941) |
| Merton of the Movies (1919), Harry Leon Wilson | Merton of the Movies (1924) Make Me a Star (1932) Merton of the Movies (1947) |
| Message in a Bottle (1998), Nicholas Sparks | Message in a Bottle (1999) |
| Miami Mayhem (1960), Marvin H. Albert * The Lady in Cement (1961), Marvin H. Albert |
Tony Rome (1967) * Lady in Cement (1968) |
| Midnight and Jeremiah (1943), Sterling North | So Dear to My Heart (1949) |
| A Midnight Clear (1982), William Wharton | A Midnight Clear (1992) |
| The Midwich Cuckoos (1957), John Wyndham | Village of the Damned (1960) * Children of the Damned (1963) Village of the Damned (1995) |
| Mildred Pierce (1941), James M. Cain | Mildred Pierce (1945) |
| Millennium (1983), John Varley | Millennium (1989) |
| Millennium (2005–2007) (series), Stieg Larsson The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2005) * The Girl Who Played with Fire (2006) ** The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (2007) |
Millennium (2009–2014) (series) Swedish films The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009) * The Girl Who Played with Fire (2009) ** The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (2009) American films The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) * The Girl Who Played with Fire (2013) ** The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (TBA 2014) |
| Mine-Haha, or On the Bodily Education of Young Girls (1903), Frank Wedekind | Innocence (2004) The Fine Art of Love: Mine Ha-Ha (2005) |
| The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (1962), Agatha Christie | The Mirror Crack'd (1980) Subho Mahurat (2003) |
| Les Misérables (1862), Victor Hugo | On the Barricade (1907) Le Chemineau (1907) Les Misérables (1909) The Bishop's Candlesticks (1909) Les Misérables (1911) Les Misérables (1913) The Bishop's Candlesticks (1913) Les Misérables (1917) Les Misérables (1922) Aa Mujou (1923) Les Misérables (1925) The Bishop's Candlesticks (1929) Aa Mujou (1929) Jean Valjean (1931) Les Misérables (1934) Les Misérables (1935) Gavrosh (1937) Kyojinden (1938) Los Miserables (1943) El Boassa (1944) I Miserabili (1948) Les Nouveaux Misérables (1949) Re mizeraburu: Kami to Akuma (Les Misérables: Gods and Demons) (1950) Ezhai Padum Padu (1950) Beedala Patlu (1950) Les Misérables (1952) Kundan (1955) Duppathage Duka (1956) Sirakaruwa (1957) Les Misérables (1958) Os Miseráveis (1958) Jean Valjean (1961) (TV) Cosette (1961) (TV) Gavroche (1962) (TV) Jean Valjean (1963) (TV) I miserabili (1964) (TV) (mini) Les Misérables (1967) (TV) (mini) Os Miseráveis (1967) Sefiller (1967) Les Misérables (1972) (TV) (mini) Los Miserables (1973) (TV) Les Misérables (1978) (TV) Al Boasa (1978) Les Misérables (1982) (TV) Les Misérables (1995) Les Misérables – The Dream Cast in Concert (1995) Les Misérables (1998) Les Misérables (2000) (TV) (mini) Les Misérables - 25th Anniversary Live from the O2 (2010) Les Misérables (2011) (TV) Les Misérables (TBA 2013) |
| Misery (1987), Stephen King | Misery (1990) |
| Moby-Dick, or The Whale (1851), Herman Melville | The Sea Beast (1926) Moby Dick—Rehearsed (1955) Moby Dick (1956) Tom and Jerry in: Dicky Moe (1962) Moby Dick (1978) Dot and the Whale (1986) Moby Dick (1998) (TV) Moby Dick (1999) Capitaine Achab (2004) Moby Dick (2010) Moby Dick (2010) (TV) (mini) Moby Dick (2011) (TV) Age of the Dragons (2011) |
| Moderato Cantabile (1958), Marguerite Duras | Seven Days... Seven Nights (1960) |
| The Molly Maguires (1969), Arthur H. Lewis | The Molly Maguires (1970) |
| Monkey in the Middle (1973), Robert Syd Hopkins (as Robert Rostand) | The Killer Elite (1975) |
| The Monster from Earth's End (1959), Murray Leinster | The Navy vs. the Night Monsters (1966) |
| Montana Rides Again (1934), Max Brand | Branded (1950) |
| The Moon and Sixpence (1919), W. Somerset Maugham | The Moon and Sixpence (1942) |
| Moonraker (1955), Ian Fleming | Moonraker (1979) |
| The Moon-Spinners (1962), Mary Stewart | The Moon-Spinners (1964) |
| The Moonstone (1868), Wilkie Collins | The Moonstone (1934) The Moonstone (1959) (TV) The Moonstone (1972) (TV) The Moonstone (1996) (TV) |
| Morpho Eugenia (1992), A. S. Byatt | Angels & Insects (1996) |
| The Mortal Instruments (2007–2013) (series), Cassandra Clare | The Mortal Instruments (2013) |
| Le Morte d'Arthur (The Death of Arthur) (1485), Sir Thomas Malory | Excalibur (1981) |
| The Mosquito Coast (1981), Paul Theroux | The Mosquito Coast (1986) |
| Mother Carey's Chickens (1911), Kate Douglas Wiggin | Mother Carey's Chickens (1938) Summer Magic (1963) |
| Mother Night (1961), Kurt Vonnegut | Mother Night (1996) |
| A Mother's Gift (2001), Britney Spears and Lynne Spears | Brave New Girl (2004) (TV) |
| The Moving Target (1949), Ross Macdonald (as John Macdonald) | Harper (1966) |
| Mr. Hobbs' Vacation (1954), Edward Streeter | Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962) |
| Mr. Limpet (1942), Theodore Pratt | The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964) |
| Mr. Winkle Goes to War (1943), Theodore Pratt | Mr. Winkle Goes to War (1944) |
| Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (1971), Robert C. O'Brien | The Secret of NIMH (1982) * The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue (1999) |
| Mrs McGinty's Dead (1952), Agatha Christie | Murder Most Foul (1964) |
| Mud on the Stars (1942), William Bradford Huie | Wild River (1960) |
| La Mujer de mi Hermano (My Brother's Wife) (2002), Jaime Bayly | La mujer de mi hermano (My Brother's Wife) (2005) |
| A Mule for the Marquesa (1964), Frank O'Rourke | The Professionals (1966) |
| Murder in Amityville (1979), Hans Holzer | Amityville II: The Possession (1982) |
| Murder on the Orient Express (1934), Agatha Christie | Murder on the Orient Express (1974) Murder on the Orient Express (2001) (TV) |
| Murphy’s Romance: A Novel (1980), Max Schott | Murphy's Romance (1985) |
| Mute Witness (1963), Robert L. Pike (as Robert L. Fish) | Bullitt (1968) |
| My Ántonia (1918), Willa Cather | My Antonia (1995) (TV) |
| My Philadelphia Father (1955), Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Sr. (as Cordelia Drexel Biddle) | The Happiest Millionaire (1967) |
| My Friend Flicka (1941), Mary O'Hara | My Friend Flicka (1943) * Thunderhead, Son of Flicka (1945) ** Green Grass of Wyoming (1948) Flicka (2006) * Flicka 2 (2010) |
| My Kingdom for a Woman (1952), Ismet Regeila | Abdulla the Great (1955) |
| My Reminiscences as a Cowboy (1930), Frank Harris | Cowboy (1968) |
| The Mystery of Edwin Drood (unfinished) (1870), Charles Dickens | The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1909) The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1914) The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935) The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1993) The Mystery of Edwin Drood (2012) (TV) (mini) |
| Mystic River (2001), Dennis Lehane | Mystic River (2003) |
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