The Da Vinci Code: Book vs. Movie

Ron Howard’s 2006 film The Da Vinci Code is based on Dan Brown’s 2003 novel. A killing at the Louvre sends Robert Langdon and Sophie Neveu in search of answers hidden in symbols, art, and religious history.

PollBook or movie, which was better?
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About the book and the movie
Book
The Da Vinci Code cover
Author
Dan Brown
Year
2003
Pages
454Buy book
Audiobook length
11 hr 36 minGet audiobook
Narrator
Paul Michael
Series
Robert Langdon series, book 2

Symbols arranged around a murdered Louvre curator draw Robert Langdon into an investigation he does not yet realize implicates him. Working with cryptologist Sophie Neveu, the victim’s granddaughter, he follows riddles through art and religious history while police and a second, more secretive pursuit close around them.

Movie
The Da Vinci Code poster
Director
Ron Howard
Writer
Akiva Goldsman
Year
2006
Runtime
2 hr 29 minWatch on Amazon
Cast
Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Alfred Molina, Jean Reno
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery, treasure hunt
IMDb
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Called to the Louvre after a killing, Robert Langdon discovers that the police regard him as a suspect and that cryptologist Sophie Neveu has reasons to help him escape. Their search takes them from Paris toward England, following a murdered man’s clues while rival guardians of a religious secret try to control what they uncover.

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