The Twilight Saga: Eclipse: Book vs. Movie

David Slade’s 2010 film The Twilight Saga: Eclipse adapts Stephenie Meyer’s 2007 novel. Bella’s plans for her future become entangled with a threat that brings the Cullens and Jacob’s pack into an uneasy alliance.

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About the book and the movie
Book
Eclipse cover
Author
Stephenie Meyer
Year
2007
Pages
629Buy book
Audiobook length
16 hr 26 minGet audiobook
Narrator
Ilyana Kadushin, Matt Walters
Series
Twilight, book 3

Bella is approaching graduation and the decision that could end her human life, but her attachment to Jacob complicates the future she has planned with Edward. Meanwhile, killings in nearby Seattle and Victoria’s continuing pursuit draw the Cullens and the werewolves toward a confrontation neither group can afford to face alone.

Movie
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse poster
Director
David Slade
Writer
Melissa Rosenberg
Year
2010
Runtime
2 hr 4 minWatch on Amazon
Cast
Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner
Genre
Drama, Fantasy, Romance, teen, vampire, werewolf
IMDb
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A growing army of newly created vampires threatens Forks, forcing the Cullens to consider an alliance with the werewolves who distrust them. Edward and Jacob prepare to protect Bella while competing for her affection, and Bella faces decisions about marriage and transformation as Victoria’s revenge draws closer.

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Other books in this series

  1. 1TwilightMovie · 2008
    Details
    Twilight poster
    Director
    Catherine Hardwicke
    Writer
    Melissa Rosenberg
    Year
    2008
    Runtime
    2 hr 2 min
    Cast
    Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner

    Edward Cullen saves his new classmate Bella from an accident with strength he cannot explain, then tries to keep her at a distance. Bella’s persistence draws her into his vampire family’s carefully concealed life, but the arrival of outsiders who hunt humans makes their growing romance a threat to more than their secrecy.

  2. 2New MoonThe Twilight Saga: New Moon · Movie · 2009
    Details
    The Twilight Saga: New Moon poster
    Director
    Chris Weitz
    Writer
    Melissa Rosenberg
    Year
    2009
    Runtime
    2 hr 11 min
    Cast
    Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner

    A birthday celebration at the Cullens’ home ends with Edward deciding that Bella would be safer without him. Left behind, she seeks distraction through Jacob and increasingly dangerous activities, but discovering what Jacob is hiding draws her into a conflict between vampires and werewolves that separation from Edward cannot resolve.

  3. 3EclipseThe Twilight Saga: Eclipse · Movie · 2010You are here
  4. 4Breaking DawnThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 · Movie · 2011
    Details
    The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 poster
    Director
    Bill Condon
    Writer
    Melissa Rosenberg
    Year
    2011
    Runtime
    1 hr 57 min
    Cast
    Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner

    Edward and Bella’s wedding is followed by a honeymoon that ends abruptly when Bella discovers she is pregnant. The pregnancy advances at an alarming rate, leaving Edward desperate to protect her and Jacob caught between his concern for Bella and his pack’s belief that her unborn child poses a threat.

  5. 4Breaking DawnThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 · Movie · 2012
    Details
    The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 poster
    Director
    Bill Condon
    Writer
    Melissa Rosenberg
    Year
    2012
    Runtime
    1 hr 55 min
    Cast
    Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner

    Bella adjusts to being a vampire and a mother while her daughter Renesmee grows at an extraordinary pace. When the Volturi receive a report that the Cullens have broken a fundamental vampire law, the family gathers witnesses from around the world to establish the truth before the approaching rulers can pass judgment.

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