Twilight: Book vs. Movie
Catherine Hardwicke’s 2008 film Twilight adapts Stephenie Meyer’s 2005 novel. Bella Swan’s move to Forks brings her into the orbit of Edward Cullen, whose secret makes their attraction dangerous.
About the book and the movie
- Author
- Stephenie Meyer
- Year
- 2005
- Pages
- 416Buy book
- Audiobook length
- 12 hr 51 minGet audiobook
- Narrator
- Ilyana Kadushin
- Series
- Twilight, book 1
Bella Swan moves to Forks to live with her father and finds herself preoccupied with Edward Cullen, a classmate whose behavior swings between hostility and concern. As she pieces together the secret behind his impossible abilities, her attraction draws her into a relationship in which intimacy and physical danger are inseparable.
- Director
- Catherine Hardwicke
- Writer
- Melissa Rosenberg
- Year
- 2008
- Runtime
- 2 hr 2 minWatch on Amazon
- Cast
- Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner
- Genre
- action, Drama, Fantasy, melodrama, Romance, teen, vampire
- IMDb
- View on IMDb
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.
How everyone voted
- Book or movie, which was better?
- 100% believe the book is better than the movie. 1 answer
Other books in this series
- 1TwilightMovie · 2008You are here
- 2
New MoonThe Twilight Saga: New Moon · Movie · 2009Details
- 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
EclipseThe Twilight Saga: Eclipse · Movie · 2010Details
- Director
- David Slade
- Writer
- Melissa Rosenberg
- Year
- 2010
- Runtime
- 2 hr 4 min
- Cast
- Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner
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.
- 4
Breaking DawnThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 · Movie · 2011Details
- 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.
- 4
Breaking DawnThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 · Movie · 2012Details
- 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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