Skip to Main Content


The Big Read

With a Public Performance license from Movie Licensing USA, your library can legally show movies in conjunction with The Big Read initiative! Help encourage your patrons to read for pleasure and enjoyment by enhancing your reading program with a film screening and book to movie discussion.

Create a book display, host a film festival series and show movies such as The Great Gatsby based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s literary classic, or The Joy Luck Club, a story about Chinese immigrant mothers and their American-raised daughters. Check out other books from The Big Read and their related movies below.

The Big Read Book Movie Rating

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain

Tom Sawyer

G

The Call of the Wild
by Jack London

The Call of the Wild

PG

The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

PG

Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury

Fahrenheit 451

G

The Joy Luck Club
by Amy Tan

The Joy Luck Club

R

The Maltese Falcon
by Dashiell Hammett

The Maltese Falcon

NR

Their Eyes Were Watching God
by Zora Neak Hurston

Their Eyes Were Watching God

NR

To Kill A Mockingbird
by Harper Lee

To Kill A Mockingbird

G

The Age of Innocence
by Edith Wharton

The Age of Innocence

PG

Washington Square
by Henry James

Washington Square

PG

 

Need Help?

Can't find what you're looking for? Visit our FAQ Page .


Library Newsletter

Library Newsletter

New Releases

Get Adobe Flash player

Special Announcements

Get Adobe Flash player

Proud ALA Member

American Library Association Corporate Member Logo