The 25 Worst Movies Based on YA Novels

You love to read them and hate to watch them when they’re made into movies. Some are surprises, some you probably haven’t heard of, and some you know too well. Here’s our list of the worst movies that are based on young adult novels.

Ender’s Game

Ender’s Game tells the story of a young teen that gets recruited by a military group to fight against bad aliens. The book is pretty beloved for sci-fi teens but the movie just doesn’t hold up for some reason. The cast is star studded but it just feels so long and boring.

We guess sometimes reading is more thrilling than watching a movie adaptation.

Beautiful Creatures

After Twilight hit it big with the paranormal love affair involving teenagers, many other similar styled young adult books tried to make their break on the silver screen and Beautiful Creatures is one of them. A girl falls for a southern boy but her family is cursed. There’s not any vampires but there’s demons and witches, but unfortunately, still not a good plot or movie.

The Giver

The Giver is one of the most beloved young adult books of all time but unfortunately the movie is another that does not translate. It is a dystopian story about a boy that has to feel and learn everything so everyone else doesn’t have to.

Even with Meryl Street and Jeff Bridges starring in the film it is still boring and the story isn’t as fun to watch as it is to read.

City of Ember

City of Ember is another dystopian story that follows a girl who lives in, you guessed it, a city of ember but their lights are fading and she’s determined to figure it out.

It’s definitely an easily forgettable movie, fortunately there are many other great Bill Murray and Saoirse Ronan moves you can watch on Netflix instead.