Do you ever watch a great movie and find yourself wishing that it could go on and on? Like maybe you could read a book like it? With these movies based on great literary novels you can! And just maybe you’ll find your vocabulary – and your SAT score – improving in the process!
Here’s a list of movie based on and related to great literary works to get you started!
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Movie list to improve your SAT score
Read my review of Emma with improving your SAT vocabulary and reading sections.
Read my review of watching the Emma BBC mini-series for SAT vocabulary and reading sections.
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Read my review of watching Pride and Prejudice for SAT vocabulary and reading sections.
Pride and Prejudice BBC mini-series
Improve your SAT score by watching Becoming Jane
Improve your SAT score by watching Great Expectations
Classic Literature Modern Movies – Vanity Fair
Vocabulary Resources
I tried getting transcripts of the movies and running them through readability tests and vocabulary grabbers, but results were uneven at best. Here are some resources if you want to try to get scholarly about it.
Filmscripts Online
Springfield! Springfield! Movie Scripts
Text Readability scores and vocabulary
Verbal Workout – vocabulary lists and quizzes for over 1000 books!