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Elmore Leonard: books in order and screen adaptations

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Elmore Leonard has 13 books adapted into 14 TV shows and movies.

About Elmore Leonard's books on screen

Elmore Leonard has 13 works on record that have been adapted for the screen, published from 1961 to 2001. Together they have become 2 TV series and 12 movies. The first adaptation was 3:10 to Yuma (1957), and the most recent released one is Justified: City Primeval (2023). The most adapted is Three-Ten to Yuma, with 2 screen versions.

Elmore Leonard books with adaptations, in publication order

  1. Hombre (1961) · adapted as Hombre (1967)
  2. The Big Bounce (1969) · adapted as The Big Bounce (2004)
  3. Valdez Is Coming (1970) · adapted as Valdez Is Coming (1971)
  4. 52 Pick-Up (1974) · adapted as 52 Pick-Up (1986)
  5. The Switch (1978) · adapted as Life of Crime (2013)
  6. City Primeval (1980) · adapted as Justified: City Primeval (2023)
  7. Cat Chaser (1982) · adapted as Cat Chaser (1989)
  8. Killshot (1989) · adapted as Killshot (2008)
  9. Get Shorty (1990) · adapted as Get Shorty (1995)
  10. Out of Sight (1996) · adapted as Out of Sight (1998)
  11. Be Cool (1999) · adapted as Be Cool (2005)
  12. Fire in the Hole (2001) · adapted as Justified (2010)
  13. Three-Ten to Yuma · adapted as 3:10 to Yuma (2007), 3:10 to Yuma (1957)

TV shows and movies based on Elmore Leonard's books

Common questions

How many Elmore Leonard books have been made into movies or TV shows?

13 books have been adapted into 14 TV shows and movies.

What was the first Elmore Leonard adaptation?

3:10 to Yuma, released in 1957, a movie based on Three-Ten to Yuma.

Is a new Elmore Leonard adaptation coming?

No new adaptation date is on record yet; the latest released one is Justified: City Primeval.

Which Elmore Leonard book has the most adaptations?

Three-Ten to Yuma, with 2 TV and movie versions.