The Best PG-13 Film Adaptation Movies

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List of PG-13 film adaptations, ranked from best to worst with movie trailers when available. This list takes the best PG-13 film adaptations and pits them against each other to see once and for all what the greatest PG-13 Film adaptation movie of all time is. This list of popular PG-13 film adaptations includes information like who directed the film, when it was released and which actors starred in the movie. If you think the top PG-13 Film adaptation movie isn't as high as it should be then be sure to vote it up so it can take its rightful place among the other great PG-13 Film adaptation films on this list. If you're trying to find a specific PG-13 Film adaptation film you can search this list and filter to find what you're looking for.

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Minority Report
Cameron Diaz, Tom Cruise
Released: 2002
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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True Grit
Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon
Released: 2010
Directed by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
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Dances with Wolves
Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell
Released: 1990
Directed by: Kevin Costner
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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany
Released: 2003
Directed by: Peter Weir
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Jurassic Park
Samuel L. Jackson, Jeff Goldblum
Released: 1993
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Cate Blanchett, Ian McKellen
Released: 2002
Directed by: Peter Jackson
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Hamlet
Kate Winslet, Robin Williams
Released: 1996
Directed by: Kenneth Branagh
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The Color Purple
Oprah Winfrey, Whoopi Goldberg
Released: 1985
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson
Released: 2004
Directed by: Mira Nair
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The Count of Monte Cristo
Henry Cavill, Jim Caviezel
Released: 2002
Directed by: Kevin Reynolds
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The Pelican Brief
Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington
Released: 1993
Directed by: Alan J. Pakula
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Emma Thompson, Carey Mulligan
Released: 2009
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Water for Elephants
Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson
Released: 2011
Directed by: Francis Lawrence
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Something Borrowed
Kate Hudson, Ginnifer Goodwin
Released: 2011
Directed by: Luke Greenfield
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Big Fish
Miley Cyrus, Ewan McGregor
Released: 2003
Directed by: Tim Burton
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Everything Is Illuminated
Elijah Wood, Eugene Hütz
Released: 2005
Directed by: Liev Schreiber
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Pay It Forward
Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt
Released: 2000
Directed by: Mimi Leder
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The Hours
Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep
Released: 2002
Directed by: Stephen Daldry
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The Manchurian Candidate
Frank Sinatra, Angela Lansbury
Released: 1962
Directed by: John Frankenheimer
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Doubt
Amy Adams, Meryl Streep
Released: 2008
Directed by: John Patrick Shanley
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The Cider House Rules
Charlize Theron, Michael Caine
Released: 1999
Directed by: Lasse Hallström
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The Golden Compass
Nicole Kidman, Eva Green
Released: 2007
Directed by: Chris Weitz
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The Social Network
Justin Timberlake, Rashida Jones
Released: 2010
Directed by: David Fincher
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Jumper
Kristen Stewart, Rachel Bilson
Released: 2008
Directed by: Doug Liman
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The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Julianne Moore, Steven Spielberg
Released: 1997
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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