Ranking the Best Sci-Fi Movies & TV Shows Based on Books

From classic literary retellings like Dune and Blade Runner to thrilling cinematic masterpieces, we explore how these beloved stories transitioned from page to screen. Full survey results, including all the movies (and the wishlist of the best books that deserve to be on the screen) No spoilers at all in this episode. Join the Hugonauts book club on discord Or you can watch our episodes on YouTube if you prefer video Sponsor of the episode: Juris Ex Machina by John W. Maly, narrated by Marc Thompson. Audiobook releases October 22, 2026. Hear a sample here. Movies/Shows/Books in this video: Dune: Part 1 directed by Villeneuve based on Dune by Herbert The Martian directed by Scott based on The Martian by Weir Jurassic Park directed by Spielberg based on Jurassic Park by Crichton Arrival directed by Villeneuve based on Stories of Your Life by Chiang Blade Runner directed by Scott based on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Dick The Expanse directed by Varies based on The Expanse by Corey 2001: A Space Odyssey directed by Kubrick based on 2001: A Space Odyssey by Clarke Dune: Part 2 directed by Villeneuve based on Dune by Herbert Silo directed by Varies based on Silo by Howey Murderbot directed by Varies based on All Systems Red by Wells Contact directed by Zemeckis based on Contact by Sagan Project Hail Mary directed by Miller based on Project Hail Mary by Weir Foundation directed by Varies based on Foundation by Asimov Edge of Tomorrow directed by Liman based on All You Need is Kill by Sakurazaka Planet of the Apes directed by Schaffner based on Planet of the Apes by Boulle The Hunger Games directed by Ross based on The Hunger Games by Collins Children of Men directed by Cuaron based on Children of Men by James Minority Report directed by Spielberg based on The Minority Report by Dick The Thing directed by Carpenter based on Who Goes There? by Campbell War of the Worlds directed by Spielberg based on The War of the Worlds by Wells If you want to jump around, here are the timestamps for the episode: 00:00 - Intro 01:24 - #20 War of the Worlds 04:05 - Sponsor: Juris Ex Machina by John W. Maly 04:34 - #19 The Thing 06:55 - #18 Minority Report 07:52 - #17 Children of Men 10:10 - #16 The Hunger Games 13:02 - #15 Planet of the Apes 15:05 - #14 Edge of Tomorrow 17:20 - #13 Foundation 20:06 - #12 Project Hail Mary 20:18 - #11 Contact 24:08 - Fun things on the survey 28:46 - #10 Murderbot 30:50 - #09 Silo 33:02 - #08 Dune: Part 2 35:44 - #07 2001: A Space Odyssey 37:33 - #06 The Expanse 39:13 - Our favorites 41:38 - #05 Blade Runner 43:47 - #04 Arrival 46:55 - Sponsor: Juris Ex Machina by John W. Maly 47:10 - #03 Jurassic Park 48:38 - #02 The Martian 49:43 - #01 Dune: Part 1