Every Nicholas Sparks Film Adaptation: RANKED!

It's time to rank every Nicholas Sparks film adaptation. Our countdown includes "Safe Haven," "Dear John," "Message in a Bottle," and more! What's YOUR favorite or least favorite Nicholas Sparks movie? Let us know in the comments!
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[@MsMojo]

What's YOUR favorite or least favorite Nicholas Sparks movie? Let us know below!

[@trinaq]

Favourites: A Walk to Remember, The Notebook, Dear John, The Longest Ride, Nights in Rodante, The Last Song Least Favourites: The Choice, The Best of Me, Safe Haven

[@giuliapicchiotti]

The Notebook/A Walk to Remember :)

[@123TheAjk]

A lot and especially "The Last Song"

[@vanessastegall]

The Longest Ride

[@sophiamaria8180]

Favorites: The Notebook, The Choice, The Last Song, The Best of Me, A Walk to Remember, Safe haven, Dear John, The Longest Ride, Nights in Rodanthe, and Message in a bottle. I honestly don't have any least favorites.

[@bellak46]

“I’m sorry Jamie didn’t get her miracle.” “She did Landon. Her miracle was you.” Makes me cry every time. 😭❤️

[@taylorgayhart9497]

OMG just reading it made me cry!!!!

[@zahemi914]

Me too,

[@beatawozniak1095]

"A Walk to Remember" is the reason why I started reading Sparks, the best book and the best movie

[@stanserilla9077]

Me too

[@trinaq]

Ditto, I loved the book and the movie so much, when usually I just prefer the book! 📖♥️

[@francescajonica1823]

It wasn’t until I was a preteen that I realized it was a book lol then I started reading every book I could

[@iambrieezy1897]

@beata Wozniak same!!! I love this movie

[@kerriethompson2073]

I love A Walk to Remember is such a good movie. It's one of the few movies I ugly cry every time! Once Landon proposes and the theme plays I lose it every time! So beautiful and sad at the same time.

[@coffeetea8577]

I clicked only to see if A Walk to Remember is the top NS adaptation and rightfully so. Jamie never tried to change Landon, he was inspired by her to change himself. She helped him to see the beauty of life, the gift of service and in turn he inspired her to live and step out of her comfort zone. It always reaffirms my faith in love every time I watch it

[@rebinalaishram7867]

Oh boy the song only hope was worth watching !

[@EWDMITCH]

That was a perfect description of why I love this story.

[@blackmoon7012]

I also clicked to find out how A Walk to Remember was rated. I really love this movie and wanted to see it ranked well. I jumped from each ranking. When #3 came up I thought "I guess A Walk to Remember will be next. Everyone loves The Notebook so much it'll probably be #1." When I saw The Notebook as #2 I almost screamed. I love A Walk to Remember so much! It's my absolute favorite movie because it inspired me to want to be a better person like Jamie. I'm so glad that other people love this movie too 🤗

[@daisyk6259]

Omg sameeee

[@trinaq]

Even though most of my pals loved "The Notebook", I always adored "A Walk to Remember." The story just moved me more, Mandy and Shane's chemistry was amazing, and that ending! 😭💔

[@jordanelizabeth2206]

A Walk to Remember is my favourite Nicholas Sparks movie.

[@jordanelizabeth2206]

A Walk to Remember is my favourite Nicholas Sparks movie.

[@kerriethompson2073]

I always lose it at the end of A Walk to Remember. So beautiful.

[@zoeyx9821]

I'm sorry she didn't get her miracle She did, it was you 😭😭😭

[@kerriethompson2073]

@@zoeyx9821 I'm tearing up just reading your comment. 😭🤧😪

[@94lilmissme]

Before even watching I can tell you “a walk to remember” is the best

[@trinaq]

You're right, it's the first Sparks movie I ever saw, and I loved it right away!

[@janetlilith7146]

I literally just watched it this morning and now I get this notification?! Shane West is a cutie.

[@anjlaraleongson1600]

A walk to remember🥰🥰🥰still my top 1🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@Jheavenly95]

My very first Spark's film. It's my guilty pleasure 🥰

[@nickih1307]

Agree! My favorite

[@malamap1632]

One of my personal best movies is ''A Walk to Remember''🥰

[@RitsychServare]

"I'm scared of not being with you." Still crushes me when she says this. 😭😭 And I just love the music of this film. Mandy Moore's absolutely captivating in this film. 👍👍👍

[@Chloe.Miller21]

I can't believe Best of Me was so low on the list, that's one of my favorite ones, it always makes me cry

[@summerbennett6728]

I will never forget being a young teenager when “A Walk To Remember” came out in theaters. Me and my best friend were at our second viewing at our small theater and we sat behind a man with his three daughters, the oldest probably being ten. When Landon goes back to visit Jamie’s father, this man was in tears. When Landon said, “I’m sorry Jamie never got her miracle.” this father of three, sobbing, said, “It was you!” before Peter Coyote got his line out. I will never forget being so touched and not being able to stop giggling at the same time!! That man was a good dad!! He just had to be.

[@KHBogWitch]

That is an amazing story!

[@sojourndestination3031]

I gotta say The Longest Ride was good on the eyes thanks to Scott Eastwood but in all honestly the story of Ruth and Ira was 10 times better than Sofía and Luke.

[@Kaylee_eeee]

Agree, the art! 😭

[@Maddie-qz6xq]

Agree! For me their story owned the movie.

[@Tousledbyjess]

Agree

[@jessiecrismananon6465]

Agree!!

[@caitslusher249]

What makes A Walk to Remember such a beautiful story is the purity of the love between Jamie & Landon. As he falls for her, he respects her faith and her choices, never pressures her into things she doesn’t want, and he does his hardest to make her happy and make as many of her dreams come true with her time left. He does it out of unconditional love. She shows him everything he can do with his life and makes him believe in a future for himself and that’s exactly what love should be.

[@chaosdromanah8620]

My Top 3 favorite Nicholas Sparks Movies 3.The Best of Me/The Choice 2.The Longest Ride 1.A Walk To remember

[@lauracabezas_]

yes! I love the choice it was so sad to see it in last place on this list!

[@torontogirl98]

The Choice was one of my favorites, the leads were fantastic and had such beautiful chemistry

[@GGSoneBAPBaby]

My love for Mandy Moore introduced me to A Walk to Remember. And then when I realized it was based off a book I was a goner. I’ve read and own all of Sparks books. He’s such an amazing writer wish he had more diverse characters. 😭

[@chaneestatengamble2259]

Agreed

[@rebinalaishram7867]

I have been a fan of her since princes diary. She is a good girl. Refuses to strip for film used body double fame didn't ruin her

[@jonathancasais6491]

You should check out every breath released by him in 2018

[@stanserilla9077]

Mandy Moore... 😍

[@EWDMITCH]

I don't know that he needs more diverse characters. I feel like he writes what he knows. I like that about Nicholas sparks.

[@123TheAjk]

My favourite is the underrated "The Last Song". My family and friends mostly love "the notebook" , "a walk to remember" & "safe haven" just because it's anticipated & the only novels from Nicholas Spark that they've had read.

[@arisworld6711]

The last song is my favorite as well the chemistry between Liam and Miley was so strong and the storyline between Ronney and her father was so good and broke me in the end.

[@skhaney]

The last song is my favorite book. I cried like a baby reading it.

[@paigepangrazio8142]

My favorite Nicholas Sparks movies are Safe Haven and The Choice. My mom's favorite is The Longest Ride :)

[@OptimusMaximusNero]

Nicholas Sparks AKA The Michael Bay for women

[@lancethefilmguy9392]

​@@jhonathanmartins1794Amen

[@magzjay2458]

A Walk to Remember is my all time favorite and has a special place in my heart. The Choice is a beautiful love story

[@ObiWansMistress]

I can’t believe Dead John was so high and The Best of Me was so low. The Best of Me is my favorite, I wouldn’t put it at #1 though because it is a little over the top but still. Dear John wasn’t an enjoyable movie to me at all.

[@joannajones1457]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who didn’t like dear John

[@Craftycatladyinms]

Yeah I didn’t like dear John. But the best of me so good except the ending I was not expecting that. 😭

[@rachaeldavis5438]

Anyone else try to guess “who’s going to die” in every NS book/movie?

[@rhaenyra176]

THE NOTEBOOK IS ALWAYS THE #1 FOR ME

[@lifestylewithlisa_1976]

My top 5' movies from Nicholas Sparks 1. The Notebook 2. A Walk to remember 3. The Best of me 4. The Choice 5. The Lucky one

[@drishe08]

A walk to remember is the best Nicolas sparks movie adaptations it is a tear jerker and great chemistry of Mandy Moore and Shane west When Mandy Moore was singing only hope it gave me goosebumps

[@chaosdromanah8620]

When you realized you cried watching all of this films

[@TheWickedMerman]

We all knew that A Walk to Remember and The Notebook were going to be the top two. The real question was where were all the others gonna rank.

[@ZarinaRae]

safe haven is one of my favorites. nothing beats a walk to remember though. but safe haven really surprised me and i thoroughly enjoyed it ☺️

[@napriana]

A walk to remember for sure. I mean the book and the film both are amazing. I crying over and over again while watching by just how Landon looking at Jamie every time, it's killed. I also read that book and love every words there. Moore and West did a good job.

[@kerriethompson2073]

A Walk to Remember will forever be my favorite Nicholas Sparks movie. I always lose it when Landon proposes and the theme plays. So good!

[@brittanycampbell2099]

My favorite will always be The Longest Ride 😭 The ending gets me every time & The Last Song too 🥰

[@sweetseptember6073]

The younger me would without a doubt say that The Notebook is my favorite, but now as an adult I'd say A Walk to Remember is my favorite❤️ I still love The Notebook, the chemistry is amazing but their relationship was quite unhealthy (however they were so beautiful together as an old couple).

[@wendybrown500]

I was really surprised The Notebook wasn’t 1st, but A Walk to Remember is gem too.

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

I’ve only actually seen like 2 or 3 of these but I’ve heard and seen scenes from almost all of them. Walk To Remember is my favorite out of the few I’ve seen. I always cry. It’s so good and so sweet.

[@kyliepollert8341]

"The Lucky One" is my favorite, followed closely by "The Last Song".

[@arisworld6711]

Omg we have similar tastes. These two are really underrated. Especially the last song.

[@Jheavenly95]

All romantic, all WHITE. I would like to have ONE Nickolas Spark's book and film about black or interracial love

[@chaneestatengamble2259]

Absolutely agree

[@truediva18]

Not if he cannot write it correctly. Write about what you know.

[@EWDMITCH]

@@truediva18 Yes

[@dianawilson8742]

Umm he's white..you write what you know. I believe it would be great if authors wrote from different perspective but usually in cases like that you will get slammed for doing or saying something you have no idea about.

[@genelordelrosario]

Wtf?? Why do u always need Racial diversity grow up!! He cant write black cause he s white

[@EllieC130]

Hey other person watching the video. You’re just curious to see if The Notebook is at the top too right?

[@jeanetteking434]

Yes. I hoped A Walk to Remember would be #1 but thought for sure it would be The Notebook. Pleasantly surprised.

[@samiam7819]

Yes and I was disappointed. I personally prefer The Notebook over A Walk to Remember.

[@audrey822]

How did they cast Tom Welling as the other guy? He is THE guy!

a walk to remember ❤️😭

[@Noah_ol11]

"A walk to remember" is my favorite

[@chelseacanales8763]

A Walk to Remember and The Lucky One are my favourite Nicholas Sparks movie.

[@mamasgotadonkey8708]

Finally, A walk to remember is first and not the Notebook 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@napriana]

Like after a long long time review about Nicholas Spark's novel, right? I love a walk to remember too btw.

[@biancahails5433]

I really enjoyed the longest ride. Also thanks for this list, now I know which I haven’t seen and need to catch up on! Weekend plans sorted!

[@laurahero8778]

‘Well if there is a higher power, then why can’t he get you a new sweater.’ ‘He’s too busy searching for your brain.’ Well that’s my favourite line from *A walk to remember,* the main character Jamie Sullivan subtly & smartly outdoing her bullies. I will always count that movie as my number 1#.

[@sharonfenech2912]

A walk to remember will always be my fav! It makes me cry everytime I watch it 😢

[@gabegrace8333]

Safe Haven( supernatural element) Walk to remember The Return

[@LibraFee27]

Damn! I totally never realized the last song was a Nicholas sparks book! Actually pretty underrated

[@TinyPinkTink]

Since this title is “Adaptations”, I’m sorry but A Walk To Remember is NOTHING like the book. I absolutely think it’s a teen drama classic, but it’s not a “best adaptation” in my opinion since it’s the farthest from the book... but jut my opinion, you can absolutely disagree with me, just know I’m not saying my opinion is the only one or trying to argue ✌🏻

[@xoliswazokufa3027]

I absolutely wanted A walk to remember to be number one. But I agree it’s nothing like the book, I remember reading the book after I had watched the movie a million times and I felt like I was reading a completely different story

[@HenshinHeroesMedia]

My bro told me the meaning of the book's title since in the book jaime struggled to get down the aisle since her cancer made her ill to do stuff. Still, did like the change from book to movie where landon and his dad have a heart to heart.

[@TinyPinkTink]

@@HenshinHeroesMedia but he still has a heart to heart with his dad in the book, it’s just different since his parents aren’t divorced. He doesn’t really have a relationship with his dad, then he does the home care thing for Jamie, and it says for the first time ever he cried in his dad’s arms 🤷🏼‍♀️ Again, if anyone loves that it was #1 on this list, that’s awesome 👍🏻. I think it’s just the “logic” of being the “best adaptation” when I’ve read most of the books and A Walk to Remember is by far the most different from the movie

[@TinyPinkTink]

However I don’t think it would have been as popular/a teen classic if they didn’t “modernize” it 😋

[@dumplingyoo7014]

Little bit disapointed with the ending. I hope london back to beauford like the novel. But still good for me

[@Jollyk86]

1. The Notebook 2. A Walk to Remember 3. Message in a Bottle 4. Nights in Rodanthe 5. The Lucky One 6. The Longest Ride 7. The Choice 8. Safe Haven 9. Dear John 10. The Last Song 11. The Best of Me

[@Jollyk86]

I went by the movie not my favourite books. My fave books would be much different.

[@bethdafoodie2549]

"Promise me not to fall in love with me" "I told you not to fall in love with me" A walk to remember never fails to make me cry

[@truediva18]

1. A Walk to Remember 2. All of the other ones

[@jojobaba13]

The notebook for sure ! But i really love the last song too !

[@MBlondie977]

The Best of Me was one of the best Nicholas Sparks books I've ever liked. But they totally butchered that movie. It's set in the 1980s not the 90s, Amanda didn't have brown hair she had blonde hair. There's all these little changes that ruin it for me. Since Sparks produces his own movies you would think he'd want the characters in the movie to look how they were in the book. The storyline is awesome however.

[@mikayla2491]

This is so nitpicky 😭

[@Jollyk86]

I love the actress so don't care about the hair colour but definitely agree they changed a lot of what I liked in the book

[@zoeyx9821]

I loved the book, but it was the casting that ruined the movie for me. The younger and older versions are nothing a like and could have so easily been played by one actor across both ages

[@biancalama4781]

@@zoeyx9821 I agree. Unfortunately, I cried watching this movie because of what could have been. Paul walker was set to play the older male lead. That’s why the younger version is blonde. Unfortunately, he died unexpectedly. The movie then cast James Marsden and I’ve never stopped thinking about what could have been with Walker. 😣

[@pamoua7910]

I love a walk to remember. I watch it about 3-4 times every time it appears on Netflix.

[@RobynRichardsFan1]

Dear John #3??? So disappointed with Dear John, I hated that they changed the ending! A Walk to remember will always have a special place in my heart.

[@laurahero8778]

Oh shivers I haven’t read the book and can’t seem to find it anywhere. (Not reading an audible one) so please update me on how they changed the ending? 😮

[@vuyon5317]

A walk to remember. .the best of me....the notebook...,favs

[@amandaamorandi]

The Choice and The Best of Me are actually the two I always come back to

[@cookiesncream789]

A Walk to Remember is my favourite Nicholas Sparks movie. I've watched it countless times.

[@jamiecallahan3987]

I agree with this list!!! Only change I would Make is flip the longest ride and dear John. But yes!!!! Such a great list!!! Thank you!!!

[@TheLatinaBabyGurl]

The Notebook, The Lucky One and Safe Haven are my favorite go to movies.

[@hailey8552]

My favorite is “The Choice” so I am offended 😭

[@alexakearney]

Lol

[@amandaamorandi]

Yessss I was so surprised, I watch that movie all the time

[@perrine20cap]

Saaaaame !! I was so ready to see it at the top and then..

[@christineelizabeth4891]

It's literally one of my favorite rom coms it's so underated

[@coco2.2]

eeeww it’s pretty bad 😆

[@pamelakibildis1177]

My favorite Nicholas Sparks movie is A Walk To Remember and Always Will Be Love Mandy Moore 😊 Great List Ms Mojo 😉

[@justineves3588]

very very great epic list I like it a lot great job mis mojo one of my very favorite list ever

[@pavitraelizabeth9832]

The choice and a walk to remember will forever be my favourites !!! The best of me was also beautiful and tear jerking followed by safe heaven ♥️ The longest ride was amazing too but I liked the romance between the older couple much better 💯💯

[@tatianarussell1049]

The notebook and A walk to remember are my favorites❤️😭the ending gets me everytime no matter how many times I watch them

[@Ezri78]

Havent seen all of these..but my favorite is A Walk To Remember....and i also like Best Of Me....never really been able to appriciate The Notebook that much...maybe i just need to give it a second watch now that im older :)

[@tasctablet9510]

Every time I see the note book it makes me cry

[@adellpatty]

"A Walk To Remember" is always be my favourite

[@aurorag.a.2030]

A WALK TO REMEMBER!!!!!❤❤❤

[@bogummyfangirl2698]

I've watched Most of Nicholas Sparks film adaptation and they were all good but for me #1 is The Notebook and #2 is A Walk To Remember. For these two movies my tear ducts kept on flowing. I love how AWTR lessons of encouragement and faith but TN will never be lost because the lovestory of Ally and Noah stood the test of time. I will never forget the qoute of TN and I made a poster of this qoute myself and it is still in my laptop, this “The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. And that’s what you’ve given me. That’s what I’d hoped to give you forever.” - Noah.

[@stephymarie4403]

I've only read a few Nichols Sparks books and seen some of these films before I knew they were books. I think "Two by Two" would be an AMAZING film because it made cry which is EXTREMELY RARE. It gave me perspective what my dad must've felt when he and my mom split when I was young.

[@katherineeaster5799]

A Walk to Remember will always be #1 for me, followed closely by The Notebook. I will say, though, my favorite proposal happens in The Choice.

[@karriburkhart4367]

A Walk To Remember, and The Notebook are my favorites! 🥰💙❣️💜

[@tonzyjc]

I can't choose between A wall to remember and The notebook 🙈 so they toe for #1 and i really love the last song. All his work is pretty good but gets me a lil too sad

[@Savage-7980]

A walk to remember is the reason I watched half of the others in the list. I agree with the top three 😍😍

[@marielahernandez5072]

My favorite are a Walk to remember, the Notebook, Dear John, the Choice, and the Longest ride

[@jalenwoody4435]

My favorite is definitely "A Walk To Remember", the close second is definitely "The Longest Ride", I hated "The Choice", "The Best Of Me", and "The Lucky One" because they were nothing like their source materials, the one that I was most disappointed with was "The Best Of Me" as that was my favorite out of the Nicholas Sparks books I've read. Fun fact: this is not a lie, I was in the six grade, when I read all the books that had adaptations.

[@kirstenjames6174]

I agree in most part with the list. In all honesty the #10 movie I fell asleep during. It’s the only Nicholas Sparks movie I fell asleep in. Now if Tom Welling were the lead I probably would have stayed awake better. 😜 The first NS movie I ever saw was message in a bottle. First book I ever read was A Walk to Remember which got me hooked into reading his books! The NS book I read that I would like to see a screen adaptation of is The Rescue. He’s a firefighter with a haunted past. He finds and rescues an autistic little boy from a car accident that he wandered away from into a swamp. The mother is a hardworking single mother. He steps in to help them and ends up falling in love with her. It’s great!

[@DreamsInWild]

I'm surprised that The Notebook wasn't #1, but I'm not even mad because A Walk to Remember is an incredible movie.

[@Erica-2992]

I expected The Notebook to be #1 but was very happy with A Walk to Remember taking the top. It’s one of my favorites!

[@arianegrenier7194]

I’VE BEEN WANTING FOR THIS WOWOWWWW

[@Sunshinebubbles100]

The best of me is so amazing!!!! Should have definitely been further down the list.

[@Everythingofmusic]

Yes I love a walk to remember! It’s amazing!

[@folasadeadedapo]

A walk to remember is so good I literally went out and bought it!!!

[@cynthiaholmes5124]

My top 5 nk spark's movies are 5 the best of me 4 .nights in rodanthe 3. the last song 2. Safe haven 1. Message in a bottle 👋💙💜💗🥰🥰😍

[@kalifaberry5274]

My favs are a walk to remember, the notebook, save haven, the lucky one & the last song

[@sdickey34]

The Choice & The Lucky One is one of my favorite Nicolas Sparks adaptions

[@sharonc1375]

Im really happy my favorites are the top 2 . "A walk to remember " and "The notebook'" are movies are I will never get tired of watching I want to watch "The longest ride" though! it looks pretty good

[@youaremyeverything6667]

A walk to remember and the notebook will always be my favorite ❤❤❤

[@susangates7653]

The first time I watched a walk to remember I cried

[@Maddie-qz6xq]

This was just a recap but the clips made me cry already. I've watched all of them btw.

[@arisworld6711]

My top favs: 1) the last song 2) the notebook 3) dear John 4) the lucky one The rests follows and no I have not seen a walk to remember because I back out everytime because it seems so sad and I cannot take it.

[@ceciliachineka4146]

I genuinely loved all of them in different ways😍. I can't choose one😂😭

[@ahlamm-6141]

I’ve seen almost every movie by Nicholas sparks except for the notebook

[@lillianlyons3395]

A Walk to Remember by far my favorite. It is the movie that got me into Nicholas Sparks books and movies. I loved Jaime and Landon. Best of Me and Safe Haven were my other favorites. My least favorite was The Lucky One. One of two of his books I never read but the movie failed to impress me and absolutely zero chemistry between Zac Efron and Taylor Schilling. The thing about his movies is he always finds couples with the most amazing chemistry

[@Lilagrace326]

Why am I just now noticing that Stan from Mad Men and Piper from OITNB were in the Lucky One? I only recognized Zac Efron at the time🤦🏻‍♀️

[@LivstevMotherEarth]

I've never read Nicholas Sparks's books. The Choice is the only Nicholas Sparks adaptation I've seen and that's only because Tom Welling is in it. And THANK YOU! He was totally under utilised in that film as the 'other guy'. The best part was when he punched annoying Travis in the face. Besides that, it was a pretty terrible film imo.

[@gwenloulariwan7661]

Ira - I want you to be happy even if that happiness no longer includes me😭. It gets me everytime. I guess its time to watch the longest ride again

[@dumplingyoo7014]

Every nicholas sparks novel/movie has beach, river, or lake scene. But also my fav A walk to remember (the novel even makes me cry) The notebook Safe heaven

[@FantasticBeasts2024]

1. Message In a Bottle 2. Safe Haven 3. The Longest Ride 4. The Last Song 5. The Notebook 6. Dear John 7. A Walk To Remember 8. The Lucky One 9. Nights In Rodanthe 10. The Choice 11. The Best of Me

[@kateburcroff5209]

#1 A walk to remember #2 The notebook #3 Safe haven #4 Dear John #5 Message in a bottle