What movies turned out better than the books they were based on?

Saw Mockingjay yesterday. Although the Hunger Games book series was...okay, I guess, I have thoroughly enjoyed the movie series thus far. I think it has something to do with the way the books were written as opposed to the movies. There is only so much a book in first person narrative can describe, but the HG movies detail what is occurring in other parts of Panem - outside of Katniss' (often whiny) little circle. Or maybe it's just Jennifer Lawrence. I don't know. Anyhow, it made me curious if any other movies out there were actually better than the books they were based on. Discuss!