J.D. Salinger's Favorite Movies

Since J.D. Salinger’s death many film critics have enjoyed quoting from Salinger’s seminal work The Catcher in the Rye where the fictional character of Holden Caulfield proclaims “If there’s one thing I hate, it’s the movies.” The quote has become a jumping-off point for anyone trying to explain why Salinger didn’t want Catcher in the Rye turned into a film but they’re sadly mistaken when they also assume that the author didn’t like movies.

In Joyce Maynard’s memoir At Home in the World she discusses her lengthy relationship with J.D. Salinger and makes it clear that movies...