White Noise (2022): Film vs Book

About the film

A professor's family faces a strange airborne event that makes everyone examine their fear of death.

How close is it to the book?

The film follows the novel's story and its dry humor, and turns its long monologues into dialogue.

Read or watch first?

The book's essayistic voice is its best feature.

What the book gives you

White Noise by Don DeLillo

A sharp, witty look at family, fear and shopping malls that feels uncannily current.

Who will like it: Readers who like smart, funny novels about modern life and its anxieties.