Krillion Recorded answers
20,704 recorded answers
How to approach it
Start from the printed side, not from a favourite film. Sweep broad shelves: literary novels, genre fiction, young-adult titles, memoirs, reportage, biographies and published plays all feed the film industry, so almost any well-known book is a candidate. Then test the link: was there a feature film, not merely a series, a stage revival or a documentary short? With a candidate in hand, prefer the one you can name precisely, exact title as printed, articles and subtitles included, because the reveal rewards recognisable but not ubiquitous entries. If two books come to mind, take the less obvious one; blockbusters cluster at the bottom of the scale while mid-list and translated titles sit higher.
Get a hint
Follow the most travelled pipeline first: novels that became feature films, including genre fiction, prize winners and titles that sold heavily long before anyone filmed them.
A little more
Widen beyond fiction: memoirs, biographies, accounts of real cases, essay collections and published plays have reached cinemas too, and the film often drifts far from the printed page.
One step further
Picture titles whose screen version overshadows the book, and works written in one tongue and filmed in a different one; the link only needs to be documented, not famous.
Reveal answers 20,704
- John Dies at the EndDeep Cut85points
- John Gabriel BorkmanDeep Cut85points
- John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!Deep Cut85points
- John Halifax, GentlemanDeep Cut85points
- John Loves MaryDeep Cut85points
- John Needham's DoubleDeep Cut85points
- John Riew'Deep Cut85points
- John the ValiantDeep Cut85points
- Johnny BelindaDeep Cut85points
- Johnny Got His GunDeep Cut85points
- Johnny GuitarDeep Cut85points
- Johnny Mad DogDeep Cut85points
- Johnny O UrboshiDeep Cut85points
- Johnny, My FriendDeep Cut85points
- Joi Baba FelunathDeep Cut85points
- Jóia de FamíliaDeep Cut85points
- Joker GameDeep Cut85points
- Jokin ihmisessäDeep Cut85points
- Jōkyō MonogatariDeep Cut85points
- Jolene: A LifeDeep Cut85points
- Jón Oddur and Jón BjarniDeep Cut85points
- Jonás y la ballena rosadaDeep Cut85points
- Jongoler Modhye Ek HotelDeep Cut85points
- JoniDeep Cut85points
- Jord!Deep Cut85points
- Jørgen + Anne = TrueDeep Cut85points
- Jorinde and JoringelDeep Cut85points
- Jørund SmedDeep Cut85points
- JoryDeep Cut85points
- Josee, the Tiger and the FishDeep Cut85points
- Josef und MariaDeep Cut85points
- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatDeep Cut85points
- Joseph AndrewsDeep Cut85points
- Joseph BalsamoDeep Cut85points
- Joseph of RyysyrantaDeep Cut85points
- JosephaDeep Cut85points
- JoséphineDeep Cut85points
- Josephine MutzenbacherDeep Cut85points
- Josephine the Singer, or the Mouse FolkDeep Cut85points
- JoshuaDeep Cut85points
- Joshua Then and NowDeep Cut85points
- JouliksDeep Cut85points
- Journal d'une schizophrèneDeep Cut85points
- Journal of Linnett MooreDeep Cut85points
- Journal of My Life During the French RevolutionDeep Cut85points
- Journal with WitchDeep Cut85points
- Journey at SunriseDeep Cut85points
- Journey for a SmileDeep Cut85points
- Journey into FearDeep Cut85points
- Journey into FreedomDeep Cut85points
Why these answers count
Points here track almost entirely how many players landed on the same title. Household blockbusters were named so often that they settled at the floor of the scale, whereas the 85-point band is crowded with books that are real but rarely the first thing anyone thinks of: 1408, 1922, 3:10 to Yuma, 2 Guns, 101 Reykjavík, 4.50 from Paddington and 84, Charing Cross Road all sit there. The single 100-point entry, The Hound of Florence, marks the ceiling, an obscure source behind a famous film earning maximum rarity. That band also draws on titles from many countries and several idioms, which suggests translated and non-Anglophone books are the most dependable way out of the crowd. The 60-point tier holds 936 answers: recognisable titles that a fair number of players still reached. The practical rule is that the more canonical and widely printed the book, the lower the score, while the more precise, translated or half-forgotten the source, the higher it climbs.