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
- Empfang bei der WeltDeep Cut85points
- Empire MDeep Cut85points
- Empire of the AntsDeep Cut85points
- Empire VDeep Cut85points
- Empty CradlesDeep Cut85points
- Empty PocketsDeep Cut85points
- Empty WorldDeep Cut85points
- En cas de malheurDeep Cut85points
- En dag i oktoberDeep Cut85points
- En ganske almindelig flue av middels størrelseDeep Cut85points
- En helt vanlig dag på jobbenDeep Cut85points
- En komikers uppväxtDeep Cut85points
- En la ardiente oscuridadDeep Cut85points
- En levande själDeep Cut85points
- En mänska börjar likna sin själDeep Cut85points
- En piga bland pigorDeep Cut85points
- En sjømann går i landDeep Cut85points
- En ThangaiDeep Cut85points
- Encounter in the DawnDeep Cut85points
- End as a ManDeep Cut85points
- End of the RainbowDeep Cut85points
- End of the TrailDeep Cut85points
- End of the WorldDeep Cut85points
- End PlayDeep Cut85points
- Ender's ShadowDeep Cut85points
- EndgameDeep Cut85points
- Endless DesireDeep Cut85points
- Endless LoveDeep Cut85points
- Endless NightDeep Cut85points
- Enduring LoveDeep Cut85points
- EndzeitDeep Cut85points
- EneidaDeep Cut85points
- EnemiesDeep Cut85points
- Enemies, a Love StoryDeep Cut85points
- Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for StalingradDeep Cut85points
- Enemy Coast AheadDeep Cut85points
- Enemy MineDeep Cut85points
- EnfrentadosDeep Cut85points
- EngelDeep Cut85points
- England Made MeDeep Cut85points
- EnglandsfarereDeep Cut85points
- English, AugustDeep Cut85points
- EnhjørningenDeep Cut85points
- EnigmaDeep Cut85points
- EnippadikalDeep Cut85points
- EnochDeep Cut85points
- Enoch ArdenDeep Cut85points
- Enough for HappinessDeep Cut85points
- Enough Stupidity in Every Wise ManDeep Cut85points
- Enseñar a un sinvergüenzaDeep 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.