#1
The Godfather
1972
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Which films appear across B2S 100, AFI 100, Best Picture, Sight & Sound and the National Film Registry? Compare collections and discover the films they have in common.
100 Book to Screen selections
Book to Screen's 100 Greatest Film Adaptations
Book to Screen's editorial longlist of 100 outstanding film adaptations.
#2
The Godfather Part II
1974
#3
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
#4
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
#5
The Shawshank Redemption
1994
Book-to-screen adaptations represented in AFI's list
AFI's 100 Years…100 Movies
Book-to-screen adaptations appearing in AFI's 10th anniversary list of the 100 greatest American movies.
#2
The Godfather
1972
#4
Raging Bull
1980
#6
Gone with the Wind
1939
#8
Schindler's List
1993
#10
The Wizard of Oz
1939
Best Picture winners represented
Academy Award — Best Picture Winners
Best Picture winners that match Book to Screen's adaptation catalog.
Best Picture 2025
One Battle After Another
2025-09-23
Best Picture 2023
Oppenheimer
2023-07-19
Best Picture 2020
Nomadland
2021-01-29
Best Picture 2016
Moonlight
2016-10-21
Best Picture 2013
12 Years a Slave
2013-10-18
Book-to-screen adaptations represented in Sight & Sound's list
Sight & Sound's 100 Greatest Films of All Time
Book-to-screen adaptations appearing in Sight & Sound's 2022 critics' poll.
#6
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968
#12
The Godfather
1972
#15
The Searchers
1956
#19
Apocalypse Now
1979
#25
The Night of the Hunter
1955
Book-to-screen adaptations represented in the Registry
National Film Registry
Book-to-screen adaptations selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry.
Inducted 2023
12 Years a Slave
2013
Inducted 1991
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968
Inducted 1990
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930
Inducted 2001
All the King's Men
1949
Inducted 2010
All the President's Men
1976