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Same Story, Different Name

A list of 26 books that have at some point been adapted into a movie under a different or slightly altered title.
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The Accidental Billionaires (Ben Mezrich)
The Accidental Billionaires
1
Ben Mezrich
All You Need Is Kill (Hiroshi Sakurazaka)
All You Need Is Kill
2
Hiroshi Sakurazaka
The Body (Stephen King)
The Body
3
Stephen King
The Cabin at the End of the World (Paul Tremblay)
The Cabin at the End of the World
4
Paul Tremblay
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
5
Roald Dahl
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
6
Philip K. Dick
Farewell, My Lovely (Raymond Chandler)
Farewell, My Lovely
7
Raymond Chandler
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
8
Sarah Waters
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
9
Fannie Flagg
The Greatest Gift (Philip Van Doren Stern)
The Greatest Gift
10
Philip Van Doren Stern
Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
Haunting of Hill House
11
Shirley Jackson
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
12
Joseph Conrad
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
13
Richard Matheson
Nothing Lasts Forever (Roderick Thorp)
Nothing Lasts Forever
14
Roderick Thorp
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
15
Charles Dickens
A Princess of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
A Princess of Mars
16
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Push (Sapphire)
Push
17
Sapphire
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption (Stephen King)
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
18
Stephen King
The Sheep-Pig (Dick King-Smith)
The Sheep-Pig
19
Dick King-Smith
Shoeless Joe (W.P. Kinsella)
Shoeless Joe
20
W.P. Kinsella
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Becky Albertalli)
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
21
Becky Albertalli
Skipping Christmas (John Grisham)
Skipping Christmas
22
John Grisham
Who Censored Roger Rabbit? (Wolf)
Who Censored Roger Rabbit?
23
Wolf
Who Goes There? (John W. Campbell)
Who Goes There?
24
John W. Campbell
We Can Remember It for You Wholesale
We Can Remember It for You Wholesale
25
Wiseguy (Nicholas Pileggi)
Wiseguy
26
Nicholas Pileggi
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