Recently we looked at TV programs that made bad movies. This week letâs list some books that made great movies. Since this list is possibly a mile long, we turned to a favorite book resource, BookBub. Contributor Jeff Somers listed 40, but weâll only examine the first ten on his list. BTW, all of these films scored an Oscar for one thing or another: 10) âDr. Zhivagoâ (1965) â David Leanâs epic film is faithful to the plot of Boris Pasternack sweeping Russian love story, adding a visual style âthat is so beautiful and so fluidly shot you can enjoy it with the sound off â a feat few films can manage.â