Kick-Ass. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 2008 comic book
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Kick-Ass
Mark Millar, John Romita Jr., 2008
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Matthew Vaughn, 2010

Dave Lizewski is an ordinary teenager who lives in Staten Island, New York. As a result, his longtime crush, Katie Deauxma, immediately attempts to become his friend.


The Illusionist. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the 1998 book, The Knife Thrower
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The Knife Thrower
Steven Millhauser, 1998
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Neil Burger, 2006

In Vienna, Austria-Hungary, 1889, a magician named Eisenheim is arrested by Chief Inspector Walter Uhl of the Vienna Police during a magic show involving necromancy. During one performance, he encounters the adult Sophie and learns that she is expected to marry the Crown Prince Leopold, who, it is rumored, is brutal towards women and in the past even murdered one.


Nocturnal Animals. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 1993 book, Tony and Susan
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Tony and Susan
Austin Wright, 1993
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Tom Ford, 2016

Art gallery owner Susan Morrow receives the manuscript for a novel penned by her estranged ex-husband Edward Sheffield along with an invitation for dinner during Edward’s upcoming visit to Los Angeles. After being forced off the road, Tony is powerless to stop Ray and Turk from kidnapping his wife, Laura, and their daughter, India, and leaving him with Lou, who forces him to drive Ray’s car to the end of a road where he is abandoned.


Bullet Train. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 2010 book
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Bullet Train
Kōtarō Isaka, 2010
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David Leitch, 2022

Trained killer Ladybug wants to give up the life but is pulled back in by his handler Maria Beetle in order to collect a briefcase on a bullet train heading from Tokyo to Morioka. Once onboard, he and the other competing assassins onboard discover that their objectives are all connected.


Avengers: Age of Ultron. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 1963 comic book, The Avengers
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The Avengers
Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, 1963
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Joss Whedon, 2015

In the Eastern European country of Sokovia, the Avengers—Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, Thor, Bruce Banner, Natasha Romanoff, and Clint Barton—raid a Hydra facility commanded by Baron Wolfgang von Strucker, who has been experimenting on humans using the scepter previously wielded by Loki.


Avengers: Age of Ultron. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron: The Junior Novel
Chris Wyatt, 2015
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Joss Whedon, 2015

In the Eastern European country of Sokovia, the Avengers—Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, Thor, Bruce Banner, Natasha Romanoff, and Clint Barton—raid a Hydra facility commanded by Baron Wolfgang von Strucker, who has been experimenting on humans using the scepter previously wielded by Loki.


Nowhere Boy. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 2007 book, Imagine This: Growing Up With My Brother John Lennon
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Imagine This: Growing Up With My Brother John Lennon
Julia Baird, 2007
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Sam Taylor-Johnson, 2009

The drama tells the story of John Lennon’s teenage years from 1955 to 1960. John was separated from his mother, Julia Lennon, when he was five. He was brought up by his aunt and uncle, Mimi and George Smith, as their own son. He learns the truth at George’s funeral, becomes curious and seeks out his mother. John becomes obsessed with rock ‘n’ roll music during a visit to Blackpool with Julia.


Albert Nobbs. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 1918 book, The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs
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The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs
George Moore, 1918
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Rodrigo García, 2011

Albert Nobbs is a butler at the Morrison Hotel in late-19th-century Dublin, Ireland; his boss is Mrs Baker. Although biologically female, Albert has spent the last 30 years living as a man. He has also been secretly saving money to buy a tobacconist shop to gain some measure of freedom and independence. Recently unemployed Joe Mackins arrives at the hotel and cons his way into a boilerman job.


Anna Karenina. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 1877 book
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Anna Karenina
Leo Tolstoy, 1877
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Joe Wright, 2012

In the Russian Empire in 1874, Princess Darya, nicknamed Dolly, banishes her unfaithful husband Prince Stephan Stiva Oblonsky. Stiva’s sister, Anna Karenina, a socialite living in Saint Petersburg with her older husband Count Alexei Karenin, and son Seryozha, travels to Moscow to persuade Dolly to forgive her husband.


Kick-Ass 2. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2012 comic book
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Kick-Ass 2
Mark Millar, John Romita Jr., 2012
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Jeff Wadlow, 2013

Two years after the death of Damon Macready and defeating Frank D’Amico, Dave Lizewski, bored after having retired from fighting crime as Kick-Ass, begins training with Hit-Girl to become a real hero. Now in control of his father’s criminal empire, Chris decides to become a supervillain named The Motherfucker, adapting a BDSM suit for his costume, and assembles a gang of supervillains called the Toxic Mega Cunts with his aide Javier and gains a cult following on Twitter, swearing vengeance on Kick-Ass.


Savages. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 2010 book
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Savages
Don Winslow, 2010
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Oliver Stone, 2012

Best friends Chon and Ben are marijuana growers in Laguna Beach, California. Ophelia is kidnapped by Lado’s gang; Chon and Ben are notified of the kidnapping by a video call from cartel leader Elena Sánchez, who threatens to harm Ophelia if they decline the partnership.


Godzilla. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Godzilla
Greg Cox, 2014
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Gareth Edwards, 2014

In 1954, Godzilla, a prehistoric alpha predator, is lured to Bikini Atoll in an attempt to kill him with a nuclear bomb. In Japan, the Janjira Nuclear Power Plant experiences unusual seismic activity as supervisor Joe Brody sends his wife Sandra to lead a team of technicians into the reactor.