The Green Knight. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 1397 book, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Anonymous, 1397
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David Lowery, 2021

An epic fantasy adventure based on the Arthurian legend, The Green Knight tells the story of Sir Gawain, King Arthur’s headstrong nephew, who embarks on a daring quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a gigantic emerald-skinned stranger and tester of men.


The Light Between Oceans. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2012 book
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The Light Between Oceans
M.L. Stedman, 2012
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Derek Cianfrance, 2016

In December 1918, Tom Sherbourne — a traumatised and withdrawn hero of World War I — is hired as a lightkeeper at Janus Rock, a lighthouse off the coast of Australia. However, Isabel fears that the baby will almost certainly be sent to an orphanage and persuades Tom to pass the baby off as their own daughter, to which he grudgingly agrees to.


Testament of Youth. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 1933 book
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Testament of Youth
Vera Brittain, 1933
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James Kent, 2014

Amidst the backdrop of World War I, Vera Brittain, a student at Oxford University, decides to pause her academic pursuits and dedicates herself to nursing duties. Meanwhile, her brother, her suitor, and an undisclosed admirer find themselves confronted with mortality on the battlefields.


The Danish Girl. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 2000 book
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The Danish Girl
David Ebershoff, 2000
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Tom Hooper, 2015

In mid-1920s Copenhagen, portrait artist Gerda Wegener asks her husband, popular landscape artist Einar Wegener, to stand in for a female model who is late coming to their flat to pose for a painting she’s working on. A fictitious love story loosely inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener.


Jason Bourne. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 1980 book, The Bourne Identity
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The Bourne Identity
Robert Ludlum, 1980
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Paul Greengrass, 2016

Twelve years after he exposed Operation Blackbriar and disappeared, Jason Bourne has finally recovered from his amnesia, isolating himself from the world and making a living by taking part in savage, bareknuckle fighting bouts in Greece. In Reykjavík, Nicky Parsons, who has been collaborating with a hacktivist group led by Christian Dassault, hacks into the CIA’s mainframe computer server to expose its black ops programs.


Firebrand. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 2012 book, Queen's Gambit
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Queen's Gambit
Elizabeth Fremantle, 2012
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Karim Aïnouz, 2023

A psychological horror story set in the bloody Tudor court of the infamous King Henry VIII of England. Told from the point of view of Queen Catherine Parr, the sixth and final wife of Henry and the only one to avoid banishment or death.


The Fifth Estate. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2011 book, Inside WikiLeaks
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Inside WikiLeaks
Daniel Domscheit-Berg, 2011
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Bill Condon, 2013

The story opens in 2010, with the release of the Afghan War Logs. As their confidence increases, the two push forward in publishing information over the next three years, including secrets on Scientology, revealing Sarah Palin’s email account, and the membership list of the British National Party.


The Fifth Estate. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2011 book, WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange's War on Secrecy
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WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange's War on Secrecy
David Leigh, Luke Harding, 2011
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Bill Condon, 2013

The story opens in 2010, with the release of the Afghan War Logs. As their confidence increases, the two push forward in publishing information over the next three years, including secrets on Scientology, revealing Sarah Palin’s email account, and the membership list of the British National Party.


Tulip Fever. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 1999 book
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Tulip Fever
Deborah Moggach, 1999
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Justin Chadwick, 2017

Tulip Fever, which is set in 17th-century Amsterdam, centers on a married woman who initiates a passionate relationship with an artist who has been hired to paint her portrait. To acquire money to flee together, the lovers wager on the lucrative tulip bulb market.


Earthquake Bird. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 2001 book, The Earthquake Bird
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The Earthquake Bird
Susanna Jones, 2001
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Wash Westmoreland, 2019

Set in 1989 Tokyo, Lucy Fly, a young female expat working as a translator at a manufacturing company, is suspected of murder when her friend Lily goes missing in the wake of a tumultuous love triangle with Teiji Matsuda. After being released, Lucy discovers evidence in Teiji’s photo collection implicating him in Lily’s murder and disappearance.


The Glorias. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 2015 book, My Life on the Road
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My Life on the Road
Gloria Steinem, 2015
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Julie Taymor, 2020

An equal rights crusader, journalist and activist: Gloria Steinem embodies these and more. From her role in the revolutionary women’s rights movement to her travels throughout the U.S. and around the world, Steinem has made an everlasting mark on modern history. A nontraditional chronicle of a trailblazing life.


Seventh Son. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2004 book, The Spook's Apprentice
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The Spook's Apprentice
Joseph Delaney, 2004
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Sergey Bodrov, 2014

John Gregory, who is a seventh son of a seventh son and also the local spook, has protected the country from witches, boggarts, ghouls and all manner of things that go bump in the night. However John is not young anymore, and has been seeking an apprentice to carry on his trade. Most have failed to survive.