Catch Me If You Can. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1980 book, Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake
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Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake
Frank W. Abagnale, Stan Redding, 1980
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Steven Spielberg, 2002

Frank Abagnale Jr. idolizes his father, who’s in trouble with the IRS. Frank runs away when his parents divorce. Needing money, he turns to confidence scams to survive and his cons grow bolder. He impersonates an airline pilot and forges Pan Am payroll checks. Soon, his forgeries are worth millions of dollars.


Sharp Objects. Poster of the 2018 TV series and cover of the 2006 book
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Sharp Objects
Gillian Flynn, 2006
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Marti Noxon, 2018

Crime reporter Camille Preaker, suffering from alcoholism and recently discharged from a psychiatric hospital after years of self-harming, returns to her hometown of Wind Gap, Missouri, to investigate the murders of two young girls.


Zack Snyder's Justice League. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 1987 comic book, Justice League
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Justice League
Gardner Fox, 1987
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Zack Snyder, 2021

Thousands of years ago, Darkseid and his Parademons attempted to conquer Earth using the Mother Boxes after learning that Earth harbored the Anti-Life Equation. Steppenwolf aims to regain Darkseid’s favor by gathering the boxes to form the Unity, which would terraform Earth in the likeness of their world Apokolips.


Arrival. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2002 book, Stories of Your Life
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Stories of Your Life
Ted Chiang, 2002
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Denis Villeneuve, 2016

Linguist Louise Banks’s daughter Hannah dies at the age of twelve from an incurable illness. Banks leads an elite team of investigators when gigantic spaceships touchdown in 12 locations around the world. As nations teeter on the verge of global war, Banks and her crew must race against time to find a way to communicate with the extraterrestrial visitors.


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.


Doubt. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 2005 book
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Doubt
John Patrick Shanley, 2005
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John Patrick Shanley, 2008

In 1964 at a Catholic church in The Bronx, New York, Father Brendan Flynn gives a sermon on the nature of doubt, noting that it, like faith, can be a unifying force. Sister Aloysius, the strict principal of the church’s parish school, becomes concerned when she sees a boy pull away from Flynn in the school courtyard.


American Hustle. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 1981 book, The Sting Man: Inside Abscam
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The Sting Man: Inside Abscam
Robert W. Greene, 1981
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David O. Russell, 2013

The deception unfolds as Irving Rosenfeld and Sydney Prosser, both swindlers and in love, are trapped by the driven FBI agent Richie DiMaso and compelled to join a high-stakes operation aimed at catching Carmine Polito, a politician, and his colleagues. To further complicate things, Irving’s wife Rosalyn poses a significant risk, as her involvement could cause the entire plan to crumble.


The Muppets. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Muppets: The Movie Junior Novel
Katharine Turner, 2011
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James Bobin, 2011

Gary, a resident of Smalltown, plans a vacation to Los Angeles with his girlfriend, Mary, to celebrate their tenth anniversary, inviting his brother Walter, a fan of the Muppets, who watched The Muppet Show throughout his youth, so he can tour the Muppet Studios. Mary accepts this, as she is a Muppet fan as well, but feels Gary’s devotion to Walter is distracting from their relationship.


Man of Steel. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 1938 comic book, Superman
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Superman
Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, 1938
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Zack Snyder, 2013

A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.


Man of Steel. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Man of Steel
Greg Cox, 2013
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Zack Snyder, 2013

A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.


Charlie Wilson's War. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the 2003 book
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Charlie Wilson's War
George Crile, 2003
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Mike Nichols, 2007

In 1980, Congressman Charlie Wilson is more interested in partying than legislating, frequently throwing huge galas and staffing his congressional office with young, attractive women. The Congressman is deeply moved by their misery and determination to fight, but is frustrated by the regional CIA personnel’s insistence on a low key approach against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.


Julie & Julia. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 2006 book, My Life in France
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My Life in France
Julia Child, Alex Prud'Homme, 2006
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Nora Ephron, 2009

In the 1950s, Julia Child, an enthusiastic and unabashed woman, moves to Paris with her diplomat husband, Paul Child. She is undaunted however, and begins collaborating on a book about French cooking for American housewives with Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle.