Interstellar. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Interstellar
Greg Keyes, 2014
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Christopher Nolan, 2014

In 2067, crop blights and dust storms threaten humanity’s survival. Corn is the last viable crop. The crew includes scientists Dr. Amelia Brand (Professor Brand ‘s daughter), Dr. Romilly, Dr. Doyle, and robots TARS and CASE. After traversing the wormhole, Romilly studies the black hole while Cooper, Doyle, and Brand descend in a landing craft to investigate Miller’s planet, an ocean world.


The Dark Knight Rises. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Dark Knight Rises
Greg Cox, 2012
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Christopher Nolan, 2012

Bane, a masked terrorist and former member of the League of Shadows, abducts nuclear physicist Dr. Leonid Pavel from a CIA aircraft over Uzbekistan before crashing the aircraft. Bane sets up his base in the city sewers, and prompts Wayne’s corporate rival John Daggett to buy Wayne’s fingerprints.


The Dark Knight Rises. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 1940 comic book, Batman
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Batman
Bob Kane, Bill Finger, 1940
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Christopher Nolan, 2012

Bane, a masked terrorist and former member of the League of Shadows, abducts nuclear physicist Dr. Leonid Pavel from a CIA aircraft over Uzbekistan before crashing the aircraft. Bruce Wayne has become a recluse, and Wayne Enterprises is losing money after Wayne discontinued his fusion reactor project when he learned that it could be weaponized.


One Day. Poster of the 2024 TV series and cover of the 2009 book
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One Day
David Nicholls, 2009
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Nicole Taylor, 2024-

Spanning two decades, Netflix’s One Day follows Emma and Dexter’s love story, but only on July 15th of each year. Through these glimpses, we see their lives unfold, wondering if their connection will ever truly blossom.


Les Misérables. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 1862 book
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Les Misérables
Victor Hugo, 1862
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Tom Hooper, 2012

In 1815, French prisoner Jean Valjean is released from the Bagne of Toulon after serving nineteen years for stealing a loaf of bread for his sister’s son. Stealing his silverware, Valjean is captured by police, but the Bishop claims he gave Valjean the silver, telling him to use it to do something worthwhile with his life. Moved, Valjean breaks his parole to start a new life.


Dark Waters. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 2019 book, Exposure
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Exposure
Robert Bilott, 2019
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Todd Haynes, 2019

Robert Bilott is a corporate defense lawyer from Cincinnati, Ohio working for law firm Taft Stettinius & Hollister. Farmer Wilbur Tennant, who knows Robert’s grandmother, asks Robert to investigate a number of unexplained animal deaths in Parkersburg, West Virginia. Tennant connects the deaths to the chemical manufacturing corporation DuPont, and gives Robert a large case of videotapes.


Mothers' Instinct. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 2003 book, Mothers' Instinct (Behind the Hatred)
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Mothers' Instinct (Behind the Hatred)
Barbara Abel, 2003
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Benoît Delhomme, 2023

Alice and Celine lead seemingly idyllic lives, embracing traditional roles with successful husbands and sons of similar ages. However, their perfect harmony is abruptly shattered following a tragic accident. In the aftermath, guilt, suspicion, and paranoia creep in, causing their once unbreakable sisterly bond to unravel.


One Day. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 2009 book
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One Day
David Nicholls, 2009
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Lone Scherfig, 2011

Dexter and Emma spend the night together following their graduation from the University of Edinburgh, in 1988. They talk about how they will be once they are 40. While they do not become romantically involved completely, this is the beginning of their friendship. The movie follows them on the same day—15 July, St. Swithin’s day—over 18 years.


Becoming Jane. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the 2003 book, Becoming Jane Austen
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Becoming Jane Austen
Jon Spence, 2003
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Julian Jarrold, 2007

Jane Austen is a younger daughter of the Reverend George Austen and his wife, who have yet to find a suitable husband for Jane. She aspires to be a writer, to the dismay of her mother and proud delight of her father. Thomas Lefroy is a promising lawyer with a bad reputation, which he describes as typical for people in the profession, and is sent to live in the country by his uncle to calm him down.


The Devil Wears Prada. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the 2003 book
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The Devil Wears Prada
Lauren Weisberger, 2003
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David Frankel, 2006

Andrea Andy Sachs is an aspiring journalist fresh out of Northwestern University. Despite her ridicule for the shallowness of the fashion industry, she lands a job as junior personal assistant to Miranda Priestly, the editor-in-chief of Runway magazine, a job that millions of girls would kill for.


Rio. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Rio: The Junior Novel
Lexa Hillyer, 2011
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Carlos Saldanha, 2011

Captured by smugglers when he was just a hatchling, a macaw named Blu never learned to fly and lives a happily domesticated life in Minnesota with his human friend, Linda. Blu is thought to be the last of his kind, but when word comes that Jewel, a lone female, lives in Rio de Janeiro, Blu and Linda go to meet her.


Love & Other Drugs. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 2005 book, Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman
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Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman
Jamie Reidy, 2005
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Edward Zwick, 2010

In 1996, Jamie Randall is fired from a Pittsburgh electronics store for having sex with his manager’s girlfriend. His wealthy brother, Josh, offers to refer Jamie to a friend for a job as a pharmaceutical sales representative. Afterwards, Jamie tries to gain access to Dr. Knight by flirting with his female employees, while secretly discarding the Prozac samples.