Green Zone. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 2006 book, Imperial Life in the Emerald City
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Imperial Life in the Emerald City
Rajiv Chandrasekaran, 2006
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Paul Greengrass, 2010

On March 19, 2003, Iraqi General Mohammed Al-Rawi flees his residence amid the bombardment of Baghdad. Afterward, CIA officer Martin Brown tells him that the next place he is to search was inspected by a UN team two months prior and that it too has been confirmed empty.


Reservation Road. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the 1998 book
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Reservation Road
John Burnham Schwartz, 1998
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Terry George, 2007

The lives of two fathers collide when a tragic hit-and-run car accident involving one of them results in the death of the other’s son. As a reckoning draws near, the two men react in unforeseen manners.


I Love You Phillip Morris. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 2003 book
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I Love You Phillip Morris
Steve McVicker, 2003
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Glenn Ficarra, John Requa, 2009

Steven Jay Russell is on his deathbed, recalling the events of his life that led him to this point. He plays the organ at church, has unenthusiastic sex with his wife, Debbie, and spends his off-hours searching for his biological mother, who had placed him for adoption as a child.


Sunlight Jr.. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2001 book, Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America
Barbara Ehrenreich, 2001
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Laurie Collyer, 2013

Melissa, a diligent convenience store clerk and her disabled partner Richie are caught in a cycle of poverty that spans generations. Their fortunes appear to change when Melissa discovers she is pregnant, but their happiness is short-lived when Melissa loses her job and they are forced to leave the motel they call home.


Brothers by Blood. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 1991 book, Brotherly Love
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Brotherly Love
Pete Dexter, 1991
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Jérémie Guez, 2020

Peter and Michael, raised on the streets of Philadelphia, are the children of Irish mob members, forever linked by the crimes of their fathers. 30 years later, Michael now runs the criminal organization and lusts for more power, his dangerous antics frequently held in check by his cautious cousin Peter. Haunted by the death of his sister, Peter is caught between the dreams of childhood and the realities of his life as an enforcer.