The Legend of 1900. Poster of the 1998 movie and cover of the 1994 book, Novecento
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Novecento
Alessandro Baricco, 1994
movie vs book
Giuseppe Tornatore, 1998

The story is told in medias res as a series of flashbacks. Max Tooney, a musician, enters a secondhand music shop just before closing time, broke and badly in need of money. He has only a Conn trumpet, which he sells for less than he had hoped. Clearly torn at parting from his prized possession, he asks to play it one last time.


Spider-Man. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1963 comic book, The Amazing Spider-Man
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The Amazing Spider-Man
Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, 1963
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Sam Raimi, 2002

On a school trip, high school senior Peter Parker visits a Columbia University genetics laboratory, where he is bitten by a genetically engineered super spider that escaped from containment and seemingly falls ill after returning home.


Spider-Man. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Spider-Man
Peter David, 2002
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Sam Raimi, 2002

On a school trip, high school senior Peter Parker visits a Columbia University genetics laboratory, where he is bitten by a genetically engineered super spider that escaped from containment and seemingly falls ill after returning home.


Spider-Man 2. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Spider-Man 2
Peter David, 2004
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Sam Raimi, 2004

Two years after Norman Osborn’s death, Peter Parker, a.k.a. Harry, who is now head of Oscorp’s genetic and scientific research division, is sponsoring a fusion power project by nuclear scientist Otto Octavius, who befriends and mentors Peter.


Always Outnumbered. Poster of the 1998 movie and cover of the 1997 book, Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned
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Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned
Walter Mosley, 1997
movie vs book
Michael Apted, 1998

After a long incarceration, aging ex-con Socrates Fortlow is trying hard to make a new life and to accept the regrets of his past. Meanwhile, he meets a young boy named Darryl, who witnessed a boy murdered by a friend of his. He also has to deal with his best friend’s deteriorating health and finding work.


Ellen Foster. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the 1987 book
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Ellen Foster
Kaye Gibbons, 1987
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John Erman, 1997

Following the passing of her mother, a young girl is separated from her abusive father and is shuffled between different friends and family members, constantly searching for a permanent place to call her home.


Kiss the Girls. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the 1995 book
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Kiss the Girls
James Patterson, 1995
movie vs book
Gary Fleder, 1997

Washington, D.C. detective and forensic psychologist Alex Cross heads to Durham, North Carolina when his niece Naomi, a college student, is reported missing. When she awakens from a drugged state, Kate discovers that she is being held by a masked man calling himself Casanova, and she is one of several prisoners trapped in his lair.


A Raisin in the Sun. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 1959 book
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A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry, 1959
movie vs book
Kenny Leon, 2008

Set in the 1950s on Chicago’s South Side, this film narrates the tale of a poor black family grappling with the challenges of life. It presents a poignant portrayal of individuals whose aspirations and dreams are perpetually postponed, evoking profound emotions.


Extreme Measures. Poster of the 1996 movie and cover of the 1991 book
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Extreme Measures
Michael Palmer, 1991
movie vs book
Michael Apted, 1996

Under the care of English physician Guy Luthan at New York’s Gramercy Hospital, a homeless individual meets a gruesome end. To Luthan’s astonishment, the patient and his medical record vanish without a trace. Despite being instructed by his superiors to let the matter go, Luthan refuses to abandon the case. His investigation leads him to a disturbing discovery: the exploitation of homeless individuals for scientific experimentation.


Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the 1985 book, The Forbidden
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The Forbidden
Clive Barker, 1985
movie vs book
Bill Condon, 1995

Coleman Tarrant, who was the father of New Orleans schoolteacher Annie Tarrant, was murdered while investigating the deaths of the three men in a manner that was similar to the Candyman legend. One year later and three years after the Candyman murders in Chicago, Professor Philip Purcell writes a book about the case. The Candyman kills Purcell in a public bathroom following a book signing.


Quicksilver Highway. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the 1992 book, Chattery Teeth
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Chattery Teeth
Stephen King, 1992
movie vs book
Mick Garris, 1997

The main story is centered on Aaron Quicksilver, a travelling showman who tells horror stories to the people he meets. He first runs into a newly married couple who are hitchhiking, to whom he tells the story Chattery Teeth, about a man who is saved from a dangerous hitchhiker by a set of wind-up toy teeth. He later runs into a pickpocket to whom he tells a story about a man whose hands rebel against him.


Quicksilver Highway. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the 1985 book, The Body Politic
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The Body Politic
Clive Barker, 1985
movie vs book
Mick Garris, 1997

The main story is centered on Aaron Quicksilver, a travelling showman who tells horror stories to the people he meets. He first runs into a newly married couple who are hitchhiking, to whom he tells the story Chattery Teeth, about a man who is saved from a dangerous hitchhiker by a set of wind-up toy teeth. He later runs into a pickpocket to whom he tells a story about a man whose hands rebel against him.