Brazil. Poster of the 1985 movie and cover of the 1949 book, 1984
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1984
George Orwell, 1949
movie vs book
Terry Gilliam, 1985

In a dystopian, polluted, over consumerist, hyper-bureaucratic alternative present day, Sam Lowry is a low-level government employee who frequently daydreams of himself as a winged warrior saving a damsel in distress. Sam discovers the mistake when he discovers the wrong bank account had been debited for the arrest and visits Buttle’s widow to give her the refund where he encounters the upstairs neighbour Jill Layton, and is astonished to discover that she resembles the woman from his dreams.


Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Poster of the 1988 movie and cover of the 1981 book, Who Censored Roger Rabbit?
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Who Censored Roger Rabbit?
Gary K. Wolf, 1981
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Robert Zemeckis, 1988

In 1947 Los Angeles, toons act in their theatrical cartoon shorts as with live-action films; they regularly interact with real people and animals and reside in Toontown. R.K. Maroon, head of Maroon Cartoon Studios, is concerned about the recent poor performances of one of his biggest stars, Roger Rabbit.


Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Poster of the 1988 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Martin Noble, 1988
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Robert Zemeckis, 1988

In 1947 Los Angeles, toons act in their theatrical cartoon shorts as with live-action films; they regularly interact with real people and animals and reside in Toontown. R.K. Maroon, head of Maroon Cartoon Studios, is concerned about the recent poor performances of one of his biggest stars, Roger Rabbit.


David Copperfield. Poster of the 1999 TV series and cover of the 1850 book
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David Copperfield
Charles Dickens, 1850
TV series vs book
Simon Curtis, 1999

The story follows the life of David Copperfield from childhood to maturity. David was born in Blunderstone, Suffolk, England, six months after the death of his father. David spends his early years in relative happiness with his loving, childish mother and their kindly housekeeper, Clara Peggotty. They call him Davy. When he is seven years old his mother marries Edward Murdstone.


Enemy at the Gates. Poster of the 2001 movie and cover of the 1973 book, Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad
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Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad
William Craig, 1973
movie vs book
Jean-Jacques Annaud, 2001

A young Vasily Zaitsev is taught how to shoot with a hunting rifle by his grandfather, in the Ural Mountains. The vehicle’s occupant, Commissar Danilov hides among numerous bodies, coincidentally next to Vasily, who uses his marksmanship skills to kill all German soldiers nearby and grant them both safety.


Hook. Poster of the 1991 movie and cover of the 1906 book, Peter and Wendy
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Peter and Wendy
J.M. Barrie, 1906
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Steven Spielberg, 1991

Successful San Francisco corporate lawyer Peter Banning is unaware that his workaholic lifestyle is straining his relationship with his wife Moira and their children, Jack and Maggie. Surprised to see how weak Peter has become, Hook challenges him to fly and rescue his children, but then prepares to execute him when he fails.


A Christmas Carol. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 1843 book
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A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens, 1843
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Robert Zemeckis, 2009

In 1843, on Christmas Eve, Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly old businessman, does not share the merriment of Christmas. In his house, Scrooge encounters the ghost of his deceased business partner Jacob Marley, who warns him to repent his wicked ways or he will be condemned in the afterlife like he was, carrying heavy chains forged from his own greediness.


A Christmas Carol. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the book novelization
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A Christmas Carol: The Junior Novel
James Ponti, 2009
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Robert Zemeckis, 2009

In 1843, on Christmas Eve, Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly old businessman, does not share the merriment of Christmas. In his house, Scrooge encounters the ghost of his deceased business partner Jacob Marley, who warns him to repent his wicked ways or he will be condemned in the afterlife like he was, carrying heavy chains forged from his own greediness.


Hook. Poster of the 1991 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Hook
Terry Brooks, 1991
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Steven Spielberg, 1991

Successful San Francisco corporate lawyer Peter Banning is unaware that his workaholic lifestyle is straining his relationship with his wife Moira and their children, Jack and Maggie. Surprised to see how weak Peter has become, Hook challenges him to fly and rescue his children, but then prepares to execute him when he fails.


The Cotton Club. Poster of the 1984 movie and cover of the 1977 book
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The Cotton Club
James Haskins, 1977
movie vs book
Francis Ford Coppola, 1984

A musician named Dixie Dwyer begins working with mobsters to advance his career but falls in love with the girlfriend of gangland kingpin Dutch Schultz. A dancer from Dixie’s neighborhood, Sandman Williams, is hired with his brother by The Cotton Club, a jazz club where most of the performers are black and the customers are white.


Neverland. Poster of the 2011 TV series and cover of the 1906 book, Peter and Wendy
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Peter and Wendy
J.M. Barrie, 1906
TV series vs book
Nick Willing, 2011

In London, England 1906, arch crook and ace fencer James “Jimmy” Hook assembles a gang of juvenile street thieves, including Peter. Jimmy proposes the risky job robbing of Harbottle’s Jewelry and Antiques, which he has been hired to rob. However, after seeing Peter’s over-eagerness and the hesitancy of the other boys, he changes his mind and decides to do the job alone.


Vanity Fair. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 1848 book
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Vanity Fair
William Makepeace Thackeray, 1848
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Mira Nair, 2004

In 1802 United Kingdom, Becky Sharp, the orphaned daughter of an impoverished painter, has just finished her studies at Miss Pinkerton’s School for Girls and has been offered a position as governess to the daughters of Sir Pitt Crawley. Before she begins her position she travels to London with her close friend Amelia Sedley to stay with the Sedley family.