West Side Story. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 1595 book, Romeo and Juliet
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Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare, 1595
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Steven Spielberg, 2021

Teenagers Tony and Maria, despite having affiliations with rival street gangs, fall in love in 1950s New York City. An adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds.


Molly's Game. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2014 book
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Molly's Game
Molly Bloom, 2014
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Aaron Sorkin, 2017

Molly Bloom is a world-class mogul skier with Olympic aspirations, the result of years of enforced training from her overbearing father. Once she arrives, she becomes a bottle service waitress at a club, where she meets Dean, an ostentatious but unsuccessful real estate developer. Molly earns large sums of money in tips alone.


First Man. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 2005 book, First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong
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First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong
James R. Hansen, 2005
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Damien Chazelle, 2018

In 1961, NASA test pilot Neil Armstrong is flying the X-15 rocket-powered spaceplane when it inadvertently bounces off the atmosphere. As Armstrong begins training, Deke Slayton impresses upon the new astronauts the importance of the Gemini program, as the Soviet Union had reached every milestone in the Space Race ahead of the United States.


Rebel in the Rye. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2010 book, J.D. Salinger: A Life
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J.D. Salinger: A Life
Kenneth Slawenski, 2010
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Danny Strong, 2017

Nicholas Hoult stars in the tale of the literary genius behind the masterpiece Catcher in the Rye and the mentor who helped change American culture forever. The movie follows the life of J. D. Salinger from his youth to the World War II era, including his romantic life and the publication of his debut novel ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ in 1951.


Pain Hustlers. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 2022 book, The Hard Sell
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The Hard Sell
Evan Hughes, 2022
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David Yates, 2023

Liza aspires to create a brighter future for herself and her daughter. She secures a job at a struggling pharmacy, and her determination propels both her and the company into a more prosperous existence. Unbeknownst to her, this success places her squarely in the midst of a criminal conspiracy.


Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2006 book
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Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
Mark Felt, John O'Connor, 2006
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Peter Landesman, 2017

The movie starts on April 11, 1972. Nixon’s advisers at the White House ask Mark Felt how to ask J. Edgar Hoover to step aside as the FBI director. Some days later, Hoover dies. Pat Gray becomes the acting FBI director. In June 1972, the several ex-CIA and FBI agent burglarize Watergate hotel to bug the DNC headquarters.


1922. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2010 book
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1922
Stephen King, 2010
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Zak Hilditch, 2017

In 1922, Wilfred Wilf James is a farmer living in Hemingford Home, Nebraska with his wife, Arlette and their 14-year-old son Henry. He decides to convince Henry to help murder Arlette, holding Henry’s girlfriend Shannon, whose relationship Arlette opposes, at stake.


Admission. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2009 book
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Admission
Jean Hanff Korelitz, 2009
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Paul Weitz, 2013

Strait-laced Princeton University Admissions Officer Portia Nathan is caught off guard when she makes a recruiting visit to an alternative high school overseen by a former college classmate, the free-wheeling John Pressman. After an awkward romantic attraction to Pressman, she arranges for Jeremiah to visit Princeton, where she and a colleague, Corinne, are rivals to succeed the soon-to-retire Dean of Admissions.


The Kitchen. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 2015 comic book
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The Kitchen
Ollie Masters, Ming Doyle, 2015
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Andrea Berloff, 2019

In Hell’s Kitchen 1978, three women are married to members of the Irish mob. Kathy is married to the reluctant but kind Jimmy; Ruby is married to Kevin, the son of Helen and heir to the mob empire; Claire is married to Rob, who abuses her. One night, the men are busted by FBI agents and sentenced to three years in prison. The women continue to operate their husbands’ rackets after they’re locked up in prison.