The Godfather: Part III. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the 1969 book, The Godfather
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The Godfather
Mario Puzo, 1969
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Francis Ford Coppola, 1990

In 1979, Michael Corleone is approaching 60. Michael knows that the head of the Vatican Bank, Archbishop Gilday, has accumulated a massive deficit and offers $ 600 million in exchange for shares in Internazionale Immobiliare, an international real estate company, which would make him its largest single shareholder.


Jackie Brown. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the 1992 book, Rum Punch
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Rum Punch
Elmore Leonard, 1992
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Quentin Tarantino, 1997

In 1995, Jackie Brown, a flight attendant for a fictional Mexican airline named Cabo Air, makes ends meet by smuggling money from Mexico into the United States for Ordell Robbie, a gun runner living in Los Angeles. Ordell arranges for $10,000 bail with bondsman Max Cherry, then lures Livingston into a car trunk and kills him.


A Simple Plan. Poster of the 1998 movie and cover of the 1993 book
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A Simple Plan
Scott Smith, 1993
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Sam Raimi, 1998

Hank Mitchell and his pregnant wife Sarah live in rural Minnesota. When Hank, his older, socially challenged brother Jacob and Jacob’s friend Lou Chambers chase a fox into the woods, they stumble upon a crashed airplane. After Sheriff Carl leaves, the three men decide to keep the money a secret, but Hank breaks the pact when he immediately reveals the discovery to Sarah.


Single White Female. Poster of the 1992 movie and cover of the 1990 book
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Single White Female
John Lutz, 1990
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Barbet Schroeder, 1992

Allison Allie Jones is a software designer in New York City who advertises for a new roommate to share her apartment in the Ansonia. She settles on Hedra Carlson, and they become friends. Hedy explains that her twin was stillborn, leaving her with constant loneliness. Hedy becomes overly protective of Allie, erasing Sam’s voice-mail asking Allie for a reconciliation.


Doc Hollywood. Poster of the 1991 movie and cover of the 1979 book, What? Dead... Again?
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What? Dead... Again?
Neil B. Shulman, 1979
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Michael Caton-Jones, 1991

Having completed his medical residency in a Washington, D.C. hospital, Dr. Benjamin Stone drives to Beverly Hills for a job interview with noted plastic surgeon. While passing through Grady, South Carolina, Ben smashes into a fence to avoid hitting a cow. The fence belongs to Judge Evans, who then sentences him to 32 hours of community service at the town’s medical clinic.


The Road to Wellville. Poster of the 1994 movie and cover of the 1993 book
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The Road to Wellville
T. Coraghessan Boyle, 1993
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Alan Parker, 1994

The film follows William Lightbody’s experiences during his visit to a health farm managed by Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, a cereal tycoon. William’s wife, Eleanor, has convinced him to seek treatment from Kellogg to purify his system. However, Kellogg’s methods are highly unconventional and almost savage in nature.


Touch. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the 1987 book
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Touch
Elmore Leonard, 1987
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Paul Schrader, 1997

A young man, Juvenal, is apparently able to cure the sick by the laying-on of hands. The former evangelist Bill Hill persuades his friend Lynn Faulkner to befriend the innocent ex-monk and encourage him to aim for the big-time. But matters become complicated when the young couple falls in love, and even more complicated when fundamentalist August Murray takes exception to their relationship.