Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Quentin Tarantino, 2021
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Quentin Tarantino, 2019

In February 1969, Hollywood actor Rick Dalton fears his career is fading. Dalton’s best friend and stunt double, Cliff Booth drives Dalton around Los Angeles because Dalton’s driver’s license has been suspended due to his DUI arrests. Booth struggles to find stunt work because of rumors he murdered his wife.


Marnie. Poster of the 1964 movie and cover of the 1961 book
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Marnie
Winston Graham, 1961
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Alfred Hitchcock, 1964

Marian Holland charmed Sidney Strutt, head of a tax consulting company, into hiring her without references. Some months later, she steals nearly $10,000 from the company safe and flees. Changing her appearance and identity, Marian, travels to Virginia, where she stables a horse named Forio.


Our Souls at Night. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2015 book
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Our Souls at Night
Kent Haruf, 2015
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Ritesh Batra, 2017

Louis Waters, a widower, and Addie Moore, a widow, have been neighbours for decades but hardly know each other. One night, Addie visits Louis to suggest that they spend the night together, non-sexually, to counter their loneliness. Although Louis is initially somewhat hesitant, he soon agrees and they start spending their evenings and nights at Addie’s house.


Black Sunday. Poster of the 1977 movie and cover of the 1975 book
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Black Sunday
Thomas Harris, 1975
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John Frankenheimer, 1977

Michael Lander is a pilot who flies the Goodyear Blimp over National Football League games to film them for network television. They plan to mount the bomb on the underside of the gondola of the Goodyear blimp which traditionally flies over the Super Bowl football game, and detonate it over the Miami Orange Bowl during Super Bowl X, in order to call attention to the plight of the Palestinians and to punish the US for supporting Israel.


The Great Gatsby. Poster of the 1974 movie and cover of the 1925 book
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The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1925
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Jack Clayton, 1974

The film follows the story of Jay Gatsby, a wealthy and mysterious man living in Long Island, New York, during the 1920s. Gatsby is deeply in love with Daisy Buchanan, a woman he met and fell in love with years ago, but who is now married to Tom Buchanan, a wealthy man who is having an affair.


Wild Bill. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the 1986 book, Deadwood
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Deadwood
Pete Dexter, 1986
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Walter Hill, 1995

At Wild Bill Hickok’s funeral, his friend Charley Prince explains his final days in Deadwood, Dakota Territory. Calamity Jane mourns him especially.Biopic about famous gunslinger Wild Bill Hickock. The early career of legendary lawman is telescoped and culminates in his relocation in Deadwood and a reunion with Calamity Jane.


Wild Bill. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the 1980 book, Fathers and Sons
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Fathers and Sons
Thomas Babe, 1980
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Walter Hill, 1995

At Wild Bill Hickok’s funeral, his friend Charley Prince explains his final days in Deadwood, Dakota Territory. Calamity Jane mourns him especially.Biopic about famous gunslinger Wild Bill Hickock. The early career of legendary lawman is telescoped and culminates in his relocation in Deadwood and a reunion with Calamity Jane.


Chocolate Lizards. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 1999 book
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Chocolate Lizards
Cole Thompson, 1999
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Mark Lambert Bristol, 2023

Erwin Vandeveer, an actor who failed his first big role in New Orleans, ends up stuck in Buffalo Gap, Texas. Fortunately, he meets the lovable and financially-strapped oil driller Merle Luskey, who takes Erwin under his wing and dubs him his ‘Savin’ Angel.’ The duo embarks on an absurd and entertaining journey to outsmart the bank, sheriff, and corrupt oil company in a race against time to strike it rich before Merle’s aspirations are crushed.


All the Pretty Horses. Poster of the 2000 movie and cover of the 1992 book
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All the Pretty Horses
Cormac McCarthy, 1992
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Billy Bob Thornton, 2000

In 1949, young cowboy John Grady Cole’s maternal grandfather dies. After Alejandra’s father takes her away, Cole and Rawlins are arrested by Mexican police and taken to jail, where they again encounter Blevins, who has been accused of stealing a horse and of murder, and is killed by a corrupt police captain.


The Haunting. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1959 book, The Haunting of Hill House
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The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley Jackson, 1959
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Jan de Bont, 1999

Eleanor Vance, an insomniac, has cared for her invalid mother for 11 years. They eject Nell so they can sell it, and Nell faces homelessness. Two other participants arrive, Luke Sanderson and Theodora, along with Dr. Marrow and his two research assistants. Each night, the caretakers chain the gate outside Hill House, preventing anyone from getting in or out until morning.


The Most Dangerous Game. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 1924 book
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The Most Dangerous Game
Richard Connell, 1924
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Justin Lee, 2022

A cruel man utilizes the island’s secluded location as an exclusive hunting preserve to stalk the most deadly game of all: humans. When a father and son become shipwrecked there, they become involved in the trophy hunt being hosted by the island’s enigmatic owner.