Die Hard. Poster of the 1988 movie and cover of the 1979 book, Nothing Lasts Forever
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Nothing Lasts Forever
Roderick Thorp, 1979
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John McTiernan, 1988

On Christmas Eve 1988, NYPD Detective John McClane arrives in Los Angeles intending to reconcile with his estranged wife, Holly. He is driven to Nakatomi Plaza by his driver, Argyle, to attend a Christmas party held by Holly’s employer, the Nakatomi Corporation; Argyle waits for McClane in the garage.


The Sixth Sense. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the book novelization
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M. Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense
Peter Lerangis, 2000
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M. Night Shyamalan, 1999

An eight year old boy named Cole Sear believes he can see into the world of the dead. Malcolm Crowe, a child psychologist, begins working with Cole to help him deal with his problem. Crowe is completely unprepared to face the truth of what haunts the boy.


Sin City. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 1991 comic book, Sin City: The Hard Goodbye
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Sin City: The Hard Goodbye
Frank Miller, 1991
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Frank Miller, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, 2005

Basin City, almost universally referred to by the nickname Sin City, is a fictional town in the American west. The Basin City Police Department are more or less along the lines of paramilitary or SWAT, as they have to deal with incredibly high crime rates among criminals and civilians alike, which is why they have access to what most would consider heavy weaponry and full body armor.


12 Monkeys. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Twelve Monkeys
Elizabeth Hand, 1995
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Terry Gilliam, 1995

A deadly virus, released in 1996, wipes out almost all of humanity; survivors are forced to live underground. A group known as the Army of the Twelve Monkeys is believed to have released the virus. In 2035, James Cole is a prisoner living in a subterranean compound beneath the ruins of Philadelphia. Cole is selected to be trained and sent back in time to find the original virus to help scientists develop a cure.


The Fifth Element. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Fifth Element
Terry Bisson, 1997
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Luc Besson, 1997

In 1914, aliens, known as Mondoshawans, meet their human contact, a priest of a secret order, at an ancient Egyptian temple. They take, for safekeeping, the only weapon capable of defeating a great evil, which appears every 5,000 years.


Die Hard with a Vengeance. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Die Hard With a Vengeance
Deborah Chiel, 1995
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John McTiernan, 1995

In New York City, the Bonwit Teller department store is destroyed by a bomb during the morning commute. The New York City Police Department gets a call from Simon claiming responsibility. As McClane and Carver regroup with the police, they meet FBI agents Bill Jarvis and Andy Cross, who reveal Simon has been identified as Peter Krieg, a former colonel in the East German People’s Army and a mercenary-for-hire.


The Player. Poster of the 1992 movie and cover of the 1988 book
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The Player
Michael Tolkin, 1988
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Robert Altman, 1992

Griffin Mill is a Hollywood studio executive dating story editor Bonnie Sherow. He hears story pitches from screenwriters and decides which have the potential to be made into films, green-lighting only 12 out of 50,000 submissions every year. His job is threatened when up-and-coming story executive Larry Levy begins working at the studio.


Nobody's Fool. Poster of the 1994 movie and cover of the 1993 book
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Nobody's Fool
Richard Russo, 1993
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Robert Benton, 1994

Sully is an unemployed, stubborn and diligent construction laborer with deteriorating knee condition and a negative demeanor. Upon the arrival of his estranged son, Dylan Wash, who has his grandson in tow, Sully is compelled to confront feelings he would rather leave behind.


Die Hard 2. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the 1987 book, 58 Minutes
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58 Minutes
Walter Wager, 1987
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Renny Harlin, 1990

On Christmas Eve 1990, two years after the Nakatomi Tower Incident, former New York city police officer John McClane is now working for the Los Angeles police department and is waiting at Washington Dulles International Airport for his wife Holly to arrive from Los Angeles. Learning that Cochrane was believed to have been killed in action while serving in Honduras, McClane relates the situation to airport police captain Carmine Lorenzo, who bluntly dismisses his concerns.


RED. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 2003 comic book, Red
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Red
Warren Ellis, Cully Hamner, 2003
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Robert Schwentke, 2010

Frank Moses (Willis), a former black-ops CIA agent, who’s now in RED (Retired, Extremely Dangerous) status, lives alone in Cleveland. Lonely, Frank creates opportunities to talk to Sarah Ross (Parker), a worker at the General Services Administration’s pension office in Kansas City, by tearing up his pension checks and calling to say they have n’t arrived.


Motherless Brooklyn. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 1999 book
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Motherless Brooklyn
Jonathan Lethem, 1999
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Edward Norton, 2019

In 1950s New York City, Lionel Essrog works at a detective agency alongside Gilbert Coney, Danny Fantl, and Tony Vermonte. Their boss, Frank Minna, rescued them as children from an abusive orphanage. Nicknamed ‘Motherless Brooklyn’ by Frank, Lionel has Tourette syndrome, often alienating him from people, but his strong verbal and photographic memory make him a good detective.


Four Rooms. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the 1948 book, Man from the South
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Man from the South
Roald Dahl, 1948
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Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, 1995

It’s Ted the Bellhop’s first night on the job…and the hotel’s very unusual guests are about to place him in some outrageous predicaments. It seems that this evening’s room service is serving up one unbelievable happening after another.