The Princess Bride. Poster of the 1987 movie and cover of the 1973 book
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The Princess Bride
William Goldman, 1973
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Rob Reiner, 1987

The film is an enactment of a book read to a sick boy from Chicago, who is initially dismissive of the story, by his grandfather, with occasional interruptions of the scenes in this frame story. He leaves to seek his fortune so they can marry, but his ship is attacked by the Dread Pirate Roberts, who is infamous for never leaving survivors, and Westley is believed dead.


BlackBerry. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 2015 book, Losing the Signal
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Losing the Signal
Jacquie McNish, Sean Silcoff, 2015
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Matt Johnson, 2023

Mike Lazaridis, a brilliant inventor, and Jim Balsillie, an aggressive businessman, formed an unlikely partnership that resulted in a global sensation in just over a decade. Their creation, the BlackBerry, revolutionized the way people worked, played, and communicated on mobile phones. However, as BlackBerry reached new heights, it also began to lose direction amidst competition with other smartphones, indecisive management, and external distractions.


Glory. Poster of the 1989 movie and cover of the 1965 book, One Gallant Rush
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One Gallant Rush
Peter D. Burchard, 1965
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Edward Zwick, 1989

During the American Civil War, Captain Robert Shaw, injured at Antietam, is sent home to Boston on medical leave. Shaw accepts a promotion to colonel commanding the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the first all-black regiments in the Union Army. He asks his friend Cabot Forbes to serve as his second in command, with the rank of major. Their first volunteer is another friend, Thomas Searles, a bookish, free African-American.


Glory. Poster of the 1989 movie and cover of the 1973 book, Lay This Laurel
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Lay This Laurel
Richard Benson, Lincoln Kirstein, 1973
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Edward Zwick, 1989

During the American Civil War, Captain Robert Shaw, injured at Antietam, is sent home to Boston on medical leave. Shaw accepts a promotion to colonel commanding the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the first all-black regiments in the Union Army. He asks his friend Cabot Forbes to serve as his second in command, with the rank of major. Their first volunteer is another friend, Thomas Searles, a bookish, free African-American.


Bram Stoker's Dracula. Poster of the 1992 movie and cover of the 1897 book, Dracula
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Dracula
Bram Stoker, 1897
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Francis Ford Coppola, 1992

In 1462, Vlad Dracula returns from a victory against the Turks to find his wife Elisabeta committed suicide after his enemies reported his death. Enraged, Dracula desecrates the chapel and renounces God, declaring he will rise from the grave to avenge Elisabeta with all the powers of darkness. In 1897, solicitor Jonathan Harker takes the Transylvanian Count Dracula as a client from his colleague Renfield who has gone insane.


Dracula. Poster of the 1992 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Bram Stoker's Dracula
Fred Saberhagen, J.V. Hart, 1992
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Francis Ford Coppola, 1992

In 1462, Vlad Dracula returns from a victory against the Turks to find his wife Elisabeta committed suicide after his enemies reported his death. Enraged, Dracula desecrates the chapel and renounces God, declaring he will rise from the grave to avenge Elisabeta with all the powers of darkness. In 1897, solicitor Jonathan Harker takes the Transylvanian Count Dracula as a client from his colleague Renfield who has gone insane.


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
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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.


Kiss the Girls. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the 1995 book
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Kiss the Girls
James Patterson, 1995
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Gary Fleder, 1997

Washington, D.C. detective and forensic psychologist Alex Cross heads to Durham, North Carolina when his niece Naomi, a college student, is reported missing. When she awakens from a drugged state, Kate discovers that she is being held by a masked man calling himself Casanova, and she is one of several prisoners trapped in his lair.


Ella Enchanted. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 1997 book
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Ella Enchanted
Gail Carson Levine, 1997
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Tommy O'Haver, 2004

In the kingdom of Lamia, baby Ella of Frell is given the gift of obedience by misguided and obnoxious fairy godmother, Lucinda Perriweather; Ella is magically compelled to instantly obey any command she is given. On her deathbed, Ella’s mother, Lady Eleanor, warns her not to tell anyone about the gift, for fear someone might use it to exploit Ella.


The Jungle Book. Poster of the 1994 movie and cover of the 1894 book
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The Jungle Book
Rudyard Kipling, 1894
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Stephen Sommers, 1994

In 1887, during the British Raj in India, Mowgli is the 5-year-old son of the widowed Nathoo, whose wife died in childbirth. Local hunter Buldeo and two soldiers kill several animals for sport, which enrages Shere Khan, a tiger who serves as the jungle’s keeper, and he begins to pursue the tour group. That night, Kitty gives Mowgli her late mother’s bracelet as a gift.


The Jungle Book. Poster of the 1994 movie and cover of the 1895 book, The Second Jungle Book
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The Second Jungle Book
Rudyard Kipling, 1895
movie vs book
Stephen Sommers, 1994

In 1887, during the British Raj in India, Mowgli is the 5-year-old son of the widowed Nathoo, whose wife died in childbirth. Local hunter Buldeo and two soldiers kill several animals for sport, which enrages Shere Khan, a tiger who serves as the jungle’s keeper, and he begins to pursue the tour group. That night, Kitty gives Mowgli her late mother’s bracelet as a gift.