Looking for Alaska. Poster of the 2019 TV series and cover of the 2005 book
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Looking for Alaska
John Green, 2005
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Josh Schwartz, 2019

A new student arrives to a boarding school and meets a young girl named Alaska. During his time getting to know and understand her he slowly falls in love with her. But through his time with her, he finds out that her life isn’t as perfect as he thought.


Lean on Pete. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2010 book, Lean On Pete
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Lean On Pete
Willy Vlautin, 2010
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Andrew Haigh, 2017

At the age of 15, Charley resides with his lone parent, his father, and takes up occasional tasks looking after an elderly racehorse named Lean On Pete. After the passing of his father, Charley’s prospects of entering foster care increase. Simultaneously, he discovers that Pete is slated for slaughter. This discovery compels Charley and the racehorse to embark on an adventurous journey across the unexplored expanses of the American frontier, all in pursuit of his aunt.


Words on Bathroom Walls. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 2017 book
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Words on Bathroom Walls
Julia Walton, 2017
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Thor Freudenthal, 2020

Diagnosed with a mental illness halfway through his senior year of high school, a witty, introspective teen struggles to keep it a secret while falling in love with a brilliant classmate who inspires him to not be defined by his condition.


All the Money in the World. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 1995 book, Painfully Rich
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Painfully Rich
John Pearson, 1995
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Ridley Scott, 2017

In 1973, 16-year-old John Paul Getty III, grandson of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty who was at that time the world’s richest private citizen, is kidnapped in Rome by an organized crime ring. She travels to Getty’s estate to beseech him to pay the ransom but he refuses, stating that it would encourage further kidnappings on his family members.


Spontaneous. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 2016 book
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Spontaneous
Aaron Starmer, 2016
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Brian Duffield, 2020

When students in their high school begin inexplicably exploding, seniors Mara, Dylan and others navigate in a world where each moment may be their last. As spontaneous explosions continue unexplained, an unexpected romance blossoms between Mara and Dylan, who discover that when tomorrow is no longer promised, they can finally start living for today.


Moonfall. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 2005 book, Who Built the Moon?
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Who Built the Moon?
Christopher Knight, Alan Butler, 2005
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Roland Emmerich, 2022

The Moon is knocked from its orbit by an unknown force and put onto a collision course with Earth. Two astronauts and a conspiracy theorist work together to attempt to avert disaster and discover that the moon is not what it seems.


The Dinner. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2009 book
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The Dinner
Herman Koch, 2009
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Oren Moverman, 2017

On a snowy evening in Dobbs Ferry, history teacher Paul Lohman, his wife Claire, Paul’s Congressman brother Stan, and Stan’s wife Katelyn meet up for an organized dinner at a luxury restaurant that Stan has booked for the four of them. Paul and Claire are shown talking before dinner and it’s clear they’re close, and they discuss their son Michael, who is closer to Claire than Paul. Paul and Stan are painted to have a contentious relationship.