12 Years a Slave. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 1853 book, Twelve Years a Slave
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Twelve Years a Slave
Solomon Northup, 1853
movie vs book
Steve McQueen, 2013

Solomon Northup is a free African-American man in 1841, working as a violinist and living with his wife and two children in Saratoga Springs, New York. Two white men, Brown and Hamilton, offer him short-term employment as a musician if he will travel with them to Washington, D.C.; however, once they have arrived, they drug Northup and deliver him to a slave pen run by a man named Burch.


The Martian. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 2012 book
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The Martian
Andy Weir, 2012
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Ridley Scott, 2015

In 2035, the crew of the Ares III mission to Mars is exploring Acidalia Planitia on Martian solar day ( sol ) 18 of their 31-sol expedition. The mission is scrubbed, but as the crew evacuates, astronaut Mark Watney is struck by debris and lost in the storm.


Children of Men. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the 1992 book, The Children of Men
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The Children of Men
P.D. James, 1992
movie vs book
Alfonso Cuarón, 2006

In 2027, after 18 years of total human infertility and global depression, the world is on the brink of collapse and humanity faces extinction. Theo Faron, a former activist turned cynical bureaucrat, is kidnapped by the Fishes, a militant immigrants’ rights group.


Serenity. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Serenity
Keith R.A. DeCandido, 2005
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Joss Whedon, 2005

In the 26th century, humanity has colonized a new solar system. River Tam is conditioned by Alliance scientists into becoming a psychic and an assassin but is soon rescued by her brother Dr. Simon Tam. The crew contacts reclusive hacker Mr. Universe, who discovers the message designed to trigger River’s mental conditioning.


American Gangster. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the book novelization
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American Gangster
Max Allan Collins, 2007
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Ridley Scott, 2007

In 1968, Frank Lucas is the right-hand man of Harlem mob boss Ellsworth ‘Bumpy’ Johnson. After his outcasted and addicted partner overdoses on Blue Magic, Captain Lou Toback puts Roberts in charge of a special task force that targets major local drug suppliers. Roberts is also depicted having a bitter divorce battle with his ex-wife over his infidelity.


The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 2012 book
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer, 2012
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Chiwetel Ejiofor, 2019

Born in Kasungu, Malawi, William Kamkwamba is a young schoolboy who comes from a family of farmers who live in the nearby village of Wimbe. William also dabbles in fixing radios for his friends and neighbors and spends his free time looking through the local junkyard for salvageable electronic components.


Doctor Strange. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 1978 comic book, Doctor Strange Master of the Mystic Arts
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Doctor Strange Master of the Mystic Arts
Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, 1978
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Scott Derrickson, 2016

In Kathmandu, the sorcerer Kaecilius and his zealots enter the secret compound Kamar-Taj and behead its librarian. They steal a few pages from an ancient, mystical text belonging to the Ancient One, a long-lived sorcerer who has taught every student at Kamar-Taj, including Kaecilius, in the mystic arts.


Doctor Strange. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Doctor Strange: The Junior Novel
Steve Behling, 2016
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Scott Derrickson, 2016

In Kathmandu, the sorcerer Kaecilius and his zealots enter the secret compound Kamar-Taj and behead its librarian. They steal a few pages from an ancient, mystical text belonging to the Ancient One, a long-lived sorcerer who has taught every student at Kamar-Taj, including Kaecilius, in the mystic arts.


Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 1978 comic book, Doctor Strange Master of the Mystic Arts
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Doctor Strange Master of the Mystic Arts
Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, 1978
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Sam Raimi, 2022

Following the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home and the first season of Loki, Dr. Stephen Strange, with the help of both old and new mystical allies, travels into the multiverse to face a mysterious new adversary.


Rob Peace. Poster of the 2024 movie and cover of the 2014 book, The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace
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The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace
Jeff Hobbs, 2014
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Chiwetel Ejiofor, 2024

The story unfolds around an inner-city Newark youth who secures admission to Yale but, in the end, succumbs to the harsh economic realities and the haunting demons of his past.


The Lion King. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Lion King
Centum Books Ltd, 2019
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Jon Favreau, 2019

In the Pride Lands of Africa, a pride of lions rule over the animal kingdom from Pride Rock. Mufasa shows Simba the Pride Lands and explains to him the responsibilities of kingship and the ‘circle of life’, which connects all living things. He tricks Simba and his best friend Nala into exploring a forbidden elephants’ graveyard, where they are attacked by hyenas led by the ruthless Shenzi.


The Lion King. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 1605 book, King Lear
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King Lear
William Shakespeare, 1605
movie vs book
Jon Favreau, 2019

In the Pride Lands of Africa, a pride of lions rule over the animal kingdom from Pride Rock. Mufasa shows Simba the Pride Lands and explains to him the responsibilities of kingship and the ‘circle of life’, which connects all living things. He tricks Simba and his best friend Nala into exploring a forbidden elephants’ graveyard, where they are attacked by hyenas led by the ruthless Shenzi.