Back to the Future. Poster of the 1985 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Back to the Future
George Gipe, 1985
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Robert Zemeckis, 1985

In 1985, Hill Valley, California, teenager Marty McFly lives with his family: his mother Lorraine is an overweight, depressed alcoholic; his cowardly father George is bullied by his supervisor, Biff Tannen; his older siblings are professional and social failures. That night, Marty meets his eccentric scientist friend Emmett ‘Doc’ Brown in the Twin Pines mall parking lot. Doc unveils a time machine built from a modified DeLorean.


Wit. Poster of the 2001 movie and cover of the 1995 book
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Wit
Margaret Edson, 1995
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Mike Nichols, 2001

Vivian Bearing is a professor of English literature known for her intense knowledge of metaphysical poetry, especially the Holy Sonnets of John Donne. Her life takes a turn when she is diagnosed with metastatic Stage IV ovarian cancer. Oncologist Harvey Kelekian prescribes various chemotherapy treatments to treat her disease, and as she suffers through the various side-effects, she attempts to put everything in perspective.


Back to the Future Part II. Poster of the 1989 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Back to the Future, Part II
Craig Shaw Gardner, 1989
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Robert Zemeckis, 1989

On October 26, 1985, Dr. Emmett Brown arrives in the DeLorean time machine and persuades Marty McFly and his girlfriend, Jennifer Parker, to travel to the future with him and help their future children, with Biff Tannen witnessing their departure.


Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Poster of the 1988 movie and cover of the 1981 book, Who Censored Roger Rabbit?
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Who Censored Roger Rabbit?
Gary K. Wolf, 1981
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Robert Zemeckis, 1988

In 1947 Los Angeles, toons act in their theatrical cartoon shorts as with live-action films; they regularly interact with real people and animals and reside in Toontown. R.K. Maroon, head of Maroon Cartoon Studios, is concerned about the recent poor performances of one of his biggest stars, Roger Rabbit.


Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Poster of the 1988 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Martin Noble, 1988
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Robert Zemeckis, 1988

In 1947 Los Angeles, toons act in their theatrical cartoon shorts as with live-action films; they regularly interact with real people and animals and reside in Toontown. R.K. Maroon, head of Maroon Cartoon Studios, is concerned about the recent poor performances of one of his biggest stars, Roger Rabbit.


Back to the Future Part III. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Back to the Future, Part III
Craig Shaw Gardner, 1990
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Robert Zemeckis, 1990

On November 12, 1955, moments after witnessing his apparent death, Marty McFly learns that Dr. Emmett Brown was transported to 1885. Marty spots and photographs a tombstone with Doc’s name, dated six days after the letter, and learns Doc was killed by Biff Tannen’s great-grandfather, Buford.


Eight Men Out. Poster of the 1988 movie and cover of the 1963 book
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Eight Men Out
Eliot Asinof, 1963
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John Sayles, 1988

In 1919, the Chicago White Sox are considered among the greatest baseball teams ever assembled; however, the team’s stingy owner, Charles Comiskey, gives little inclination to reward his players for a spectacular season. A dramatization of the Black Sox scandal when the underpaid Chicago White Sox accepted bribes to deliberately lose the 1919 World Series.


The Addams Family. Poster of the 1991 movie and cover of the 1938 comic book
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The Addams Family
Charles Addams, 1938
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Barry Sonnenfeld, 1991

Gomez Addams laments the 25-year absence of his brother Fester, who disappeared after the two had a falling-out. Gomez’s lawyer Tully Alford owes money to loan con artist Abigail Craven, and notices that her adopted son Gordon closely resembles Fester. Tully proposes that Gordon pose as Fester to infiltrate the Addams household and find the hidden vault where they keep their vast riches.


The Addams Family. Poster of the 1991 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Addams Family
Elizabeth Faucher, 1991
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Barry Sonnenfeld, 1991

Gomez Addams laments the 25-year absence of his brother Fester, who disappeared after the two had a falling-out. Gomez’s lawyer Tully Alford owes money to loan con artist Abigail Craven, and notices that her adopted son Gordon closely resembles Fester. Tully proposes that Gordon pose as Fester to infiltrate the Addams household and find the hidden vault where they keep their vast riches.


Addams Family Values. Poster of the 1993 movie and cover of the 1938 comic book, The Addams Family
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The Addams Family
Charles Addams, 1938
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Barry Sonnenfeld, 1993

Gomez and Morticia Addams hire a nanny named Debbie Jellinsky to take care of their newborn son Pubert after his older siblings Wednesday and Pugsley’s failed attempts to murder him. Frustrated, Debbie forces him to cut ties with his family; when they try to visit Fester and Debbie at their home, they’re removed from the premises.


Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. Poster of the 1984 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Vonda N. McIntyre, 1984
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Leonard Nimoy, 1984

The Federation starship Enterprise returns to Earth following a battle with the superhuman Khan Noonien Singh, who tried to destroy the Enterprise by detonating an experimental terraforming device known as Genesis. The casualties of the fight include Admiral James T. Kirk’s Vulcan friend, Spock, whose casket was launched into space and eventually landed on the planet created by the Genesis Device.


Alice in Wonderland. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1865 book, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll, 1865
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Nick Willing, 1999

Alice follows a white rabbit down a rabbit-hole into a whimsical Wonderland, where she meets characters like the delightful Cheshire Cat, the clumsy White Knight, a rude caterpillar, and the hot-tempered Queen of Hearts and can grow ten feet tall or shrink to three inches. But will she ever be able to return home?