The Crown. Poster of the 2016 TV series and cover of the 2013 book, The Audience
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The Audience
Peter Morgan, 2013
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Peter Morgan, 2016-2023

The series follows the political rivalries and romantic entanglements of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign, chronicling the events that shaped the latter half of the 20th century.


Little Dorrit. Poster of the 2008 TV series and cover of the 1855 book
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Little Dorrit
Charles Dickens, 1855
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Adam Smith, Dearbhla Walsh, Diarmuid Lawrence, 2008

Since her birth in 1805, twenty-one years prior, Amy Dorrit has lived in the Marshalsea Prison for Debt, caring for her father, William, who now enjoys a position of privileged seniority as the Father of the Marshalsea. To help her family, Amy works as a seamstress for Mrs. Clennam, a cranky, cold and forbidding semi-invalid living in a crumbling home with servants, the sinister Jeremiah Flintwinch and his bumbling wife, Affery.


Wolf Hall. Poster of the 2015 TV series and cover of the 2012 book, Bring Up the Bodies
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Bring Up the Bodies
Hilary Mantel, 2012
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Peter Kosminsky, 2015

England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the King dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years and marry Anne Boleyn. The Pope and most of Europe oppose him. Into this impasse steps Thomas Cromwell: a wholly original man, a charmer, and a bully, both idealist and opportunist, astute in reading people, and implacable in his ambition.


Wolf Hall. Poster of the 2015 TV series and cover of the 2009 book
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Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel, 2009
TV series vs book
Peter Kosminsky, 2015

England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the King dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years and marry Anne Boleyn. The Pope and most of Europe oppose him. Into this impasse steps Thomas Cromwell: a wholly original man, a charmer, and a bully, both idealist and opportunist, astute in reading people, and implacable in his ambition.


All of Us Strangers. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 1987 book, Strangers
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Strangers
Taichi Yamada, 1987
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Andrew Haigh, 2023

The story revolves around a screenwriter who experiences a peculiar encounter with his neighbor, prompting him to revisit his childhood home. To his astonishment, he finds that his parents, who passed away long ago, are alive and appear exactly as they did on the day of their demise.


First Man. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 2005 book, First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong
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First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong
James R. Hansen, 2005
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Damien Chazelle, 2018

In 1961, NASA test pilot Neil Armstrong is flying the X-15 rocket-powered spaceplane when it inadvertently bounces off the atmosphere. As Armstrong begins training, Deke Slayton impresses upon the new astronauts the importance of the Gemini program, as the Soviet Union had reached every milestone in the Space Race ahead of the United States.


Mog's Christmas. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 1976 book
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Mog's Christmas
Judith Kerr, 1976
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Robin Shaw, 2023

Follow Mog, who experiences a sense of neglect amidst the Thomas family’s Christmas hustle. Upon encountering the massive Christmas tree, Mog becomes overwhelmed and decides to ascend to the roof. Despite the family’s persistent efforts, she adamantly refuses to budge from her perch.


Women Talking. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 2018 book
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Women Talking
Miriam Toews, 2018
movie vs book
Sarah Polley, 2022

Eight Mennonite women gather one evening in a hay loft for a private meeting. Each of these women, along with more than a hundred other females in their colony, has endured nightly druggings and rapes at the hands of their colony’s men, whom they believe to be demonic beings sent to punish them for their crimes.


Rosewater. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2011 book
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Rosewater
Maziar Bahari, Aimee Molloy, 2011
movie vs book
Jon Stewart, 2014

In 2009, London-based Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari is detained in Iran after he reports on violence against protesters of the country’s presidential election, as well as giving a satirical interview with Jason Jones of The Daily Show. While his pregnant fiancée waits for him, Bahari spends 118 days at Evin Prison being brutally interrogated.


The Night Watch. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 2006 book
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The Night Watch
Sarah Waters, 2006
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Richard Laxton, 2011

The Night Watch takes place in 1940s London and revolves around four young individuals whose lives are intertwined by their experiences during the war. Against the backdrop of a society where sexual morality and social conventions are being challenged, Kay, Helen, Viv, and Duncan enjoy a newfound sense of liberation.


Crossbones. Poster of the 2014 TV series and cover of the 2007 book, The Republic of Pirates
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The Republic of Pirates
Colin Woodard, 2007
TV series vs book
Neil Cross, James V. Hart, Amanda Welles, 2014

In 1729, the island of Santa Compaña is home to pirates, thieves, and cutthroats all ruled by the feared pirate captain Edward Blackbeard Teach, who the British Empire believes is dead, but who in actuality is merely in hiding. Calling himself “Commodore”, he now uses this island as his base of operations.


The Girl in the Spider's Web. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 2015 book
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The Girl in the Spider's Web
David Lagercrantz, Stieg Larsson, 2015
movie vs book
Fede Alvarez, 2018

In Stockholm, Sweden, computer programmer Frans Balder hires vigilante hacker Lisbeth Salander to retrieve Firefall, a program he developed for the National Security Agency that can access the world’s nuclear codes. When she misses a scheduled rendezvous with Balder, he mistakenly believes Lisbeth has kept Firefall for herself and contacts Gabrielle Grane, the Deputy Director of the Swedish Security Service (SÄPO).