Impeachment. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 2000 book, A Vast Conspiracy
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A Vast Conspiracy
Jeffrey Toobin, 2000
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Ryan Murphy, 2021

The story of the impeachment of President Bill Clinton in 1998 for ‘high crimes and misdemeanors’. The charges for which Clinton was impeached stemmed from a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against Clinton by Paula Jones and from Clinton’s testimony denying that he had engaged in a sexual relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky.


Sin City. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 1991 comic book, Sin City: The Hard Goodbye
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Sin City: The Hard Goodbye
Frank Miller, 1991
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Frank Miller, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, 2005

Basin City, almost universally referred to by the nickname Sin City, is a fictional town in the American west. The Basin City Police Department are more or less along the lines of paramilitary or SWAT, as they have to deal with incredibly high crime rates among criminals and civilians alike, which is why they have access to what most would consider heavy weaponry and full body armor.


The Bourne Identity. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1980 book
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The Bourne Identity
Robert Ludlum, 1980
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Doug Liman, 2002

In the Mediterranean Sea, fishermen rescue an American adrift with two gunshot wounds in his back. The skipper finds a laser projector under the man’s hip that gives the number of a safe deposit box in Zürich.


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
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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.


Closer. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 1997 book
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Closer
Patrick Marber, 1997
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Mike Nichols, 2004

A beautiful young woman and Dan Woolf see each other for the first time from opposite sides of a street as they are walking toward each other, among many other rush-hour pedestrians. Pausing in front of the office before going to work and leaving her, Dan reminds her that traffic in England tends to come on from the right.


Monsieur Spade. Poster of the 2024 TV series and cover of the 1929 book, The Maltese Falcon
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The Maltese Falcon
Dashiell Hammett, 1929
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Scott Frank, 2024-

The series revolves around the renowned detective Sam Spade, created by writer Dashiell Hammett, who has been leading a peaceful retirement in the small town of Bozuls in the South of France. The year is 1963, the Algerian War has recently concluded, and soon Spade’s tranquility will also come to an end.


The Boys Are Back. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 2000 book
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The Boys Are Back
Simon Carr, 2000
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Scott Hicks, 2009

Joe Warr is a British sports writer who lives in Australia with his second wife, Katy and his young son Artie. Katy is diagnosed with cancer and dies, forcing Joe to cope with the responsibilities of being a single parent. Joe’s teenage son from his first marriage, Harry, feels abandoned in the United Kingdom with his mother. Harry uses Katy’s death as an opportunity to try to build a relationship with his father, coming to visit him in Australia.


Derailed. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 2003 book
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Derailed
James Siegel, 2003
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Mikael Håfström, 2005

Advertising executive Charles Schine’s marriage to his wife Deanna is deteriorating, and his daughter Amy suffers from diabetes, requiring expensive medication. Charles embezzles $10,000 from his company and he and Winston plot to get the drop on LaRoche at his specified meeting location.


The Informer. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 2009 book, Three Seconds
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Three Seconds
Anders Roslund, Börge Hellström, 2009
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Andrea Di Stefano, 2019

Pete Koslow, a reformed criminal and former special operations soldier, is working undercover for crooked FBI handlers to infiltrate the Polish Mob’s drug trade in New York. In a final step toward freedom, Koslow must return to the one place he has fought so hard to leave, Bale Hill Prison, where his mission becomes a race against time when a drug deal goes wrong and threatens to identify him as a mole.


Ophelia. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 1603 book, Hamlet
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Hamlet
William Shakespeare, 1603
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Claire McCarthy, 2018

Ophelia matures while serving as lady-in-waiting to Queen Gertrude, and her unique character captivates Hamlet’s heart. Amidst the turmoil of desire and deceit endangering the realm, Ophelia grapples with the dilemma of choosing between genuine love and asserting her autonomy.


Ophelia. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 2006 book
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Ophelia
Lisa M. Klein, 2006
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Claire McCarthy, 2018

Ophelia matures while serving as lady-in-waiting to Queen Gertrude, and her unique character captivates Hamlet’s heart. Amidst the turmoil of desire and deceit endangering the realm, Ophelia grapples with the dilemma of choosing between genuine love and asserting her autonomy.


Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 1970 comic book, Valerian
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Valerian
Pierre Christin, Jean-Claude Mézières, 1970
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Luc Besson, 2017

In the 28th century, due to cooperation between the Earth’s countries (beginning with the ASTP of 1975) and extraterrestrial peoples, the former International Space Station has been expanded until its mass threatens to cause it to fall out of orbit. En route to a mission, Valerian dreams of a planet, Mül, where a low-tech humanoid race lives peacefully.