John Adams. Poster of the 2008 TV series and cover of the 2001 book
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John Adams
David McCullough, 2001
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Kirk Ellis, 2008

The series chronicles the life of Founding Father John Adams, starting with the Boston Massacre of 1770 through his years as an ambassador in Europe, then his terms as vice president and president of the United States, up to his death on July 4, 1826.


Wonder. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2012 book
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Wonder
R.J. Palacio, 2012
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Stephen Chbosky, 2017

August Pullman is a 10-year-old boy living in a brownstone in Brooklyn with his mother Isabel, father Nate, older sister Via, and dog Daisy. Auggie has been home-schooled, but as he approaches fifth grade, his parents decide to enroll him in Beecher Prep, a private school. When school starts, Auggie is ostracized, but soon forms a close friendship with Jack.


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.


You Don't Know Jack. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 2011 book, Between the Dying and the Dead
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Between the Dying and the Dead
Neal Nicol, Harry Wylie, 2011
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Barry Levinson, 2010

A look at the life and work of doctor-assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian. In 1990, Dr. Jack Kevorkian astonished the world as he took the end-of-life debate head-on with his ‘Mercitron’ and performed his first assisted suicide. “The movie follows Kevorkian as he builds his infamous Mercitron and starts a media frenzy with his epic legal battles defending a patient’s fight to die.


The Aviator. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 1993 book, Howard Hughes: The Secret Life
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Howard Hughes: The Secret Life
Charles Higham, 1993
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Martin Scorsese, 2004

A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.


Leaving Las Vegas. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the 1990 book
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Leaving Las Vegas
John O'Brien, 1990
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Mike Figgis, 1995

Ben Sanderson is a Hollywood screenwriter who has lost his job, family, and friends. One early morning, he drives drunkenly from his Los Angeles home down to the Las Vegas Strip; he nearly hits a woman, Sera, on the crosswalk. Polish mobsters are after Yuri, so he ends his relationship with Sera in fear that the Poles may hurt her. Sera asks Ben not to criticize her occupation, and he agrees.


Wonder Woman. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Wonder Woman
Nancy Holder, 2017
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Patty Jenkins, 2017

In present-day Paris, Diana Prince receives a photographic plate from Wayne Enterprises ( accompanied by a letter from Bruce Wayne ) of herself and four men taken during World War I, prompting her to recall her past. Believing Ares to be responsible for the war, Diana arms herself with the Godkiller sword, the lasso, and armor before leaving Themyscira with Steve to locate and stop Ares for good.


Wonder Woman. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 1941 comic book
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Wonder Woman
William Moulton Marston, 1941
movie vs comic book
Patty Jenkins, 2017

In present-day Paris, Diana Prince receives a photographic plate from Wayne Enterprises ( accompanied by a letter from Bruce Wayne ) of herself and four men taken during World War I, prompting her to recall her past. Believing Ares to be responsible for the war, Diana arms herself with the Godkiller sword, the lasso, and armor before leaving Themyscira with Steve to locate and stop Ares for good.


The Constant Gardener. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 2001 book
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The Constant Gardener
John le Carré, 2001
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Fernando Meirelles, 2005

Justin Quayle, a low-level British diplomat and horticultural hobbyist posted in Kenya, learns that his wife Tessa was found dead in the veld. Her colleague, Dr. Arnold Bluhm, initially suspected of her murder, is then found to have been murdered on the same day as Tessa. Despite their loving marriage, Tessa keeps from Justin the reason why she approached him in the first place: to investigate a suspicious drug trial in Kenya and expose it.


Stan & Ollie. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 2001 book, Laurel & Hardy: The British Tours
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Laurel & Hardy: The British Tours
A.J. Marriot, 2001
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Jon S. Baird, 2018

In 1953, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy embark on a grueling music hall tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland while struggling to get another film made: a comedic adaptation of Robin Hood. Poor publicity in Britain means the tour begins in almost-empty backstreet theatres with Delfont seeming more interested in his up-and-coming star Norman Wisdom.


Across the River and Into the Trees. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 1950 book, Across the River and into the Trees
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Across the River and into the Trees
Ernest Hemingway, 1950
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Paula Ortiz, 2022

Across the River and Into the Trees tells the story of Colonel Richard Cantwell, a semi-autobiographical character wounded and damaged both physically and mentally by the war, seeking inner peace, and trying to come to terms with his own mortality.


Hitchcock. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 1990 book, Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho
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Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho
Stephen Rebello, 1990
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Sacha Gervasi, 2012

In 1959, Alfred Hitchcock opens his latest film, North by Northwest, to both critical and commercial success, but is troubled by a reporter’s insinuation that he should retire. Gein appears in sequences throughout the film, in which he seems to prompt Hitchcock’s imagination regarding the Psycho story, or act as some function of Hitchcock’s subconscious mind.