Lion. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2013 book, A Long Way Home
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A Long Way Home
Saroo Brierley, 2013
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Garth Davis, 2016

In 1986, Saroo, a five-year-old boy, lives with his elder brother Guddu, his mother and his younger baby sister in Khandwa, India. One day, Saroo follows his brother to a job and they arrive at a nearby train station, where Saroo decides to stay back and take a nap. Saroo runs away, sensing that Noor and Rama have sinister intentions, and escapes Noor when she chases after him.


300. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the 1999 comic book
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300
Frank Miller, Lynn Varley, 1999
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Zack Snyder, 2006

In 479 B.C., one year after the Battle of Thermopylae, Dilios, a hoplite in the Spartan army, begins his story by depicting the life of Leonidas I from childhood to kingship via Spartan doctrine. Leonidas then visits the Ephors, proposing a strategy to drive back the numerically superior Persians through the Hot Gates.


Public Enemies. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 2004 book
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Public Enemies
Bryan Burrough, 2004
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Michael Mann, 2009

In 1933, John Dillinger infiltrates Indiana State Penitentiary and assists in the jailbreak of his crew. Purvis shares Hoover’s belief in using modern methods to battle crime, ranging from cataloging fingerprints to tapping telephone lines. In between a series of bank robberies, Dillinger meets Billie Frechette at a restaurant and impresses her by buying her a fur coat.


Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Elizabeth Rudnick, 2017
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Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg, 2017

Thirteen years after the battle of Calypso’s maelstrom, a twelve-year-old Henry Turner boards the Flying Dutchman and informs his father, Will, that the curse which binds Will to the Dutchman and only permits him to step on land once a decade can be broken by the Trident of Poseidon.


Iron Fist. Poster of the 2017 TV series and cover of the 1975 comic book
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Iron Fist
Roy Thomas, Gil Kane, 1975
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Scott Buck, 2017-2018

After being presumed dead for 15 years, Danny Rand returns to New York City to reclaim his family company from Harold Meachum and his children Ward Meachum and Joy Meachum. After the events of The Defenders, Rand steps up to protect New York in Matt Murdock’s absence, until a new enemy threatens Rand’s identity and those he cares about.


300: Rise of an Empire. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2018 comic book, Xerxes
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Xerxes
Frank Miller, 2018
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Noam Murro, 2014

Queen Gorgo of Sparta tells her men about the Battle of Marathon, in which King Darius of Persia was killed by General Themistokles of Athens ten years earlier. Darius’s son, Xerxes, witnesses his father’s death and is advised to not continue the war since only the gods can defeat the Greeks.


Van Helsing. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 1897 book, Dracula
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Dracula
Bram Stoker, 1897
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Stephen Sommers, 2004

In 1887, Transylvania, Dr. Victor Frankenstein, with help from his assistant Igor and Count Dracula, successfully creates a monster. Van Helsing suffers from amnesia, slaying evil on behalf of the Vatican City, hoping that he will earn redemption for forgotten sins.


Van Helsing. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Van Helsing
Kevin Ryan, 2004
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Stephen Sommers, 2004

In 1887, Transylvania, Dr. Victor Frankenstein, with help from his assistant Igor and Count Dracula, successfully creates a monster. Van Helsing suffers from amnesia, slaying evil on behalf of the Vatican City, hoping that he will earn redemption for forgotten sins.


The Letter for the King. Poster of the 2020 TV series and cover of the 1962 book
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The Letter for the King
Tonke Dragt, 1962
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William Davies, 2020

Tiuri is a young squire in the Kingdom of Dagonaut. He and his Eviellan mother were rescued by Sir Tiuri after being captured in the war. Tiuri, who regularly hears unseen voices, answers a call for help that sends him on a perilous mission across Great Mountains of the three kingdoms to deliver a secret letter to the King.


Dirt Music. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 2002 book
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Dirt Music
Tim Winton, 2002
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Gregor Jordan, 2019

Georgie is slowly suffocating in a loveless marriage to fishing tycoon Jim Buckridge. Handsome poacher Lu is an irresistible symbol of the excitement she craves. A passionate affair follows that reveals the dark secrets in Lu’s past and forces him to take flight into the blistering heat of the outback. Georgie follows, determined to find him and bring him back.