American Gangster. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the book novelization
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American Gangster
Max Allan Collins, 2007
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Ridley Scott, 2007

In 1968, Frank Lucas is the right-hand man of Harlem mob boss Ellsworth ‘Bumpy’ Johnson. After his outcasted and addicted partner overdoses on Blue Magic, Captain Lou Toback puts Roberts in charge of a special task force that targets major local drug suppliers. Roberts is also depicted having a bitter divorce battle with his ex-wife over his infidelity.


Glory. Poster of the 1989 movie and cover of the 1965 book, One Gallant Rush
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One Gallant Rush
Peter D. Burchard, 1965
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Edward Zwick, 1989

During the American Civil War, Captain Robert Shaw, injured at Antietam, is sent home to Boston on medical leave. Shaw accepts a promotion to colonel commanding the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the first all-black regiments in the Union Army. He asks his friend Cabot Forbes to serve as his second in command, with the rank of major. Their first volunteer is another friend, Thomas Searles, a bookish, free African-American.


Glory. Poster of the 1989 movie and cover of the 1973 book, Lay This Laurel
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Lay This Laurel
Richard Benson, Lincoln Kirstein, 1973
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Edward Zwick, 1989

During the American Civil War, Captain Robert Shaw, injured at Antietam, is sent home to Boston on medical leave. Shaw accepts a promotion to colonel commanding the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the first all-black regiments in the Union Army. He asks his friend Cabot Forbes to serve as his second in command, with the rank of major. Their first volunteer is another friend, Thomas Searles, a bookish, free African-American.


Man on Fire. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 1980 book
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Man on Fire
A.J. Quinnell, 1980
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Tony Scott, 2004

John W. Creasy is former Force Recon Marine and assassin who comes to Mexico to visit his old friend and brother-in-arms, Paul Rayburn. Creasy reluctantly agrees, and is later offered the job by Samuel Ramos, a wealthy automaker in Mexico City whose young daughter Lupita “Pita” Ramos requires a bodyguard before she can return to school and the kidnapping insurance policy takes effect.


Malcolm X. Poster of the 1992 movie and cover of the 1965 book, The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcolm X, Alex Haley, 1965
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Spike Lee, 1992

Malcolm Little is raised in a poor household in rural Michigan by his Caribbean mother and African-American father. When Malcolm is a young boy, their house is burnt down and his father, an activist for black rights, is killed by a chapter of the Black Legion.


The Hurricane. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1991 book, Lazarus and the Hurricane
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Lazarus and the Hurricane
Sam Chaiton, Terry Swinton, 1991
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Norman Jewison, 1999

The story of middleweight boxer Rubin ‘The Hurricane’ Carter, who was convicted of committing a triple murder in a bar in Paterson, New Jersey. The film concentrates on Rubin Carter’s life between 1966 and 1985. It describes his fight against the conviction for triple murder and how he copes with nearly 20 years in prison.


The Hurricane. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1974 book, The Sixteenth Round
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The Sixteenth Round
Rubin Carter, 1974
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Norman Jewison, 1999

The story of middleweight boxer Rubin ‘The Hurricane’ Carter, who was convicted of committing a triple murder in a bar in Paterson, New Jersey. The film concentrates on Rubin Carter’s life between 1966 and 1985. It describes his fight against the conviction for triple murder and how he copes with nearly 20 years in prison.


The Tragedy of Macbeth. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 1606 book, Macbeth
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Macbeth
William Shakespeare, 1606
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Joel Coen, 2021

A Scottish lord becomes convinced by a trio of witches that he will become the next King of Scotland, and his ambitious wife supports him in his plans of seizing power.


Much Ado About Nothing. Poster of the 1993 movie and cover of the 1598 book
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Much Ado About Nothing
William Shakespeare, 1598
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Kenneth Branagh, 1993

Having just crushed an uprising by his half-brother, Don John, Don Pedro of Aragon and his noblemen visit their friend Leonato in Messina. Needing something to pass the time until the wedding, Don Pedro decides to arrange a similar fate for Beatrice and Benedick, whose animosity for each other is clear.


Antwone Fisher. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 2001 book, Finding Fish
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Finding Fish
Antwone Quenton Fisher, 2001
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Denzel Washington, 2002

Antwone Fish Fisher is a temperamental young man with a violent history who is serving in the U.S. Navy. The rough life he had as a child has caused him to have a violent temper; after getting into a fight with a fellow sailor, Antwone is sentenced at a captain’s mast to be demoted, fined, and restricted to the ship for 45 days.


Fences. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 1986 book
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Fences
August Wilson, 1986
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Denzel Washington, 2016

In 1950s Pittsburgh, Troy Maxson lives with his wife Rose and their son Cory, and works as a garbage collector alongside his best friend, Jim Bono. Gabriel has since moved out to live across the street at Miss Pearl’s house, so Troy no longer gets rent money from Gabe, which places the family under financial strain.


2 Guns. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2008 comic book
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2 Guns
Steven Grant, Mateus Santolouco, 2008
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Baltasar Kormákur, 2013

Criminals Robert Bobby Beans and Michael Stig Stigman are questioned by the United States Border Patrol after a meeting with drug lord Manny Papi Greco in Mexico. Bobby has a rendezvous with fellow DEA agent and former lover, Deb Rees, who is also seeing another man, while Stig, an enlisted Navy SEAL undercover with ONI, meets with his commanding officer, LCDR Harold Quince, who instructs Stig to kill Bobby so the Navy can use the stolen money to fund unauthorized covert operations.