Troy. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the -750 book, The Iliad
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The Iliad
Homer, -750
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Wolfgang Petersen, 2004

A battle between the Greek armies of King Agamemnon of Mycenae and King Triopas of Thessaly is quickly averted when the great warrior Achilles, fighting for Agamemnon, defeats Boagrius, Triopas’ champion, in single combat after Achilles was initially absent from the battle. Upon learning of this, Menelaus meets with Agamemnon, his elder brother, and asks him to help take Troy.


The Infiltrator. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2009 book
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The Infiltrator
Robert Mazur, 2009
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Brad Furman, 2016

During the 1980s, U.S. Customs Service special agent Robert Mazur uses his undercover alias Bob Musella to become a pivotal player for drug lords laundering their dirty cash. Later, he infiltrates the world’s largest cartel, and helps expose the money-laundering organization of drug lord Pablo Escobar and take down the Bank of Credit and Commerce International.


Unknown. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 2003 book, Out Of My Head
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Out Of My Head
Didier van Cauwelaert, 2003
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Jaume Collet-Serra, 2011

Dr. Martin Harris and his wife Liz arrive in Berlin for a biotechnology summit. The taxi is involved in an accident and crashes into the Spree, knocking him unconscious. As Harris attempts to prove his identity, Harris provides identification and a family photo, both of which have his face.


The Host. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2008 book
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The Host
Stephenie Meyer, 2008
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Andrew Niccol, 2013

The human race has been taken over by small parasitic aliens called Souls. With Melanie’s guidance, Wanderer escapes and makes her way to the desert, where she is found by Jeb, who takes her to a series of caves inside a mountain where the humans (including Jared and Jamie) are hiding.


Marlowe. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 1939 book, The Big Sleep
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The Big Sleep
Raymond Chandler, 1939
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Neil Jordan, 2022

Marlowe is charged with locating a gorgeous heiresses’ missing ex-lover in noir-LA of the late 1930s. He soon learns that a labyrinth of corruption lies beneath the missing man’s disappearance, placing him in the sights of some of the city’s wealthiest and most dangerous residents.


Marlowe. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 2014 book, The Black-Eyed Blonde
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The Black-Eyed Blonde
Benjamin Black (John Banville), 2014
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Neil Jordan, 2022

Marlowe is charged with locating a gorgeous heiresses’ missing ex-lover in noir-LA of the late 1930s. He soon learns that a labyrinth of corruption lies beneath the missing man’s disappearance, placing him in the sights of some of the city’s wealthiest and most dangerous residents.


JT LeRoy. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 2008 book, Girl Boy Girl: How I Became JT Leroy
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Girl Boy Girl: How I Became JT Leroy
Savannah Knoop, 2008
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Justin Kelly, 2018

The true story behind JT LeRoy, a character created by Laura Albert who writes as a young, queer man. When her debut novel becomes a best-seller and JT becomes the darling of the literary world, she comes up with a unique solution to preserve her anonymity but give life to her nom-de-plume. Together with her boyfriend’s sister, they embark on a wild ride of double lives, infiltrating the Hollywood and literary elite, only to discover who they are while pretending to be someone else.