The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Poster of the 2003 movie and cover of the 1955 book, The Return of the King
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The Return of the King
J.R.R. Tolkien, 1955
movie vs book
Peter Jackson, 2003

Two Hobbits, Sméagol and Déagol, are fishing when Déagol discovers the One Ring in the river. Gollum leads Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee to Minas Morgul, where they watch the Witch-king of Angmar, leader of the nine Nazgûl, lead an army of Orcs towards Gondor.


The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Poster of the 2001 movie and cover of the 1954 book, The Fellowship of the Ring
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The Fellowship of the Ring
J.R.R. Tolkien, 1954
movie vs book
Peter Jackson, 2001

In the Second Age of Middle-earth, the lords of Elves, Dwarves, and Men are given Rings of Power. Bilbo reveals that he intends to leave the Shire for one last adventure, and he leaves his inheritance, including the Ring, to his nephew Frodo. As Frodo departs with his friend, gardener Samwise Gamgee, Gandalf rides to Isengard to meet with the wizard Saruman, but learns that he has joined forces with Sauron, who has dispatched his nine undead Nazgûl servants to find Frodo.


The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1954 book, The Two Towers
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The Two Towers
J.R.R. Tolkien, 1954
movie vs book
Peter Jackson, 2002

Awakening from a dream of Gandalf fighting the Balrog in Moria, Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee find themselves lost in the Emyn Muil near Mordor and discover they are being tracked by Gollum, a former bearer of the One Ring. Capturing Gollum, Frodo takes pity and allows him to guide them, reminding Sam that they will need Gollum’s help to infiltrate Mordor.


Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. Poster of the 2016 TV series and cover of the 1988 book, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
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The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
Douglas Adams, 1988
TV series vs book
Max Landis, 2016-2017

The series is based around the eccentric Dirk Gently who claims to be a holistic detective, investigating obscure cases based on the inter-connectivity of all things. Dirk is not only followed by agents of Blackwing trying to recapture him but also by Bart Curlish, another Blackwing subject who considers herself a holistic assassin and believes she is destined to kill Dirk.


Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. Poster of the 2016 TV series and cover of the 1987 book
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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Douglas Adams, 1987
TV series vs book
Max Landis, 2016-2017

The series is based around the eccentric Dirk Gently who claims to be a holistic detective, investigating obscure cases based on the inter-connectivity of all things. Dirk is not only followed by agents of Blackwing trying to recapture him but also by Bart Curlish, another Blackwing subject who considers herself a holistic assassin and believes she is destined to kill Dirk.


Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. Poster of the 2016 TV series and cover of the 2002 book, The Salmon of Doubt
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The Salmon of Doubt
Douglas Adams, 2002
TV series vs book
Max Landis, 2016-2017

The series is based around the eccentric Dirk Gently who claims to be a holistic detective, investigating obscure cases based on the inter-connectivity of all things. Dirk is not only followed by agents of Blackwing trying to recapture him but also by Bart Curlish, another Blackwing subject who considers herself a holistic assassin and believes she is destined to kill Dirk.


Everything Is Illuminated. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 2002 book
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Everything Is Illuminated
Jonathan Safran Foer, 2002
movie vs book
Liev Schreiber, 2005

Jonathan Safran Foer, a young American Jew, goes on a quest to find the woman, Augustina, who saved his grandfather, Safran Foer, during the Holocaust in a small Ukrainian town called Trachimbrod that was wiped off the map when the Nazis liquidated Eastern European shtetls. After traveling through much of rural Ukraine, they eventually find Augustina’s sister.


The Ice Storm. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the 1994 book
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The Ice Storm
Rick Moody, 1994
movie vs book
Ang Lee, 1997

The novel takes place over Thanksgiving weekend 1973, during a dangerous ice storm, and centers on two neighboring families, the Hoods and the Williamses, and their difficulties in dealing with the tumultuous political and social climate of the day. The setting is an affluent Connecticut suburb during the height of the sexual revolution.


Oliver Twist. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the 1838 book
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Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens, 1838
movie vs book
Tony Bill, 1997

A young woman in labour makes her way to a parish workhouse and dies after giving birth to a boy, who is systematically named Oliver Twist by the workhouse authorities. As the years go by, Oliver and the rest of the child inmates suffer from the callous indifference of the officials in charge: beadle Mr. Bumble and matron Mrs. Corney.


The Oxford Murders. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 2003 book
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The Oxford Murders
Guillermo Martínez, 2003
movie vs book
Álex de la Iglesia, 2008

In 1993, Martin, a US student at the University of Oxford, wants Arthur Seldom as his thesis supervisor. He idolises Seldom and has learned all about him. He takes accommodation in Oxford at the house of Mrs. Eagleton, an old friend of Seldom. Also in the house is her daughter, Beth, who is her full-time caregiver and a musician by occupation.


The Romantics. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 2008 book
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The Romantics
Galt Niederhoffer, 2008
movie vs book
Galt Niederhoffer, 2010

A group of seven college friends, who called themselves The Romantics, reunite after six years when two of them, Lila and Tom, are planning to marry. The night before the wedding, they have an intense conversation, where he tells her that their romance was emotionally exhausting for him, too many highs and lows.