The Boys. Poster of the 2019 TV series and cover of the 2007 comic book
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The Boys
Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson, 2007
TV series vs comic book
Eric Kripke, 2019-

The Boys is set in a universe where superpowered individuals are recognized as heroes by the general public and work for the powerful corporation Vought International, which markets and monetizes them. The Boys are led by Billy Butcher, who despises all superpowered people, and the Seven are led by the narcissistic and violent Homelander.


Back to the Future Part II. Poster of the 1989 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Back to the Future, Part II
Craig Shaw Gardner, 1989
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Robert Zemeckis, 1989

On October 26, 1985, Dr. Emmett Brown arrives in the DeLorean time machine and persuades Marty McFly and his girlfriend, Jennifer Parker, to travel to the future with him and help their future children, with Biff Tannen witnessing their departure.


Mysterious Skin. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 1995 book
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Mysterious Skin
Scott Heim, 1995
movie vs book
Gregg Araki, 2004

Two eight-year-old Little League teammates, Neil McCormick and Brian Lackey, both experience life-altering events during the summer of 1981 in Hutchinson, Kansas. In New York, Neil has an emotional encounter with a client, Zeke, who is dying from AIDS and only wants to feel another person’s touch.


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
movie vs book
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.


Back to the Future Part III. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Back to the Future, Part III
Craig Shaw Gardner, 1990
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Robert Zemeckis, 1990

On November 12, 1955, moments after witnessing his apparent death, Marty McFly learns that Dr. Emmett Brown was transported to 1885. Marty spots and photographs a tombstone with Doc’s name, dated six days after the letter, and learns Doc was killed by Biff Tannen’s great-grandfather, Buford.


The Karate Kid. Poster of the 1984 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Karate Kid
Bonnie Bryant Hiller, 1984
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
John G. Avildsen, 1984

In 1984, Daniel LaRusso and his mother Lucille move from Newark, New Jersey, to Reseda, Los Angeles, California. Miyagi then proposes that Daniel enter the All-Valley Karate Championships, where he can compete with Johnny and the other Cobra Kai students on equal terms, and requests that the bullying cease while Daniel trains.


Super Pumped. Poster of the 2022 TV series and cover of the 2019 book, Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
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Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
Mike Isaac, 2019
TV series vs book
Brian Koppelman, David Levien, 2022-

The roller-coaster ride of one of Silicon Valley’s most successful and most destructive companies, Uber, from the perspective of the company’s CEO Travis Kalanick, who is ultimately ousted in a boardroom coup after tense internal and external battles that ripple with unpredictable consequences.


Chasing Mavericks. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Chasing Mavericks
Christine Peymani, 2012
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Michael Apted, Curtis Hanson, 2012

When young Jay Moriarity discovers that the mythic Mavericks surf break, one of the biggest waves on Earth, exists just miles from his Santa Cruz home, he enlists the help of local legend Frosty Hesson to train him to survive it.


Chasing Mavericks. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Making Mavericks: The Memoir of a Surfing Legend
Frosty Hesson, Ian Spiegelman, 2012
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Michael Apted, Curtis Hanson, 2012

When young Jay Moriarity discovers that the mythic Mavericks surf break, one of the biggest waves on Earth, exists just miles from his Santa Cruz home, he enlists the help of local legend Frosty Hesson to train him to survive it.


Greyhound. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 1955 book, The Good Shepherd
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The Good Shepherd
C.S. Forester, 1955
movie vs book
Aaron Schneider, 2020

The hero of The Good Shepherd is Commander Krause, the captain of the fictional US Navy Mahan-class destroyer USS Keeling in World War II. He finds himself in a difficult position. The captains of the other vessels in the escort group are junior to him in rank, and much younger, but they have been at war for over two years.


Death Wish. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 1972 book
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Death Wish
Brian Garfield, 1972
movie vs book
Eli Roth, 2018

Trauma surgeon Paul Kersey lives with his wife, Lucy, and daughter, Jordan in an affluent Chicago suburb. When the family visits a restaurant with Paul’s brother Frank, a valet named Miguel photographs their home address from their car’s navigation software after hearing about a night they plan to be away from home.


The Saint. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Saint
Burl Barer, 1997
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Phillip Noyce, 1997

At the Saint Ignatius Orphanage, a rebellious boy named John Rossi refers to himself as Simon Templar and leads a group of fellow orphans as they attempt to run away to escape their harsh treatment. Just as Simon is caught by the head priest, he witnesses the tragic death of a girl, to whom he had taken a liking, when she accidentally falls from a balcony.