The Great. Poster of the 2020 TV series and cover of the 2008 book
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The Great
Tony McNamara, 2008
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Tony McNamara, 2020-

The Great is a satirical, comedic drama about the rise of Catherine the Great from outsider to the longest-reigning female ruler in Russia’s history. The series is fictionalized and portrays Catherine in her youth and marriage to Emperor Peter III, focusing on the plot to kill her depraved and dangerous husband.


Trumbo. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 1977 book
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Trumbo
Bruce Alexander Cook, 1977
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Jay Roach, 2015

Dalton Trumbo is a screenwriter whose talent places him among the elite of Hollywood. However, his active membership in the Communist Party of the USA draws the contempt of staunchly anti-Soviet entertainment-industry figures such as columnist Hedda Hopper and actor John Wayne.


We Bought a Zoo. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 2008 book
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We Bought a Zoo
Benjamin Mee, 2008
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Cameron Crowe, 2011

Benjamin Mee is still grieving the loss of his wife Katherine and dealing with the expulsion of his 14-year-old son, Dylan, from school, and decides to make a fresh start by buying a new house. He tours many houses with his 7-year-old daughter, Rosie, and his realtor, Mr. Stevens, but finds none he likes until his daughter finds a listing with what seems like the perfect house.


Maleficent. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 1697 book, The Sleeping Beauty
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The Sleeping Beauty
Charles Perrault, 1697
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Robert Stromberg, 2014

Maleficent is a powerful fairy living in the Moors, a magical forest realm bordering a human kingdom. His love is overshadowed by ambition, and as they grow older, the two grow apart and Maleficent becomes protector of the Moors. Devastated by Stefan’s betrayal, Maleficent turns the Moors into a dark kingdom and transforms a raven named Diaval to serve her after saving his life.


Maleficent. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Maleficent
Elizabeth Rudnick, 2014
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Robert Stromberg, 2014

Maleficent is a powerful fairy living in the Moors, a magical forest realm bordering a human kingdom. His love is overshadowed by ambition, and as they grow older, the two grow apart and Maleficent becomes protector of the Moors. Devastated by Stefan’s betrayal, Maleficent turns the Moors into a dark kingdom and transforms a raven named Diaval to serve her after saving his life.


The Boxtrolls. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2005 book, Here Be Monsters!
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Here Be Monsters!
Alan Snow, 2005
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Graham Annable, Anthony Stacchi, 2014

In a hill-top town of Cheesebridge, Norvenia during the Victorian era, rumors abound that subterranean trolls have kidnapped a baby. Pest exterminator Archibald Snatcher strikes a deal with the city’s leader Lord Portley-Rind to exterminate every Boxtroll in exchange for membership in the city’s cheese-loving council called the White Hats, despite the fact that he is severely allergic to cheese.


Reservation Road. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the 1998 book
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Reservation Road
John Burnham Schwartz, 1998
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Terry George, 2007

The lives of two fathers collide when a tragic hit-and-run car accident involving one of them results in the death of the other’s son. As a reckoning draws near, the two men react in unforeseen manners.


The Door in the Floor. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 1998 book, A Widow for One Year
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A Widow for One Year
John Irving, 1998
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Tod Williams, 2004

Taking place in the idyllic beach community of East Hampton, New York, this film delves into the profound events of a crucial summer that shapes the lives of the renowned children’s book author Ted Cole and his captivating wife Marion. Their once flourishing marriage has been tested and strained by a heartbreaking tragedy. Nevertheless, the Coles shower their surviving child, the bright and resilient four-year-old Ruth, with affectionate care, witnessing her resilient spirit as she navigates life’s challenges with the unique grace that only a child possesses.


Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Elizabeth Rudnick, 2019
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Joachim Rønning, 2019

In the five years since King Stefan’s death, Aurora has reigned as Queen of the Moors, with Maleficent as its guardian and protector. Despite her service, the neighboring kingdom of Ulstead, home to Prince Phillip, deems Maleficent a villainess, and while Phillip’s father King John wishes for peace, his mother Queen Ingrith has been secretly preparing for war.


Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 1697 book, The Sleeping Beauty
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The Sleeping Beauty
Charles Perrault, 1697
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Joachim Rønning, 2019

In the five years since King Stefan’s death, Aurora has reigned as Queen of the Moors, with Maleficent as its guardian and protector. Despite her service, the neighboring kingdom of Ulstead, home to Prince Phillip, deems Maleficent a villainess, and while Phillip’s father King John wishes for peace, his mother Queen Ingrith has been secretly preparing for war.


All the Bright Places. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 2015 book
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All the Bright Places
Jennifer Niven, 2015
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Brett Haley, 2020

Violet Markey and Theodore Finch both attend Bartlett High School in Bartlett, Indiana. At school, the teens are assigned a project where they must find the best places in Indiana, and Finch is adamant on getting Violet to be his partner. As they struggle with the emotional and physical scars of their past, they discover that even the smallest places and moments can mean something.


Live by Night. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2012 book
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Live by Night
Dennis Lehane, 2012
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Ben Affleck, 2016

In 1926, Joe Coughlin, a World War I veteran of Irish descent and the prodigal son of Boston police captain Thomas Coughlin, falls in love with Emma Gould, the mistress of notorious gangster Albert White, the boss of the Irish Gang of Boston who Joe and his friends have been targeting in a series of robberies.