Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Alexander Freed, 2016
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Gareth Edwards, 2016

Research scientist Galen Erso and his family are in hiding on the planet Lah’mu when Imperial weapons developer Orson Krennic arrives to press him into completing the Death Star, a space station-based superweapon capable of destroying entire planets. Rebel Alliance intelligence officer Cassian Andor learns of the Death Star from an informant and frees Jyn from an Imperial labor camp at Wobani.


The Theory of Everything. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 1999 book, Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen
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Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen
Jane Hawking, 1999
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James Marsh, 2014

At the University of Cambridge, astrophysics student Stephen Hawking begins a romantic relationship with literature student Jane Wilde. After Stephen and his professor Dennis Sciama attend a lecture on black holes, Stephen speculates that black holes may have been part of the creation of the universe, and decides to write his thesis on them.


A Monster Calls. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2011 book
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A Monster Calls
Patrick Ness, 2011
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J.A. Bayona, 2016

13-year-old Conor O’Malley has a close bond with his seriously ill mother, and maintains the household during her regular chemotherapy treatments at the hospital. After he angrily damages her valuable clock, the Monster appears and tells the second story: a hard-hearted parson forbids an apothecary from extracting medicine from an old yew tree, only to rescind this measure when his own children become ill.


Northanger Abbey. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the 1817 book
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Northanger Abbey
Jane Austen, 1817
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Jon Jones, 2007

When Catherine Morland is given the opportunity to stay with the childless Allen family in Bath, she is hoping for an adventure of the type she has been reading in novels. Soon introduced to society, she is invited to visit the Tilney estate, Northanger Abbey. She has thoughts of romance but soon learns that status, class and money are all equally important when it comes to matters of the heart.


The Last Letter from Your Lover. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 2008 book
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The Last Letter from Your Lover
Jojo Moyes, 2008
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Augustine Frizzell, 2021

A young female journalist in contemporary London uncovers a series of love letters telling the story of an intensely romantic but star-crossed affair in the 1960s, and becomes obsessed with discovering the lovers’ identities and finding out how their love story ends.


Brideshead Revisited. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 1945 book
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Brideshead Revisited
Evelyn Waugh, 1945
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Julian Jarrold, 2008

A young English middle-class individual becomes captivated by an upper-class family, developing romantic feelings for both the young woman and her brother. However, the formidable presence of their strict mother could present a significant obstacle to their budding affection.


The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 1963 comic book, The Amazing Spider-Man
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The Amazing Spider-Man
Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, 1963
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Marc Webb, 2014

Oscorp scientist Richard Parker records a video message to explain his disappearance. Peter’s childhood friend, Harry Osborn, returns to Manhattan to see his terminally-ill father, Norman, CEO of Oscorp.


The Aeronauts. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 2013 book, Falling Upwards: How We Took to the Air
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Falling Upwards: How We Took to the Air
Richard Holmes, 2013
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Tom Harper, 2019

In 1862 London, scientist James Glaisher and his pilot Amelia arrive for the launch of the largest balloon ever constructed. In a flashback, James appears before the Royal Society and explains his theory that the weather can be predicted, but his fellow scientists mock him and refuse to finance his studies.


True Story. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 2005 book
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True Story
Michael Finkel, 2005
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Rupert Goold, 2015

In 2001, Christian Longo, an Oregon man whose wife and three children have been discovered murdered, is arrested by police in Mexico, where he had been identifying himself as a reporter for the New York Times named Michael Finkel. He is confronted by his editors about a story he has written which featured on the cover of the New York Times Magazine.


Inferno. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2013 book
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Inferno
Dan Brown, 2013
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Ron Howard, 2016

Harvard University professor Robert Langdon awakens in a hospital room in Florence, Italy, with no memory of what has transpired over the last few days, but being plagued with hellish visions. They soon realize this is the first clue in a trail left by Bertrand Zobrist, a dangerously unstable villain who believed that rigorous measures were necessary to reduce the Earth’s growing population, and who committed suicide three days earlier after being chased by armed government agents.


Chéri. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 1926 book, Cheri and The Last of Cheri
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Cheri and The Last of Cheri
Colette, 1926
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Stephen Frears, 2009

Set in 1900s Belle Époque Paris, Chéri tells the story of an affair between a wealthy, middle-aged retired courtesan, Léa, and Fred, nicknamed Cheri, the flamboyant spoiled, neglected 19-year-old only son of another even wealthier courtesan. A famous beauty, Léa has been successful at extracting large sums of money from her up-scale clients, never falling in love with any of them.


The Midnight Sky. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 2016 book, Good Morning, Midnight
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Good Morning, Midnight
Lily Brooks-Dalton, 2016
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George Clooney, 2020

Scientist Augustine Lofthouse has devoted his life work to finding habitable planets where humanity can expand. Lofthouse refuses to join the other evacuees of his Arctic base, knowing he hasn’t got long to live due to an unidentified serious illness requiring hemodialysis.