Mudbound. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2008 book
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Mudbound
Hillary Jordan, 2008
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Dee Rees, 2017

In Mississippi Delta farm country, Henry McAllan and his younger brother Jamie dig a grave and struggle to lower their deceased Pappy’s coffin into it. When the Jacksons, a black sharecropper family, pass by in a wagon, Henry asks the father, Hap, for help. Henry seems uncomfortable asking; Hap hesitates to reply.


Inside Llewyn Davis. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2005 book, The Mayor of MacDougal Street
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The Mayor of MacDougal Street
Dave Van Ronk, 2005
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Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, 2013

Experience a seven-day journey with Llewyn Davis, a folk singer, as he navigates the vibrant Greenwich Village music scene in 1961. Carrying his guitar and braving the harsh New York winter, he faces considerable challenges as a struggling musician, some of which are self-imposed and seemingly impossible to overcome.


Unbroken. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2010 book
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Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, 2010
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Angelina Jolie, 2014

During an April 1943 bombing mission against the Japanese-held island of Nauru , Louis Louie Zamperini is flying as a bombardier of a United States Army Air Forces B-24 Liberator bomber when his plane is damaged in combat and a number of the crew injured . Returning to 1943, Louie, the surviving crew and several replacements are sent on a search-and-rescue mission with a plane previously used for spare parts .


Friday Night Lights. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 1988 book, Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream
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Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream
H.G. Bissinger, 1988
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Peter Berg, 2004

As preseason practice begins for the Permian High School football team in August 1988, the town of Odessa, Texas has high expectations for the players and their coach Gary Gaines to win a state championship with their star running back James Boobie Miles. In the next game during the start of district play, Permian gets blown out as Winchell struggles with consistency in his increased role and the second-string running back gets hurt.


TRON: Legacy. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Tron: Legacy
Alice Alfonsi, 2010
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Joseph Kosinski, 2010

Seven years after the events of the first film, Kevin Flynn, who has been promoted to CEO of ENCOM International, disappears. Twenty years later, his son Sam, now ENCOM’s primary shareholder, pranks the corporation by releasing the company’s signature operating system online for free. Nonetheless, Sam is arrested for trespassing.


Death Sentence. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the 1975 book
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Death Sentence
Brian Garfield, 1975
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James Wan, 2007

Nick Hume is a businessman living in Columbia, South Carolina with his family. While Nick and Brendan are driving home, they talk about the latter’s potential future as a professional hockey player. Nick ambushes the thugs, pulls off Joe’s mask and sees his face, but Joe escapes, only to get hit by a car. Nick rushes Brendan to the hospital, but Brendan dies.


The United States vs. Billie Holiday. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 2015 book, Chasing the Scream
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Chasing the Scream
Johann Hari, 2015
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Lee Daniels, 2021

Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940’s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial ballad, “Strange Fruit.”


Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2012 book
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Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Ben Fountain, 2012
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Ang Lee, 2016

Billy Lynn, a 19-year-old US Army specialist from Texas, is caught on camera dragging wounded Sergeant Virgil “Shroom” Breem to safety during an intense firefight in Iraq on October 23, 2004. David Dime, the members of Bravo Squad are driven in a limousine to the stadium with the Cowboys’ PR representative Josh and film producer Albert Brown, who is in the process of securing a film deal for the squad.


On the Road. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 1957 book
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On the Road
Jack Kerouac, 1957
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Walter Salles, 2012

In 1947 New York, on the day his father is buried, Sal Paradise is out with his friend Carlo Marx who is, like him, an aspiring writer. Carlo, Sal, Camille, and Dean visit a bar where Dean plays I’ve Got the World on a String on the jukebox, and Camille bonds with Sal. Carlo tells Sal he thinks he might be gay, and he plans to travel to Africa.


The Marsh King's Daughter. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 2017 book
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The Marsh King's Daughter
Karen Dionne, 2017
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Neil Burger, 2023

When the notorious child abductor known as the Marsh King escapes from a maximum security prison, Helena immediately suspects that she and her two young daughters are in danger. No one, not even her husband, knows the truth about Helena’s past: they don’t know that she was born into captivity, that she had no contact with the outside world before the age of twelve – or that her father raised her to be a killer.


Pan. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 1906 book, Peter and Wendy
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Peter and Wendy
J.M. Barrie, 1906
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Joe Wright, 2015

Newborn Peter is left on the steps of a London orphanage with a mysterious pan flute pendant by his mother Mary. Years later during World War II, upon learning that the abusive Mother Barnabas is hoarding food for herself, Peter and his best friend Nibs are caught trying to steal the food for the orphans.


Desperation Road. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 2017 book
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Desperation Road
Michael Farris Smith, 2017
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Nadine Crocker, 2023

A Southern Noir thriller unfolds in a gritty Mississippi town, where a woman and her young daughter become entangled in a dangerous web of whiskey, firearms, and vengeful pursuits, leading to explosive confrontations.