Funny Woman. Poster of the 2023 TV series and cover of the 2014 book, Funny Girl
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Funny Girl
Nick Hornby, 2014
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Oliver Parker, 2023-

During the peak of the 1960s, Barbara Parker was crowned Miss Blackpool, but she feels that there must be more to life than just being a beauty queen in a coastal town. She longs to become someone significant and the dazzling lights of London are drawing her in. Determined to discover her true identity, Barbara sets off on a journey to the capital city.


The Critic. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 2015 book, Curtain Call
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Curtain Call
Anthony Quinn, 2015
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Anand Tucker, 2023

A tale of ambition, blackmail, and longing, revolving around a captivating anti-hero who resides at its somber core. It combines elements of a whodunit mystery with the intricacies of a Faustian bargain that steadily tightens its grip.


Watership Down. Poster of the 2018 TV series and cover of the 1972 book
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Watership Down
Richard Adams, 1972
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Peter Dodd, Noam Murro, 2018

Set in the idyllic rural landscape of southern England, the adventure tale follows a band of rabbits on their flight from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction of their home. Led by a stouthearted pair of brothers, they journey forth from their native Sandleford Warren through the harrowing trials posed by predators and adversaries, toward a promised land and a more perfect society.


Their Finest. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2009 book, Their Finest Hour and a Half
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Their Finest Hour and a Half
Lissa Evans, 2009
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Lone Scherfig, 2016

During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England’s resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace’s spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters who undertook their own maritime mission to rescue wounded soldiers are met with mixed feelings by a dismissive all-male staff.


Culprits. Poster of the 2023 TV series and cover of the 2018 book
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Culprits
Richard Brewer, Gary Phillips, 2018
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J Blakeson, Claire Oakley, 2023-

The TV series begins where typical crime stories conclude: after a high-stakes heist, as the elite crew of criminals scatters, attempting to leave their former lives behind. However, their past catches up with them when a merciless assassin begins hunting them down individually. The mystery unfolds: why are they being pursued, who is orchestrating this chaos, and can they reunite in time to safeguard themselves and their loved ones?


Quantum of Solace. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 1965 book
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Quantum of Solace
Ian Fleming, 1965
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Marc Forster, 2008

Moments after the end of the previous film, James Bond is driving from Lake Garda to Siena, Italy, with the captured Mr White in the trunk of his Aston Martin DBS V12. Observing her subsequent meeting with Greene, Bond learns Greene is helping exiled Bolivian General Medrano, who murdered Camille’s family, to overthrow the government and become the new president, in exchange for a seemingly barren piece of desert.


The Girl with All the Gifts. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2014 book, The Girl With All the Gifts
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The Girl With All the Gifts
M.R. Carey, 2014
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Colm McCarthy, 2016

In the near future, humanity has been ravaged by a disease caused by a parasitic fungus transmitted by bodily fluids. Mankind’s only hope is a small group of hybrid second-generation children who crave living flesh, but retain the ability to think and learn.


The King's Man. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 2012 comic book, Kingsman: The Secret Service
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Kingsman: The Secret Service
Mark Millar, Dave Gibbons, 2012
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Matthew Vaughn, 2021

As a collection of history’s worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man and his protégé must race against time to stop them. This is the third installment in the Kingsman film series, which serves as a prequel to 2014’s Kingsman: The Secret Service and 2017’s Kingsman: The Golden Circle.


The Amazing Maurice. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 2001 book, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
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The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
Terry Pratchett, 2001
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Toby Genkel, Florian Westermann, 2022

Every town on Discworld knows the stories about rats and pipers, and Maurice – a street wise tomcat – leads a band of educated ratty friends and a stupid kid on a nice little earner. Piper plus rats equals lots and lots of money. Until they run across someones playing a different tune. Now Maurice and his rats must learn a new concept: evil.


Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 1812 book, Hansel and Gretel
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Hansel and Gretel
Jacob Grimm, Wilhem Grimm, 1812
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Tommy Wirkola, 2013

Abandoned by their father in a forest, young Hansel and Gretel enter a gingerbread house and are captured by a cannibalistic witch. The witch forces Hansel to continuously eat sweets to fatten him up and enslaves Gretel. The siblings outsmart her and incinerate her in the oven. He needs a shot of insulin every few hours or he will die.


Black Narcissus. Poster of the 2020 TV series and cover of the 1939 book
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Black Narcissus
Rumer Godden, 1939
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Charlotte Bruus Christensen, 2020

Himalayas, 1934. A remote clifftop palace once known as the ‘House of Women’ holds many dark secrets. When the young nuns of St. Faith attempt to establish a mission there, its haunting mysteries awaken forbidden desires that seem destined to repeat a terrible tragedy. Adaptation of the 1939 novel by Rumer Godden.