Fantastic Mr. Fox. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 1970 book
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Fantastic Mr. Fox
Roald Dahl, 1970
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Wes Anderson, 2009

While raiding Berk’s Squab Farm, Mr. Fox triggers a fox trap caging himself along with his wife Felicity. Mr. Fox, now a newspaper columnist, moves the family into a better home inside a tree, ignoring the warnings of his lawyer, about how dangerous the area is for foxes due to its proximity to facilities run by three feared farmers: Boggis (a chicken farmer), Bunce (a duck and goose farmer) and Bean (a turkey and apple farmer).


Catch-22. Poster of the 2019 TV series and cover of the 1961 book
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Catch-22
Joseph Heller, 1961
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Luke Davies, David Michôd, 2019

John Yossarian is a United States Army Air Forces bombardier in World War II, furious that thousands of people are trying to kill him and that his own army keeps increasing the number of missions he must fly. He chose bombardier hoping the war would finish before his lengthy training but now sits exposed in the nose of a B-25 dropping bombs on strangers who are trying to kill him.


O Brother, Where Art Thou?. Poster of the 2000 movie and cover of the -700 book, The Odyssey
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The Odyssey
Homer, -700
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Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, 2000

Three convicts, Ulysses Everett McGill, Pete Hogwallop, and Delmar O’Donnell, escape from a chain gang and set out to retrieve a supposed treasure Everett buried before the area is flooded to make a lake. They pick up Tommy Johnson, a young black man, who claims he sold his soul to the devil in exchange for the ability to play guitar.


Ocean's Eleven. Poster of the 2001 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Ocean's 11
Dewey Gram, 2001
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Steven Soderbergh, 2001

Following his release from prison, Danny Ocean violates his parole by traveling to California to meet his partner-in-crime and friend Rusty Ryan to propose a heist. Because the casinos are required by the Nevada Gaming Commission to have enough cash on hand to cover all their patrons’ bets, the three predict that on the upcoming night of a highly anticipated boxing match, the Bellagio vault will contain more than $150,000,000.


Up in the Air. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 2001 book
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Up in the Air
Walter Kirn, 2001
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Jason Reitman, 2009

Ryan Bingham works for a human resources consultancy firm specializing in termination assistance. Ryan, unwilling to give up traveling, raises concerns that the new system could be impersonal and apathetic, and argues that Natalie lacks understanding about the firing process and how to handle emotionally vulnerable people.


The Descendants. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 2007 book
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The Descendants
Kaui Hart Hemmings, 2007
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Alexander Payne, 2011

Matthew Matt King is a Honolulu-based attorney and the sole trustee of a family trust of 25,000 acres of pristine land on Kauai. With the trust expiring in seven years due to the rule against perpetuities, the King clan is pressuring Matt to sell the land for hundreds of millions of dollars. Two close family friends, Kai and Mark Mitchell, tell Matt that Elizabeth was unhappy and loved Brian Speer, a real estate agent, and wanted a divorce.


The Ides of March. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 2009 book, Farragut North
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Farragut North
Beau Willimon, 2009
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George Clooney, 2011

Stephen Meyers is the junior campaign manager for Governor of Pennsylvania Mike Morris, who is competing against Arkansas Senator Ted Pullman in the Democratic presidential primary. Meyers admits to an angry Zara that he met with Duffy, who said that Pullman will offer Thompson the position of Secretary of State in exchange for his endorsement.


Out of Sight. Poster of the 1998 movie and cover of the 1996 book
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Out of Sight
Elmore Leonard, 1996
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Steven Soderbergh, 1998

A career bank robber, Jack Foley, and a U.S. Marshal, Karen Sisco, are forced to share a car trunk during Foley’s escape from a Florida prison. Before the robbery, a romantic interlude between Foley and Sisco takes place in a Detroit hotel, but the question of whether she is really pursuing Foley to arrest him or for love ends in a showdown during the robbery at Ripley’s home and adds to the fun Foley claims they are having.


Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1984 book, Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind
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Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind
Chuck Barris, 1984
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George Clooney, 2002

Tired of being rejected by the beautiful women he lusts after, Chuck Barris moves to Manhattan to become an NBC page with dreams of becoming famous in television but is eventually fired. He is given $7,500 to create a television pilot, but ABC abandons the idea in favor of Hootenanny.


The Boys in the Boat. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 2013 book
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The Boys in the Boat
Daniel James Brown, 2013
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George Clooney, 2023

Set in the 1930s, this narrative unfolds around the University of Washington’s rowing team, chronicling their origins during the Depression era to their triumphant achievement of winning gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.


Syriana. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 2002 book, See No Evil
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See No Evil
Robert B. Baer, 2002
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Stephen Gaghan, 2005

U.S. energy giant Connex Oil is losing control of key oil fields in a Persian Gulf kingdom ruled by the al-Subaai family. To compensate for its decreased production capacity, Connex initiates a shady merger with Killen, a smaller oil company that recently won the drilling rights to key petroleum fields in Kazakhstan.


The Tender Bar. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 2005 book, The Tender Bar: A Memoir
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The Tender Bar: A Memoir
J.R. Moehringer, 2005
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George Clooney, 2021

J.R. is a fatherless boy growing up in the glow of a bar where the bartender, his Uncle Charlie, is the sharpest and most colorful of an assortment of quirky and demonstrative father figures. As the boy’s determined mother struggles to provide her son with opportunities denied to her, J.R. begins to gamely pursue his romantic and professional dreams, with one foot persistently placed in Uncle Charlie’s bar.