Doctor Zhivago. Poster of the 1965 movie and cover of the 1957 book
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Doctor Zhivago
Boris Pasternak, 1957
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David Lean, 1965

During the Russian Revolution, Dr. Yuri Zhivago is a young doctor who has been raised by his aunt and uncle following his father’s suicide. Yuri falls in love with beautiful Lara Guishar, who has been having an affair with her mother’s lover, Victor Komarovsky, an unscrupulous businessman. Yuri, however, ends up marrying his cousin. But when he and Lara meet again years later, the spark of love reignites.


Chaplin. Poster of the 1992 movie and cover of the 1964 book, My Autobiography
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My Autobiography
Charlie Chaplin, 1964
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Richard Attenborough, 1992

Chaplin’s recollections begin with his childhood of extreme poverty from which he escapes by immersing himself in the world of the London music halls. After Sydney joins him in America to become his manager, Chaplin decides to break away from Sennett to have complete creative control over his films with the goal of one day owning his own studio.


Chaplin. Poster of the 1992 movie and cover of the 1985 book, Chaplin: His Life and Art
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Chaplin: His Life and Art
David Robinson, 1985
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Richard Attenborough, 1992

Chaplin’s recollections begin with his childhood of extreme poverty from which he escapes by immersing himself in the world of the London music halls. After Sydney joins him in America to become his manager, Chaplin decides to break away from Sennett to have complete creative control over his films with the goal of one day owning his own studio.


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.


Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams. Poster of the 2017 TV series and cover of the 1982 book
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Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
Philip K. Dick, 1982
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David Farr, Tom Harper, Marc Munden, Julian Jarrold, Jeffrey Reiner, 2017

Based on the short stories from one of science fiction’s most prolific authors, Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams explores humanity in 10 standalone episodes. From 5 to 5000 years in the future, each story in the anthology will question what it means to be human in uniquely ambitious, grounded, yet fantastical worlds.


The Three Musketeers. Poster of the 1973 movie and cover of the 1844 book
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The Three Musketeers
Alexandre Dumas, 1844
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Richard Lester, 1973

Having learned swordsmanship from his father, the young country bumpkin d’Artagnan arrives in Paris with dreams of becoming a king’s musketeer. D’Artagnan sides with the musketeers in the ensuing street fight and becomes their ally in opposition to the Cardinal, who wishes to increase his already considerable power over the king, Louis XIII.


The Age of Innocence. Poster of the 1993 movie and cover of the 1920 book
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The Age of Innocence
Edith Wharton, 1920
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Martin Scorsese, 1993

In 1870s, New York City, gentleman lawyer Newland Archer is planning to marry the respectable young May Welland. At first she is ostracized by society and vicious rumors are spread, but, as May’s family boldly stands by the countess, she is gradually accepted by the very finest of New York’s old families.


The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge. Poster of the 1974 movie and cover of the 1844 book, The Three Musketeers
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The Three Musketeers
Alexandre Dumas, 1844
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Richard Lester, 1974

During the Anglo-French War (1627–1629), Cardinal Richelieu continues the machinations he began in The Three Musketeers by ordering the Count de Rochefort to kidnap Constance Bonancieux, dressmaker to the Queen Anne of France. The evil Milady de Winter, who wants revenge on junior musketeer d’Artagnan, seduces him to keep him occupied.


The Odyssey. Poster of the 1997 TV series and cover of the -700 book
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The Odyssey
Homer, -700
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Andrei Konchalovsky, 1997

Odysseus, the king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Ithaca, is called to service in the Trojan War after the birth of his son Telemachus, much to the dismay of his wife Queen Penelope. Odysseus is worried that he may not return, and tells Penelope that she should remarry by the time Telemachus is a man if he does not return.


Jane Eyre. Poster of the 1996 movie and cover of the 1847 book
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Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë, 1847
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Franco Zeffirelli, 1996

Jane Eyre is an orphan cast out as a young girl by her aunt, Mrs. Reed, and sent to be raised in a harsh charity school for girls. There she learns to become a teacher and eventually seeks employment outside of the school. Her advertisement is answered by the housekeeper of Thornfield Hall, Mrs. Fairfax.


Luka. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 1940 book, The Tartar Steppe
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The Tartar Steppe
Dino Buzzati, 1940
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Jessica Woodworth, 2023

Luka, an eager young soldier seeking combat, infiltrates an isolated fort where men have been waiting for ages for a legendary enemy to attack. This is a modern retelling of Dino Buzzati’s classic novel ‘The Tartar Steppe’.


My Cousin Rachel. Poster of the 1983 TV series and cover of the 1951 book
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My Cousin Rachel
Daphne du Maurier, 1951
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Brian Farnham, 1983

Philip Ashley’s cousin and guardian Ambrose has mysteriously died in Italy. Philip distrusts the diagnosis of a brain tumor due to letters from Ambrose describing suspicions that Rachel and her attorney Rainalidi are trying to poison him. When Rachel arrives in Cornwall, Philip becomes enamored with her despite his misgivings.