The Queen's Gambit. Poster of the 2020 TV series and cover of the 1983 book
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The Queen's Gambit
Walter Tevis, 1983
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Scott Frank, Allan Scott, 2020

The Queen’s Gambit follows the life of an orphan chess prodigy, Elizabeth Harmon, during her quest to become the world’s greatest chess player while struggling with emotional problems and drug and alcohol dependency. The story begins in the mid-1950s and proceeds into the 1960s.


Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 1999 book
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
J.K. Rowling, 1999
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Alfonso Cuarón, 2004

Harry is back at the Dursleys’ for the summer holidays, where he sees on Muggle television that a convict named Sirius Black has escaped from prison. After being picked up by the Knight Bus, meeting Stan Shunpike, and encountering a large black dog that seems to be watching him, he travels to the Leaky Cauldron, where Cornelius Fudge, the Minister for Magic, asks Harry to stay in Diagon Alley for his own protection.


Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 2007 book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
J.K. Rowling, 2007
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David Yates, 2010

The Minister for Magic Rufus Scrimgeour addresses the wizarding media, stating that the Ministry remains strong despite Lord Voldemort gaining power and the Death Eaters committing mass killings of Muggles and infiltrating the Ministry. Meanwhile, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger resolve to complete the mission Albus Dumbledore gave Harry by hunting down and destroying Voldemort’s Horcruxes.


Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Poster of the 2001 movie and cover of the 1997 book
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
J.K. Rowling, 1997
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Chris Columbus, 2001

Late one night, Albus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall, professors at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, along with the school’s groundskeeper Rubeus Hagrid, deliver a recently orphaned infant named Harry Potter to his only remaining relatives, the Dursleys. After he and the Dursleys escape to an island to avoid more letters, Hagrid re-appears and informs Harry that he is a wizard and has been accepted into Hogwarts against the Dursleys’ wishes.


Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the 2003 book
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
J.K. Rowling, 2003
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David Yates, 2007

The Order of the Phoenix, a secret organization founded by Albus Dumbledore, informs Harry Potter that the Ministry of Magic is oblivious to Lord Voldemort’s return. As Umbridge’s control over the school increases, Ron and Hermione aid Harry in forming a secret group to train students in defensive spells, calling themselves Dumbledore’s Army.


The Tragedy of Macbeth. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 1606 book, Macbeth
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Macbeth
William Shakespeare, 1606
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Joel Coen, 2021

A Scottish lord becomes convinced by a trio of witches that he will become the next King of Scotland, and his ambitious wife supports him in his plans of seizing power.


Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1998 book
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
J.K. Rowling, 1998
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Chris Columbus, 2002

Spending the summer with the Dursleys, Harry Potter meets Dobby, a house-elf who warns him it’s too dangerous to return to Hogwarts. Harry and the Weasley family are joined by Rubeus Hagrid and Hermione Granger at a book-signing by Gilderoy Lockhart, who announces he is Hogwarts’ new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher.


The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 1905 book, All Gold Canyon
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All Gold Canyon
Jack London, 1905
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Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, 2018

Buster Scruggs, a cheerful singing cowboy, arrives at an isolated cantina full of outlaws where he exchanges insults with another patron before effortlessly shooting everyone as they reach for their guns. He then heads to Frenchman’s Gulch and enters a saloon, leaving his guns at the door to comply with its no firearms policy.


The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 1901 book, The Girl Who Got Rattled
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The Girl Who Got Rattled
Stewart Edward White, 1901
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Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, 2018

Buster Scruggs, a cheerful singing cowboy, arrives at an isolated cantina full of outlaws where he exchanges insults with another patron before effortlessly shooting everyone as they reach for their guns. He then heads to Frenchman’s Gulch and enters a saloon, leaving his guns at the door to comply with its no firearms policy.


The Old Guard. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 2017 comic book
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The Old Guard
Greg Rucka, Leandro Fernández, 2017
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Gina Prince-Bythewood, 2020

Andromache Andy of Scythia, Booker, Joe, and Nicky are centuries-old warriors with regenerative healing abilities who use their vast experience to help people. After healing their wounds and killing their attackers, they realize that Copley set them up and filmed their regeneration.


The Pale Blue Eye. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 2006 book
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The Pale Blue Eye
Louis Bayard, 2006
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Scott Cooper, 2022

A detective who has seen it all is brought in to look into the killing of a West Point cadet. He asks one of their own, a young man who would become known as Edgar Allan Poe, to help solve the case after being frustrated by the cadets’ code of silence.


Waiting for the Barbarians. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 1980 book
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Waiting for the Barbarians
J.M. Coetzee, 1980
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Ciro Guerra, 2019

At an isolated frontier outpost, a colonial magistrate who manages an outpost on the frontiers of an unnamed Empire, suffers a crisis of conscience when an army colonel arrives looking to interrogate the locals about an impending uprising, using cruel tactics that horrify the magistrate.