Hamlet. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the 1603 book
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Hamlet
William Shakespeare, 1603
movie vs book
Franco Zeffirelli, 1990

In Denmark, Prince Hamlet finds himself involved in a conspiracy of powerful interests within the royal palace. Cruel uncle Claudius kills his brother and takes the power of the kingdom. After an encounter with the restless ghost of his murdered father, Hamlet feigns madness and plots to take vengeance.


Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 1964 book
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Roald Dahl, 1964
movie vs book
Tim Burton, 2005

Charlie Bucket and his family live in poverty near the Wonka Factory. After overhearing that the final ticket was found in Russia, Charlie finds a ten-dollar note and purchases a Wonka Bar at a news shop.


Enola Holmes. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 2006 book, The Enola Holmes Mysteries: The Case of the Missing Marquess
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The Enola Holmes Mysteries: The Case of the Missing Marquess
Nancy Springer, 2006
movie vs book
Harry Bradbeer, 2020

Enola Holmes is the youngest sibling in the famous Holmes family. Her mother, Eudoria, has taught her everything from chess to jujitsu and encouraged her to be a strong-willed and independent thinking young woman. On the train, she finds the young Viscount Tewkesbury hidden in a travel bag. They travel to London, where they part ways.


Terminator Salvation. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Terminator Salvation
Alan Dean Foster, 2009
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
McG, 2009

In 2003, Dr. Serena Kogan of Cyberdyne Systems convinces death row inmate Marcus Wright to sign over his body for medical research following his execution. In 2018, John Connor leads an attack on a Skynet base, where he discovers human prisoners and schematics for incorporating living tissue to a new type of Terminator, the T-800.


Alice in Wonderland. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 1865 book, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll, 1865
movie vs book
Tim Burton, 2010

In London, 1871, troubled by a strange recurring dream and mourning the loss of her father, 19-year-old Alice Kingsleigh attends a garden party at Lord Ascot’s estate. Alice suggests that it is all a dream while the others argue over whether Alice is the right Alice who must slay the Red Queen’s Jabberwocky on Frabjous Day and restore the White Queen (who is the Red Queen’s sister) to power, as foretold by Absolem the Blue Caterpillar and his Oraculum (a scroll-like calendar which tells Wonderland’s history and future).


Alice in Wonderland. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 1871 book, Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There
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Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There
Lewis Carroll, 1871
movie vs book
Tim Burton, 2010

In London, 1871, troubled by a strange recurring dream and mourning the loss of her father, 19-year-old Alice Kingsleigh attends a garden party at Lord Ascot’s estate. Alice suggests that it is all a dream while the others argue over whether Alice is the right Alice who must slay the Red Queen’s Jabberwocky on Frabjous Day and restore the White Queen (who is the Red Queen’s sister) to power, as foretold by Absolem the Blue Caterpillar and his Oraculum (a scroll-like calendar which tells Wonderland’s history and future).


Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Poster of the 1994 movie and cover of the 1818 book, Frankenstein
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Frankenstein
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, 1818
movie vs book
Kenneth Branagh, 1994

In 1794, Captain Walton leads a troubled expedition to reach the North Pole. Eventually, Victor and his friend Henry Clerval meet Shmael Augustus Waldman, a professor whose notes contain information on how to create life; Waldman warns Victor not to use them lest he create an abomination.


Great Expectations. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 1861 book
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Great Expectations
Charles Dickens, 1861
movie vs book
Mike Newell, 2012

Miss Havisham, a wealthy spinster who wears an old wedding dress and lives in the dilapidated Satis House, asks Pip’s ‘Uncle Pumblechook’ to find a boy to play with her adopted daughter Estella. Pip begins to visit Miss Havisham and Estella, with whom he falls in love, then Pip—a humble orphan—suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.


Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Poster of the 1994 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Leonore Fleischer, 1994
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Kenneth Branagh, 1994

In 1794, Captain Walton leads a troubled expedition to reach the North Pole. Eventually, Victor and his friend Henry Clerval meet Shmael Augustus Waldman, a professor whose notes contain information on how to create life; Waldman warns Victor not to use them lest he create an abomination.


Alice in Wonderland. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Alice in Wonderland
Tui T. Sutherland, 2010
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Tim Burton, 2010

To rejoin with her childhood pals the Mad Hatter, White Rabbit, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, the Dormouse, the Caterpillar, and the Cheshire Cat, Alice travels back to the enchanted realm of her childhood adventure. When Alice teams up with the vibrant inhabitants of Wonderland to topple the evil Red Queen, she realizes her true destiny.


Alice Through the Looking Glass. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 1871 book, Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There
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Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There
Lewis Carroll, 1871
movie vs book
James Bobin, 2016

Alice Kingsleigh has spent the past three years following her father’s footsteps and sailing the high seas. Alice learns of an event in both the Queens’ pasts that causes friction between the two, and she travels back in time again, hoping to change the Red Queen’s character and cease the Jabberwocky from killing the Hatter’s family.


Planet of the Apes. Poster of the 2001 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Planet of the Apes
John Whitman, 2001
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Tim Burton, 2001

In 2029, aboard the United States Air Force space station Oberon, Leo Davidson works closely with primates who are trained for space missions. Entering the storm, Leo loses contact with the Oberon and, in 5021 A.D., crashes on a planet called Ashlar. He discovers that the world is ruled by humanoid apes who speak English, use domesticated horses for transportation, and treat human beings as slaves.