Younger. Poster of the 2015 TV series and cover of the 2005 book
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Younger
Pamela Redmond Satran, 2005
TV series vs book
Darren Star, 2015-2021

Younger is mainly set in New York City and chronicles the personal and professional life of Liza Miller, a divorced 40-year-old woman with a teenage daughter and a failed marriage that collapsed due to her former husband’s gambling addiction. After being mistaken for younger than she really is, she decides to take the chance to reboot her career and her love life as a 26-year old.


Cheaper by the Dozen. Poster of the 2003 movie and cover of the 1948 book
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Cheaper by the Dozen
Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, Frank B. Gilbreth Jr., 1948
movie vs book
Shawn Levy, 2003

Tom Baker is a college football coach in Midland, Illinois, where he raised twelve children. One day, Tom unexpectedly receives an offer from his old friend and football teammate Shake McGuire to coach at his alma mater in his hometown of Evanston, Illinois. Tom accepts the offer, and demands all the children vote on moving.


A Cinderella Story. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the book novelization
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A Cinderella Story
Robin Wasserman, 2004
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Mark Rosman, 2004

Eighteen-year-old Samantha Sam Montgomery is a waitress at a diner in the San Fernando Valley run by her stepmother, the vain and greedy Fiona; she received ownership of the diner as well as the family inheritance after Sam’s widowed father, Harold Hal, died in the Northridge earthquake eight years before and seemingly left no will. At the same time, Sam confides in her online pen pal Nomad, who shares her dream to attend Princeton to become a writer.


Cheaper by the Dozen 2. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 1948 book, Cheaper by the Dozen
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Cheaper by the Dozen
Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, Frank B. Gilbreth Jr., 1948
movie vs book
Adam Shankman, 2005

Two years after Tom Baker resigned from his head coaching position, his family begins to undergo many changes, beginning with his daughter Lorraine’s internship with Allure magazine in New York City. Tom’s old rival, Jimmy Murtaugh, his new wife Sarina, and their large family (with only eight kids) are also staying at the lake for the summer.


Cheaper by the Dozen 2. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 1950 book, Belles on Their Toes
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Belles on Their Toes
Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, Frank B. Gilbreth Jr., 1950
movie vs book
Adam Shankman, 2005

Two years after Tom Baker resigned from his head coaching position, his family begins to undergo many changes, beginning with his daughter Lorraine’s internship with Allure magazine in New York City. Tom’s old rival, Jimmy Murtaugh, his new wife Sarina, and their large family (with only eight kids) are also staying at the lake for the summer.


Beauty & the Briefcase. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 2004 book, Diary of a Working Girl
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Diary of a Working Girl
Daniella Brodsky, 2004
movie vs book
Gil Junger, 2010

Lane Daniels is a fashion reporter who goes undercover to research a story about finding love at work, and in order to accomplish so, she needs to meet a deserving participant who will fall for her charms for two months.


Material Girls. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the 1811 book, Sense and Sensibility
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Sense and Sensibility
Jane Austen, 1811
movie vs book
Martha Coolidge, 2006

Sisters Tanzania and Ava are wealthy, spoiled Hollywood socialites who enjoy shopping and dating, paying little attention to their late father’s company, Marchetta Cosmetics. A major media scandal breaks, involving disfigurement from Marchetta night cream. The girls and their father’s reputation is destroyed, and Ava and Tanzie retreat to their mansion.