The Remains of the Day. Poster of the 1993 movie and cover of the 1989 book
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The Remains of the Day
Kazuo Ishiguro, 1989
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James Ivory, 1993

In 1958 post-war Britain, Stevens, the butler of Darlington Hall, receives a letter from Miss Kenton, a former colleague employed as the housekeeper some twenty years earlier, now separated from her husband. Stevens and Kenton occasionally butt heads, particularly when she observes that Stevens’s father is in failing health and no longer able to perform his duties, which Stevens stubbornly refuses to acknowledge.


Paddington 2. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 1958 book, A Bear Called Paddington
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A Bear Called Paddington
Michael Bond, 1958
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Paul King, 2017

Paddington, having settled with the Brown family in Windsor Gardens, has become popular in his community, offering people emotional support in various ways. Paddington appears in court, and although Gruber states that he does not believe that Paddington stole the book, with no evidence of the thief’s existence, Paddington is convicted and sent to prison.


Paddington 2. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Paddington 2: The Junior Novel
Anna Wilson, 2017
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Paul King, 2017

Paddington, having settled with the Brown family in Windsor Gardens, has become popular in his community, offering people emotional support in various ways. Paddington appears in court, and although Gruber states that he does not believe that Paddington stole the book, with no evidence of the thief’s existence, Paddington is convicted and sent to prison.


A Very English Scandal. Poster of the 2018 TV series and cover of the 2016 book
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A Very English Scandal
John Preston, 2016
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Stephen Frears, 2018

In 1965, Jeremy Thorpe, a Liberal Member of Parliament, must contend with disgruntled ex-lover Norman Josiffe, whom he met in 1961 and had a relationship with for several years. When Thorpe grew tired of Norman and insisted that he leave the house he had arranged and paid for in London, the young man began to make threats.


Sense and Sensibility. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the 1811 book
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Sense and Sensibility
Jane Austen, 1811
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Ang Lee, 1995

On his deathbed, Mr. Dashwood tells his son from his first marriage, John, to take care of his second wife and three daughters, Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret, since under English law they will inherit nothing. John’s stingy, greedy and snobbish wife Fanny convinces him to give his half sisters nothing financially; John and Fanny immediately install themselves in the large house, forcing the Dashwood ladies to look for a new home.


Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 2023 book, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves: The Road to Neverwinter
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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves: The Road to Neverwinter
Jaleigh Johnson, 2023
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John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein, 2023

A lost relic triggers an epic quest led by a charming thief and his unlikely band of adventurers. But their journey takes a perilous turn when they encounter dangerous foes who threaten their mission.


Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 2023 book, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves: The Druid's Call
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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves: The Druid's Call
E.K. Johnston, 2023
movie vs book
John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein, 2023

A lost relic triggers an epic quest led by a charming thief and his unlikely band of adventurers. But their journey takes a perilous turn when they encounter dangerous foes who threaten their mission.


Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
David Lewman, 2023
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John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein, 2023

A lost relic triggers an epic quest led by a charming thief and his unlikely band of adventurers. But their journey takes a perilous turn when they encounter dangerous foes who threaten their mission.


Wonka. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 1964 book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Roald Dahl, 1964
movie vs book
Paul King, 2023

Based on the remarkable character in ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’, the movie tells the enchanting tale of how the world’s most exceptional inventor, magician, and chocolate-maker transformed into the beloved Willy Wonka we recognize today.


Wonka. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Wonka
Sibéal Pounder, 2023
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Paul King, 2023

Based on the remarkable character in ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’, the movie tells the enchanting tale of how the world’s most exceptional inventor, magician, and chocolate-maker transformed into the beloved Willy Wonka we recognize today.


The Undoing. Poster of the 2020 TV series and cover of the 2014 book, You Should Have Known
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You Should Have Known
Jean Hanff Korelitz, 2014
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David E. Kelley, 2020-

Grace Fraser is a successful psychologist who lives in Manhattan with her husband Jonathan, an oncologist, and their young son Henry, who attends the elite Reardon School. Grace helps some of the other Reardon parents plan an auction event, where she meets an enigmatic woman named Elena.


Bitter Moon. Poster of the 1992 movie and cover of the 1981 book, Evil Angels
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Evil Angels
Pascal Bruckner, 1981
movie vs book
Roman Polanski, 1992

British couple Nigel and Fiona Dobson are on a Mediterranean cruise ship to Istanbul en route to India. They encounter a beautiful French woman, Mimi, and that night Nigel meets her while dancing alone in the ship’s bar. Later Nigel meets her much older and disabled American husband Oscar, who is acerbic and cynical, having been jaded and a failure as a writer.