The Green Mile. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1996 book
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The Green Mile
Stephen King, 1996
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Frank Darabont, 1999

At a Louisiana assisted-living home in 1999, elderly retiree Paul Edgecomb becomes emotional while viewing the film Top Hat. His companion Elaine becomes concerned, and Paul explains to her that the film reminded him of events that he witnessed in 1935, when he was a correctional officer at Cold Mountain Penitentiary’s death row, nicknamed The Green Mile.


L.A. Confidential. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the 1990 book
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L.A. Confidential
James Ellroy, 1990
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Curtis Hanson, 1997

In early 1950s Los Angeles, LAPD Sergeant Edmund Ed Exley is determined to live up to the reputation of his father, famed detective Preston Exley, who was killed by an unknown assailant whom Exley nicknamed Rollo Tomasi.


Big Hero 6. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 1998 comic book
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Big Hero 6
Haruki Ueno, 1998
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Don Hall, Chris Williams, 2014

Hiro Hamada is a 14-year-old prodigy, a high school graduate, and robotics genius living in the futuristic city of San Fransokyo. He spends much of his free time gambling in robot fights. At the fair, Hiro declines an offer from Alistair Krei, CEO of Krei Tech, to market the microbots, and Callaghan accepts him into the school.


Big Hero 6. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Big Hero 6: The Junior Novelization
Irene Trimble, 2014
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Don Hall, Chris Williams, 2014

Hiro Hamada is a 14-year-old prodigy, a high school graduate, and robotics genius living in the futuristic city of San Fransokyo. He spends much of his free time gambling in robot fights. At the fair, Hiro declines an offer from Alistair Krei, CEO of Krei Tech, to market the microbots, and Callaghan accepts him into the school.


Star Trek: First Contact. Poster of the 1996 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Star Trek: First Contact
J.M. Dillard, 1996
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Jonathan Frakes, 1996

In the 24th century, Captain Jean-Luc Picard awakens from a nightmare in which he relived his assimilation by the cybernetic Borg six years earlier. Learning the fleet is losing the battle, the Enterprise crew disobeys orders and heads for Earth, where a single Borg Cube ship holds its own against a group of Starfleet vessels.


Fail Safe. Poster of the 2000 movie and cover of the 1962 book, Fail-Safe
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Fail-Safe
Eugene Burdick, Harvey Wheeler, 1962
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Stephen Frears, Martin Pasetta, 2000

The time is the early-to-mid-1960s, the height of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. An unknown aircraft approaches North America from Europe. American bombers of the Strategic Air Command are scrambled to their fail safe points near Russia. Due to a technical failure, the attack code is transmitted to Group Six, which consists of six Vindicator supersonic bombers and four escort fighters.


Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Kathleen Duey, 2002
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Kelly Asbury, Lorna Cook, 2002

In the 19th-century American West, a young Kiger Mustang colt, Spirit, is born to a herd of wild horses. One night, upon spotting a strange light near his herd, the stallion decides to investigate the location, where he finds restrained, docile horses and their human wranglers sleeping around a campfire.


Secretariat. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 1988 book, Secretariat: The Making of a Champion
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Secretariat: The Making of a Champion
William Nack, 1988
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Randall Wallace, 2010

Housewife and mother Penny Chenery agrees to take over her ailing father’s Virginia-based Meadow Stables, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. Against all odds, Chenery – with the help of veteran trainer Lucien Laurin – manages to navigate the male-dominated business, ultimately fostering the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years.


I, Robot. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 1950 book
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I, Robot
Isaac Asimov, 1950
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Alex Proyas, 2004

In the year 2035, humanoid robots serve humanity, which is protected by the Three Laws of Robotics of Isaac Asimov. When Dr. Alfred Lanning, co-founder of U.S. Robotics ( USR ), falls to his death from his office window, a message he left behind requests Spooner be assigned to the case.


Becoming Jane. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the 2003 book, Becoming Jane Austen
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Becoming Jane Austen
Jon Spence, 2003
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Julian Jarrold, 2007

Jane Austen is a younger daughter of the Reverend George Austen and his wife, who have yet to find a suitable husband for Jane. She aspires to be a writer, to the dismay of her mother and proud delight of her father. Thomas Lefroy is a promising lawyer with a bad reputation, which he describes as typical for people in the profession, and is sent to live in the country by his uncle to calm him down.


Babe. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the 1983 book, The Sheep-Pig
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The Sheep-Pig
Dick King-Smith, 1983
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Chris Noonan, 1995

Babe, an orphaned piglet, is chosen for a guess the weight contest at a county fair. The winning farmer, Arthur Hoggett, brings him home and allows him to stay with a Border Collie named Fly, her mate Rex and their puppies, in the barn.


Snow Falling on Cedars. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1994 book
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Snow Falling on Cedars
David Guterson, 1994
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Scott Hicks, 1999

The peaceful town of San Piedro has been stirred up by a murder trial, causing quite a controversy. Ishmael Chambers, a resident journalist, is deeply affected by the trial when he discovers that his former lover is involved. Through his investigation into the murder, he discovers some surprising leads that eventually lead him to an unexpected revelation.