The Big Lebowski. Poster of the 1998 movie and cover of the 1953 book, The Long Goodbye
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The Long Goodbye
Raymond Chandler, 1953
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Joel Coen, 1998

An odd comedy involving White Russians, bowling, a severed toe, and a guy named The Dude. Jeff ‘The Dude’ Lebowski isn’t interested in drama and isn’t even interested in working. But when his rug is damaged in a bizarre case of mistaken identity, he is forced to set out on a hunt with his bowling mates.


The Big Lebowski. Poster of the 1998 movie and cover of the 1939 book, The Big Sleep
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The Big Sleep
Raymond Chandler, 1939
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Joel Coen, 1998

An odd comedy involving White Russians, bowling, a severed toe, and a guy named The Dude. Jeff ‘The Dude’ Lebowski isn’t interested in drama and isn’t even interested in working. But when his rug is damaged in a bizarre case of mistaken identity, he is forced to set out on a hunt with his bowling mates.


Argo. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 1999 book, The Master of Disguise: My Secret Life in the CIA
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The Master of Disguise: My Secret Life in the CIA
Antonio J. Méndez, Malcolm McConnell, 1999
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Ben Affleck, 2012

On November 4, 1979, Iranian Islamists storm the United States embassy in Tehran in retaliation for President Jimmy Carter giving the Shah asylum in the U.S. during the Iranian Revolution. While on the phone with his son, he is inspired by watching Battle for the Planet of the Apes and begins plans for creating a cover story for the escapees: that they are Canadian filmmakers who are in Iran scouting exotic locations for a science-fiction film.


O Brother, Where Art Thou?. Poster of the 2000 movie and cover of the -700 book, The Odyssey
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The Odyssey
Homer, -700
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Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, 2000

Three convicts, Ulysses Everett McGill, Pete Hogwallop, and Delmar O’Donnell, escape from a chain gang and set out to retrieve a supposed treasure Everett buried before the area is flooded to make a lake. They pick up Tommy Johnson, a young black man, who claims he sold his soul to the devil in exchange for the ability to play guitar.


You Don't Know Jack. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 2011 book, Between the Dying and the Dead
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Between the Dying and the Dead
Neal Nicol, Harry Wylie, 2011
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Barry Levinson, 2010

A look at the life and work of doctor-assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian. In 1990, Dr. Jack Kevorkian astonished the world as he took the end-of-life debate head-on with his ‘Mercitron’ and performed his first assisted suicide. “The movie follows Kevorkian as he builds his infamous Mercitron and starts a media frenzy with his epic legal battles defending a patient’s fight to die.


Trumbo. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 1977 book
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Trumbo
Bruce Alexander Cook, 1977
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Jay Roach, 2015

Dalton Trumbo is a screenwriter whose talent places him among the elite of Hollywood. However, his active membership in the Communist Party of the USA draws the contempt of staunchly anti-Soviet entertainment-industry figures such as columnist Hedda Hopper and actor John Wayne.


Patriots Day. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2014 book, Boston Strong: A City's Triumph Over Tragedy
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Boston Strong: A City's Triumph Over Tragedy
Casey Sherman, Dave Wedge, 2014
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Peter Berg, 2016

On April 14, 2013, Sergeant Tommy Saunders captures a suspect and fails to convince Commissioner Davis to let him off from a punishment duty the next day, working the Boston Marathon. After Dzhokhar enters the Shell Gas station convenience store, Meng escapes from the vehicle and takes refuge at the Mobil gas station across the street, where he alerts the police.


Inside Llewyn Davis. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2005 book, The Mayor of MacDougal Street
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The Mayor of MacDougal Street
Dave Van Ronk, 2005
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Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, 2013

Experience a seven-day journey with Llewyn Davis, a folk singer, as he navigates the vibrant Greenwich Village music scene in 1961. Carrying his guitar and braving the harsh New York winter, he faces considerable challenges as a struggling musician, some of which are self-imposed and seemingly impossible to overcome.


Monsters University. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Monsters University: The Junior Novelization
Irene Trimble, 2013
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Dan Scanlon, 2013

Young Mike Wazowski aspires to become a Scarer – a monster who enters the human world at night to scare children and harvests their screams for energy – after visiting Monsters, Inc. (Monstropolis’ most profitable scaring company) on a school field trip.


Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 2005 book
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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Jonathan Safran Foer, 2005
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Stephen Daldry, 2011

Nine-year-old Oskar Schell, who has Asperger syndrome, lives in New York City with his parents Linda and Thomas Schell. He is close to his father, who stimulates him with missions to hunt for clues to New York City’s ‘lost Sixth Borough’. Oskar hides under his bed, where his grandmother finds him and stays until Linda returns home.


Death Sentence. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the 1975 book
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Death Sentence
Brian Garfield, 1975
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James Wan, 2007

Nick Hume is a businessman living in Columbia, South Carolina with his family. While Nick and Brendan are driving home, they talk about the latter’s potential future as a professional hockey player. Nick ambushes the thugs, pulls off Joe’s mask and sees his face, but Joe escapes, only to get hit by a car. Nick rushes Brendan to the hospital, but Brendan dies.


Bringing Out the Dead. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1998 book
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Bringing Out the Dead
Joe Connelly, 1998
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Martin Scorsese, 1999

In Manhattan during the early 1990s, Frank Pierce is a burned-out hospital paramedic who works the graveyard shift in a two-man ambulance team with various partners. Frank discovers Mary was childhood friends with Noel, a brain-damaged drug addict and delinquent who is frequently sent to the hospital.