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All the book-based movies and TV shows adapted by John Pollono

John Pollono is known for adapting Small Engine Repair, the book by Joshua Pollono published in 2014, for cinema.
We invite you to watch, read, and vote for either the adaptation or the original, and join the debate on whether the book or the movie is better.
Small Engine Repair. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 2014 book
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Small Engine Repair
Joshua Pollono, 2014
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Small Engine Repair
John Pollono, 2021

Former high school buddies Frank, Swaino and Packie – now past their prime – meet off-hours one night in Frank’s out-of-the-way repair shop under cloudy circumstances that only Frank seems to know. The arrival of Chad, a plugged-in, preppy college jock, ignites a long simmering resentment.