The Grand Budapest Hotel. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 1925 book, Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman
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Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman
Stefan Zweig, 1925
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Wes Anderson, 2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed Europe during the first half of the 20th century.


The Grand Budapest Hotel. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 1939 book, Beware of Pity
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Beware of Pity
Stefan Zweig, 1939
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Wes Anderson, 2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed Europe during the first half of the 20th century.


The Grand Budapest Hotel. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 1942 book, The World of Yesterday
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The World of Yesterday
Stefan Zweig, 1942
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Wes Anderson, 2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed Europe during the first half of the 20th century.


Sherlock Holmes. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 1887 book, A Study in Scarlet
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A Study in Scarlet
Arthur Conan Doyle, 1887
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Guy Ritchie, 2009

After finally catching serial killer Lord Blackwood, legendary sleuth Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson can close yet another successful case. But when Blackwood mysteriously returns from the grave and resumes his killing spree, Holmes must take up the hunt once again and will have to unravel the clues that will lead him into a twisted web of murder, deceit, and black magic.


Enemy at the Gates. Poster of the 2001 movie and cover of the 1973 book, Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad
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Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad
William Craig, 1973
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Jean-Jacques Annaud, 2001

A young Vasily Zaitsev is taught how to shoot with a hunting rifle by his grandfather, in the Ural Mountains. The vehicle’s occupant, Commissar Danilov hides among numerous bodies, coincidentally next to Vasily, who uses his marksmanship skills to kill all German soldiers nearby and grant them both safety.


Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 1887 book, A Study in Scarlet
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A Study in Scarlet
Arthur Conan Doyle, 1887
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Guy Ritchie, 2011

In 1891, Irene Adler delivers a package to Dr. Hoffmanstahl, payment for a letter he was to deliver. Adler meets with Professor Moriarty to explain the events, but Moriarty, deeming her position compromised by her love for Holmes, seemingly poisons and kills her.


The Aviator. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 1993 book, Howard Hughes: The Secret Life
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Howard Hughes: The Secret Life
Charles Higham, 1993
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Martin Scorsese, 2004

A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.


The Talented Mr. Ripley. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1955 book
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The Talented Mr. Ripley
Patricia Highsmith, 1955
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Anthony Minghella, 1999

While working at a fancy party as a pianist, Tom Ripley is approached by shipping magnate Herbert Greenleaf, who believes that Ripley attended Princeton with his son, Dickie, because Ripley is wearing a borrowed Princeton jacket. Eventually, Dickie tires of him and starts spending time with his patrician, socialite friend Freddie Miles, who treats Ripley with contempt. They argue on a small boat, and Dickie says he has had enough of Ripley and is going to marry Marge.


Rise of the Guardians. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 2010 book, The Guardians of Childhood
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The Guardians of Childhood
William Joyce, 2010
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Peter Ramsey, 2012

Jack Frost awakens from a frozen pond with amnesia. At the North Pole, the Man in the Moon warns Nicholas St. North that Pitch Black is threatening the children of the world with his nightmares. North explains to Jack that every Guardian has a center, something they are the Guardian of, but a call for help from Tooth’s fairies ends the conversation.


Rise of the Guardians. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Rise of the Guardians
Stacia Deutsch, 2012
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Peter Ramsey, 2012

Jack Frost awakens from a frozen pond with amnesia. At the North Pole, the Man in the Moon warns Nicholas St. North that Pitch Black is threatening the children of the world with his nightmares. North explains to Jack that every Guardian has a center, something they are the Guardian of, but a call for help from Tooth’s fairies ends the conversation.


A.I. Artificial Intelligence. Poster of the 2001 movie and cover of the 1969 book, Supertoys Last All Summer Long
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Supertoys Last All Summer Long
Brian Aldiss, 1969
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Steven Spielberg, 2001

In the 22nd century, rising sea levels from global warming have wiped out coastal cities, reducing the world’s population. In Madison, New Jersey, David, a prototype Mecha child capable of experiencing love, is given to Henry Swinton and his wife Monica, whose son Martin contracted a rare disease and has been placed in suspended animation. On the way there, Monica has a change of heart and spares David from destruction by leaving him in the woods.


Closer. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 1997 book
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Closer
Patrick Marber, 1997
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Mike Nichols, 2004

A beautiful young woman and Dan Woolf see each other for the first time from opposite sides of a street as they are walking toward each other, among many other rush-hour pedestrians. Pausing in front of the office before going to work and leaving her, Dan reminds her that traffic in England tends to come on from the right.