Wonder. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2012 book
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Wonder
R.J. Palacio, 2012
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Stephen Chbosky, 2017

August Pullman is a 10-year-old boy living in a brownstone in Brooklyn with his mother Isabel, father Nate, older sister Via, and dog Daisy. Auggie has been home-schooled, but as he approaches fifth grade, his parents decide to enroll him in Beecher Prep, a private school. When school starts, Auggie is ostracized, but soon forms a close friendship with Jack.


Ocean's Eleven. Poster of the 2001 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Ocean's 11
Dewey Gram, 2001
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Steven Soderbergh, 2001

Following his release from prison, Danny Ocean violates his parole by traveling to California to meet his partner-in-crime and friend Rusty Ryan to propose a heist. Because the casinos are required by the Nevada Gaming Commission to have enough cash on hand to cover all their patrons’ bets, the three predict that on the upcoming night of a highly anticipated boxing match, the Bellagio vault will contain more than $150,000,000.


The Player. Poster of the 1992 movie and cover of the 1988 book
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The Player
Michael Tolkin, 1988
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Robert Altman, 1992

Griffin Mill is a Hollywood studio executive dating story editor Bonnie Sherow. He hears story pitches from screenwriters and decides which have the potential to be made into films, green-lighting only 12 out of 50,000 submissions every year. His job is threatened when up-and-coming story executive Larry Levy begins working at the studio.


Steel Magnolias. Poster of the 1989 movie and cover of the 1988 book
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Steel Magnolias
Robert Harling, 1988
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Herbert Ross, 1989

Annelle Dupuy, a shy, awkward beauty school graduate, moves to a northwestern Louisiana town where Truvy Jones hires her to work in her home-based beauty salon. Grouchy and sarcastic Louisa Ouiser Boudreaux arrives at the salon and immediately begins interrogating Annelle about her background.


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.


August: Osage County. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2008 book
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August: Osage County
Tracy Letts, 2008
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John Wells, 2013

The title designates time and location: an unusually hot August in a rural area outside Pawhuska, Oklahoma. Violet’s middle daughter Ivy is single and the only one living locally; Barbara, her oldest, who has inherited her mother’s mean streak, arrives from Colorado with her husband Bill and 14-year-old daughter Jean.


Charlie Wilson's War. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the 2003 book
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Charlie Wilson's War
George Crile, 2003
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Mike Nichols, 2007

In 1980, Congressman Charlie Wilson is more interested in partying than legislating, frequently throwing huge galas and staffing his congressional office with young, attractive women. The Congressman is deeply moved by their misery and determination to fight, but is frustrated by the regional CIA personnel’s insistence on a low key approach against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.


Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1984 book, Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind
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Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind
Chuck Barris, 1984
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George Clooney, 2002

Tired of being rejected by the beautiful women he lusts after, Chuck Barris moves to Manhattan to become an NBC page with dreams of becoming famous in television but is eventually fired. He is given $7,500 to create a television pilot, but ABC abandons the idea in favor of Hootenanny.


Hook. Poster of the 1991 movie and cover of the 1906 book, Peter and Wendy
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Peter and Wendy
J.M. Barrie, 1906
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Steven Spielberg, 1991

Successful San Francisco corporate lawyer Peter Banning is unaware that his workaholic lifestyle is straining his relationship with his wife Moira and their children, Jack and Maggie. Surprised to see how weak Peter has become, Hook challenges him to fly and rescue his children, but then prepares to execute him when he fails.


Hook. Poster of the 1991 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Hook
Terry Brooks, 1991
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Steven Spielberg, 1991

Successful San Francisco corporate lawyer Peter Banning is unaware that his workaholic lifestyle is straining his relationship with his wife Moira and their children, Jack and Maggie. Surprised to see how weak Peter has become, Hook challenges him to fly and rescue his children, but then prepares to execute him when he fails.


The Pelican Brief. Poster of the 1993 movie and cover of the 1992 book
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The Pelican Brief
John Grisham, 1992
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Alan J. Pakula, 1993

After two Supreme Court justices, Jensen and Rosenberg, are killed by an assassin named Khamel, Tulane University law student Darby Shaw writes a legal brief detailing her theory on why they were killed. An informant calling himself Garcia contacts Washington Herald reporter Gray Grantham with information about the assassinations, but suddenly disappears.


Leave the World Behind. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 2020 book
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Leave the World Behind
Rumaan Alam, 2020
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Sam Esmail, 2023

A family holiday takes a frightening twist when, in the dead of night, two strangers arrive seeking shelter from an escalating cyber-attack that grows increasingly terrifying. In this dire situation, each member of the family must step into their role in a crumbling world.