Bully. Poster of the 2001 movie and cover of the 1997 book, Bully: a True Story of High School Revenge
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Bully: a True Story of High School Revenge
Jim Schutze, 1997
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Larry Clark, 2001

South Florida high school dropouts Ali Willis and Lisa Connelly befriend Bobby Kent and Marty Puccio, employees at a local deli. The four all go out on a double date. While in a parked car, Ali performs oral sex on Bobby, while Lisa and Marty have sex in the back seat. Lisa later learns she is pregnant, but is afraid that the child is Bobby’s instead of Marty’s.


The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe. Poster of the 2015 TV series and cover of the 2009 book
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The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe
J. Randy Taraborrelli, 2009
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Laurie Collyer, 2015

A chronicle of Marilyn Monroe’s family life, her relationship with her mother, Gladys Pearl Baker, and how she succeeded in hiding her most intimate secrets from the press and an invasive world.


Thumbsucker. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 1999 book
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Thumbsucker
Walter Kirn, 1999
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Mike Mills, 2005

Justin Cobb is a shy 17-year-old teenager who still sucks his thumb. Realizing it’s totally disrupting his home, love and school love life, he allows his orthodontist to break him of the habit through hypnosis. Justin begins to experiment with prescription drugs, pot and sex as alternate means to overcome his anxieties and become normal, never realizing normal is just a state of mind.


Horns. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2009 book
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Horns
Joe Hill, 2009
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Alexandre Aja, 2013

Ignatius Ig Perrish is the prime suspect when his girlfriend, Merrin, is raped and murdered. After a vigil led by Merrin’s father, who believes Ig to be guilty, Ig drinks heavily, urinates on Merrin’s memorial, and wakes up with a pair of horns protruding from his head.


G-Force. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the book novelization
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G-Force
James Ponti, 2009
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Hoyt Yeatman, 2009

The film revolves around a special team of trained secret agent animals, equipped with advanced tools that allow the mammalian members to talk to humans. Ben and his assistant Marcie send a trained cockroach named Harry to infiltrate their hideout and recover Darwin’s PDA, which contains the information acquired from Saber’s computer.


The Lie. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 2008 book
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The Lie
T. Coraghessan Boyle, 2008
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Joshua Leonard, 2011

Lonnie lies to his boss about needing to attend work, instead he spends the day with his wife, Clover, and their infant daughter. During a chance encounter with a former high school friend, Lonnie lies to him about having a business meeting. This leads to a chain of events that spirals out of control and reveals the darker sides of Lonnie’s personality.