Boardwalk Empire. Poster of the 2010 TV series and cover of the 2002 book
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Boardwalk Empire
Nelson Johnson, 2002
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Terence Winter, 2010-2014

Boardwalk Empire is a period drama focusing on Enoch #Nucky# Thompson (based on the historical Enoch L. Johnson), a political figure who rises to prominence and controls Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition period of the 1920s and 1930s. Nucky interacts with historical characters in both his personal and political life, including mobsters, politicians, government agents, and the common folk who look up to him. The final season jumps ahead seven years, to 1931, as Prohibition nears its end.


No Country for Old Men. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the 2005 book
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No Country for Old Men
Cormac McCarthy, 2005
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Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, 2007

In Texas, 1980, hitman Anton Chigurh strangles a deputy sheriff to escape custody and uses a captive bolt pistol to kill a driver and steal his car. Following an electronic tracking device hidden in the money, Chigurh goes to Moss’s motel room and kills a group of Mexicans who are waiting to ambush Moss with his shotgun.


Trainspotting. Poster of the 1996 movie and cover of the 1993 book
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Trainspotting
Irvine Welsh, 1993
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Danny Boyle, 1996

26-year-old Mark Renton is an unemployed heroin addict living with his parents in the suburbs of Edinburgh, Scotland. After several unsuccessful attempts to reintegrate into society, Renton, Sick Boy and Spud relapse into heroin use. Upon returning home after revival at a hospital, Renton’s parents lock him in his childhood bedroom and force him to go cold turkey.


T2 Trainspotting. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 1993 book, Trainspotting
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Trainspotting
Irvine Welsh, 1993
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Danny Boyle, 2017

Twenty years after stealing £8,000 in drug money from his friends and making a new life in Amsterdam, 46-year old Mark Renton suffers a heart attack in a gym. Daniel Spud Murphy has returned to a cycle of heroin addiction after separating from his wife, Gail, and losing access to his teenage son, Fergus, whom he fathered shortly after Renton left.


T2 Trainspotting. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2002 book, Porno
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Porno
Irvine Welsh, 2002
movie vs book
Danny Boyle, 2017

Twenty years after stealing £8,000 in drug money from his friends and making a new life in Amsterdam, 46-year old Mark Renton suffers a heart attack in a gym. Daniel Spud Murphy has returned to a cycle of heroin addiction after separating from his wife, Gail, and losing access to his teenage son, Fergus, whom he fathered shortly after Renton left.


Brave. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Brave: The Junior Novelization
Irene Trimble, 2012
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Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, Steve Purcell, 2012

In Medieval Scotland, Princess Merida of the clan Dunbroch is given a bow and arrow by her father, King Fergus, for her sixth birthday to the dismay of her mother, Queen Elinor. Elinor explains that failure to consent to the betrothal could harm Dunbroch, reminding Merida of a legend of a prince whose pride and refusal to follow his father’s wishes destroyed his kingdom.


Goodbye Christopher Robin. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2017 book
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Goodbye Christopher Robin
Ann Thwaite, 2017
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Simon Curtis, 2017

A. A. Milne, together with his son Christopher Robin, finds inspiration in the toys that ignite the enchanting universe of Winnie the Pooh. Alongside Christopher Robin’s mother, Daphne, and their nanny Olive, the family becomes immersed in the worldwide acclaim of the books. These captivating tales serve as a source of hope and solace for England in the aftermath of the First World War.


Operation Mincemeat. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 2010 book
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Operation Mincemeat
Ben Macintyre, 2010
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John Madden, 2021

Set in 1943, when the Allies are determined to launch an all-out assault on Fortress Europe. But they face an impossible challenge – to protect a massive invasion force from entrenched German firepower and avert a potential massacre. It falls to two brilliant intelligence officers to dream the most inspired and improbable disinformation strategy of the war.


The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 1979 book
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, 1979
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Garth Jennings, 2005

Arthur Dent discovers that his house is to be immediately demolished to make way for a bypass. He tries delaying the bulldozers by lying down in front of them. Ford Prefect, a friend of Arthur’s, convinces him to go to a pub with him. Over several pints of beer, Ford explains that he is an alien from the vicinity of Betelgeuse, and a journalist working on the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, a universal guide book.


Anna Karenina. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 1877 book
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Anna Karenina
Leo Tolstoy, 1877
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Joe Wright, 2012

In the Russian Empire in 1874, Princess Darya, nicknamed Dolly, banishes her unfaithful husband Prince Stephan Stiva Oblonsky. Stiva’s sister, Anna Karenina, a socialite living in Saint Petersburg with her older husband Count Alexei Karenin, and son Seryozha, travels to Moscow to persuade Dolly to forgive her husband.


Nanny McPhee. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 1964 book, Nurse Matilda
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Nurse Matilda
Christianna Brand, Edward Ardizzone, 1964
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Kirk Jones, 2005

In Victorian England, widowed undertaker Cedric Brown is the father of seven unruly children—Simon, Tora, Eric, Lily, Sebastian, Chrissie, and Aggie. That same night during a storm, while the children cause havoc in the kitchen, Cedric opens the door to reveal a hideous woman, who introduces herself as Nanny McPhee.


Choke. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 2001 book
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Choke
Chuck Palahniuk, 2001
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Clark Gregg, 2008

Victor Mancini is a sex addict who works as a reenactor of life in Colonial America. He works with his best friend, Denny, who is also a reformed sex addict. To support his hospitalized mother, Ida, Victor cons others by intentionally choking at restaurants to get money from his rescuers.