Dances with Wolves. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the 1988 book
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Dances with Wolves
Michael Blake, 1988
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Kevin Costner, 1990

In 1863, First Lieutenant John J. Dunbar is wounded in battle at St. David’s Field in Tennessee. Choosing death in battle over amputation of his foot, he takes a horse and rides up to and along the Confederate lines. He agrees to post Dunbar to the furthest outpost under his jurisdiction, Fort Sedgwick, and kills himself shortly afterwards.


JFK. Poster of the 1991 movie and cover of the 1988 book, On the Trail of the Assassins
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On the Trail of the Assassins
Jim Garrison, 1988
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Oliver Stone, 1991

On November 22, 1963, president John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas. An investigation concludes that Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby acted alone in their respective crimes, but Louisiana district attorney Jim Garrison is skeptical. He discovers there’s more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.


JFK. Poster of the 1991 movie and cover of the 1989 book, Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy
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Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy
Jim Marrs, 1989
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Oliver Stone, 1991

On November 22, 1963, president John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas. An investigation concludes that Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby acted alone in their respective crimes, but Louisiana district attorney Jim Garrison is skeptical. He discovers there’s more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.


The Untouchables. Poster of the 1987 movie and cover of the 1957 book
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The Untouchables
Eliot Ness, Oscar Fraley, 1957
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Brian De Palma, 1987

In 1930, during Prohibition, the notorious gangland kingpin Al Capone supplies illegal liquor and has nearly the entire city of Chicago under his control. Bureau of Prohibition agent Eliot Ness has been tasked with bringing a stop to Capone’s activities, but his first attempt at a liquor raid fails due to corrupt policemen tipping Capone off.


The Untouchables. Poster of the 1987 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Untouchables
Marvin H. Albert, 1987
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Brian De Palma, 1987

In 1930, during Prohibition, the notorious gangland kingpin Al Capone supplies illegal liquor and has nearly the entire city of Chicago under his control. Bureau of Prohibition agent Eliot Ness has been tasked with bringing a stop to Capone’s activities, but his first attempt at a liquor raid fails due to corrupt policemen tipping Capone off.


Hidden Figures. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2016 book
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Hidden Figures
Margot Lee Shetterly, 2016
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Theodore Melfi, 2016

In 1961, Katherine Johnson works as a human computer in the West Area Computers division of the Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, alongside aspiring engineer Mary Jackson and their unofficial acting-supervisor Dorothy Vaughan. Encouraged by her team leader Karl Zielinski, a Polish-Jewish Holocaust survivor, Mary applies for an official NASA engineer position.


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The Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein, 2008
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Simon Curtis, 2019

Enzo is a Golden Retriever with a near-human soul and a philosopher’s mind who believes in the legend that a dog ‘who is prepared’ will be reincarnated in his next life as a human. At the end of his days, he evaluates his life through the lessons learned by Denny, his human owner, a race-car driver.


Field of Dreams. Poster of the 1989 movie and cover of the 1982 book, Shoeless Joe
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Shoeless Joe
W.P. Kinsella, 1982
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Phil Alden Robinson, 1989

36-year old Ray Kinsella lives with his wife Annie and daughter Karin on their Iowa corn farm. He is troubled by the relationship with his late father, John Kinsella, a devoted baseball fan, and constantly fears growing old without ever achieving anything. Walking through his cornfield one evening, he hears a voice whispering, ‘If you build it, he will come’. Ray believes if he builds a baseball field, Shoeless Joe, whom his father idolized, can play baseball again.


Molly's Game. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2014 book
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Molly's Game
Molly Bloom, 2014
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Aaron Sorkin, 2017

Molly Bloom is a world-class mogul skier with Olympic aspirations, the result of years of enforced training from her overbearing father. Once she arrives, she becomes a bottle service waitress at a club, where she meets Dean, an ostentatious but unsuccessful real estate developer. Molly earns large sums of money in tips alone.


Open Range. Poster of the 2003 movie and cover of the 1990 book
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Open Range
Lauran Paine, 1990
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Kevin Costner, 2003

In Montana in 1882, Boss Spearman is an open range cattleman, who, with hired hands Charley, Mose, and Button, is driving a herd cross country. The town is controlled by a ruthless Irish immigrant land baron, Denton Baxter, who hates open-rangers. Mose is badly beaten and jailed by the marshal, Poole. The only friendly inhabitant is Percy, a livery stable owner.


Thirteen Days. Poster of the 2000 movie and cover of the 1997 book, The Kennedy Tapes
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The Kennedy Tapes
Ernest R. May, Philip D. Zelikow, 1997
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Roger Donaldson, 2000

In October 1962, U-2 aerial surveillance photos reveal that the Soviet Union is in the process of placing intermediate-range ballistic missiles carrying nuclear weapons in Cuba. Kennedy is reluctant to attack and invade because it would very likely cause the Soviets to invade Berlin, which could lead to an all-out war.


No Way Out. Poster of the 1987 movie and cover of the 1946 book, The Big Clock
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The Big Clock
Kenneth Fearing, 1946
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Roger Donaldson, 1987

U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Tom Farrell is interrogated by two men about how he first met Secretary of Defense David Brice. Brice and Pritchard, Brice’s second-in-command, orient him to his new assignment which clearly involves surreptitiously getting secret information from other government agencies, such as the CIA, and passing it on to Brice.