John Adams. Poster of the 2008 TV series and cover of the 2001 book
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John Adams
David McCullough, 2001
TV series vs book
Kirk Ellis, 2008

The series chronicles the life of Founding Father John Adams, starting with the Boston Massacre of 1770 through his years as an ambassador in Europe, then his terms as vice president and president of the United States, up to his death on July 4, 1826.


Tales of the City. Poster of the 1993 TV series and cover of the 1978 book
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Tales of the City
Armistead Maupin, 1978
TV series vs book
Alastair Reid, 1993

Mary Ann Singleton, who has recently arrived in wild 1970s San Francisco, rapidly realizes how far away she actually is from Cleveland. Mary Ann moves into a quirky property at 28 Barbary Lane where her landlady greets her with a joint. There, she makes friends with the other inhabitants and discovers a home among the drugs, drama, and excess.


Mystic River. Poster of the 2003 movie and cover of the 2001 book
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Mystic River
Dennis Lehane, 2001
movie vs book
Clint Eastwood, 2003

Three boys, Jimmy Markum, Sean Devine, and Dave Boyle play hockey in a Boston street in 1975, when Dave is kidnapped by two men and sexually abused for four days before managing to escape. 25 years later, the boys are grown and, while they still live in Boston, have drifted apart. Jimmy is an ex-con running a neighborhood convenience store.


More Tales of the City. Poster of the 1998 TV series and cover of the 1978 book
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More Tales of the City
Armistead Maupin, 1978
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Pierre Gang, 1998

Mona Ramsey is traveling cross-country and stops at a brothel that might know something about her history. On a trip, Michael Mouse Tolliver and Mary Ann Singleton run into both former and present lovers. Back in San Francisco, Brian Hawkins develops a romantic interest in an enigmatic woman he sees from his window, while DeDe Halcyon Day meets a new acquaintance who helps her identify her actual inner feelings.


Primal Fear. Poster of the 1996 movie and cover of the 1992 book
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Primal Fear
William Diehl, 1992
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Gregory Hoblit, 1996

Martin Vail is a Chicago defense attorney who loves the spotlight, and does everything that he can to get his high-profile clients acquitted on legal technicalities. Vail jumps at the chance to represent the young man, pro bono. During his meetings at the County jail with Stampler, Vail comes to believe that his client is innocent, much to the chagrin of Vail’s former lover, prosecutor Janet Venable.


Further Tales of the City. Poster of the 2001 TV series and cover of the 1982 book
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Further Tales of the City
Armistead Maupin, 1982
TV series vs book
Pierre Gang, 2001-2002

Some residents of 28 Barbary Lane leave the City by the Bay in this third chapter of Armistead Maupin’s compelling narrative and travel to a Hollywood icon’s house or even to a remote Alaskan island.


The Life of David Gale. Poster of the 2003 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Life of David Gale
Dewey Gram, 2003
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Alan Parker, 2003

David Gale is a professor on death row in Texas. With only a few days until his execution, his lawyer negotiates a half-million dollar fee to tell his story to Bitsey Bloom, a journalist from a major news magazine. He tells her how he ended up on death row, revealed through a series of lengthy flashbacks.


Nocturnal Animals. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 1993 book, Tony and Susan
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Tony and Susan
Austin Wright, 1993
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Tom Ford, 2016

Art gallery owner Susan Morrow receives the manuscript for a novel penned by her estranged ex-husband Edward Sheffield along with an invitation for dinner during Edward’s upcoming visit to Los Angeles. After being forced off the road, Tony is powerless to stop Ray and Turk from kidnapping his wife, Laura, and their daughter, India, and leaving him with Lou, who forces him to drive Ray’s car to the end of a road where he is abandoned.


Sully. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2009 book, Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters
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Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters
Chesley B. Sullenberger, 2009
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Clint Eastwood, 2016

On January 15, 2009, US Airways pilots Captain Chesley Sully Sullenberger and First Officer Jeff Skiles board US Airways Flight 1549 from LaGuardia Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Without engine power and judging themselves unable to reach nearby airports, Sully ditches the aircraft on the Hudson River.


Tales of the City. Poster of the 2019 TV series and cover of the 1978 book
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Tales of the City
Armistead Maupin, 1978
TV series vs book
Lauren Morelli, 2019

Twenty years after leaving her kid and ex-husband behind to pursue her career, Mary Ann comes back to the present-day San Francisco and is reunited with them. Mary Ann is swiftly lured back into the circle of Anna Madrigal, her chosen family, and a new generation of LGBTQ young inhabitants residing at 28 Barbary Lane as she flees the midlife crisis that her picture-perfect Connecticut life caused.


Tales of the City. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 1978 book, More Tales of the City
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More Tales of the City
Armistead Maupin, 1978
movie vs book
Lauren Morelli, 2019

Twenty years after leaving her kid and ex-husband behind to pursue her career, Mary Ann comes back to the present-day San Francisco and is reunited with them. Mary Ann is swiftly lured back into the circle of Anna Madrigal, her chosen family, and a new generation of LGBTQ young inhabitants residing at 28 Barbary Lane as she flees the midlife crisis that her picture-perfect Connecticut life caused.


Tales of the City. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 1982 book, Further Tales of the City
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Further Tales of the City
Armistead Maupin, 1982
movie vs book
Lauren Morelli, 2019

Twenty years after leaving her kid and ex-husband behind to pursue her career, Mary Ann comes back to the present-day San Francisco and is reunited with them. Mary Ann is swiftly lured back into the circle of Anna Madrigal, her chosen family, and a new generation of LGBTQ young inhabitants residing at 28 Barbary Lane as she flees the midlife crisis that her picture-perfect Connecticut life caused.