Game of Thrones. Poster of the 2011 TV series and cover of the 1996 book, A Game of Thrones
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A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, 1996
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David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, 2011-2019

Upon the death of Lord Jon Arryn, the principal advisor to King Robert Baratheon, Robert recruits his childhood friend Eddard Ned Stark, now lord of the North, to replace Arryn as Hand of the King, and to betroth his daughter Sansa to Robert’s son Joffrey. En route back to Winterfell, Catelyn encounters Tyrion by chance, arrests him, and takes him to stand trial for the attempt on Bran’s life.


Wizards. Poster of the 2020 TV series and cover of the 2015 book, Trollhunters
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Trollhunters
Guillermo del Toro, Daniel Kraus, 2015
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Guillermo del Toro, 2020

Following the events of Trollhunters and 3Below, Hisirdoux -who has secretly been the apprentice of Merlin for nine centuries- must recruit the Guardians of Arcadia to travel back in time to the 12th-century’s Camelot. During the journey, the heroes learn why the amulet was built, how Morgana became the Pale Lady, and what events lead up to the Battle of Killahead Bridge.


300. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the 1999 comic book
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300
Frank Miller, Lynn Varley, 1999
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Zack Snyder, 2006

In 479 B.C., one year after the Battle of Thermopylae, Dilios, a hoplite in the Spartan army, begins his story by depicting the life of Leonidas I from childhood to kingship via Spartan doctrine. Leonidas then visits the Ephors, proposing a strategy to drive back the numerically superior Persians through the Hot Gates.


Dredd. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 2005 comic book, Judge Dredd
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Judge Dredd
John Wagner, Carlos Ezquerra, 2005
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Pete Travis, 2012

The future United States is a dystopic irradiated wasteland known as the Cursed Earth. In Peach Trees, a 200-storey slum tower block, drug lord Madeline Madrigal, also known as Ma-Ma, executes three rogue drug dealers by having them skinned alive, infused with Slo-Mo (an addictive new drug which reduces the user’s perception of time to 1% of normal) and thrown down the atrium from the top floor.


The White House Plumbers. Poster of the 2023 TV series and cover of the 2007 book, Integrity
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Integrity
Egil 'Bud' Krogh, Matthew Krogh, 2007
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David Mandel, 2023-

A five-part series that recounts the real events of how E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy, who were working to sabotage Nixon’s political opponents, ended up causing the downfall of the very presidency they were attempting to safeguard.


Ripley's Game. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1974 book
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Ripley's Game
Patricia Highsmith, 1974
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Liliana Cavani, 2002

Tom Ripley is involved in an art forgery scheme in Berlin, in partnership with British gangster Reeves. Upon finding out that Reeves has attempted to cheat him, Ripley forces Reeves’ customer at gunpoint to give him the money intended for the forgeries, and kills the man’s bodyguard. He also steals back the artwork for himself, and curtly tells Reeves that their partnership is over.


Possession. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1990 book
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Possession
A.S. Byatt, 1990
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Neil LaBute, 2002

Maud Bailey and Roland Michell are two dedicated literary scholars with nothing in common – except their obsession with the two Victorian poets they have devoted their lives to studying. But all that changes when a newly discovered cache of love letters reveals the two poets were entangled in a forbidden affair. Now, as Maud and Roland embark on a wildly romantic journey in search of the truth, the mystery of the past will engulf them, as the passions of the present possess them.


300: Rise of an Empire. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2018 comic book, Xerxes
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Xerxes
Frank Miller, 2018
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Noam Murro, 2014

Queen Gorgo of Sparta tells her men about the Battle of Marathon, in which King Darius of Persia was killed by General Themistokles of Athens ten years earlier. Darius’s son, Xerxes, witnesses his father’s death and is advised to not continue the war since only the gods can defeat the Greeks.


Low Down. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2003 book, Low Down: Junk, Jazz, and Other Fairy Tales from Childhood
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Low Down: Junk, Jazz, and Other Fairy Tales from Childhood
A.J. Albany, 2003
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Jeff Preiss, 2014

Narrated by his daughter Amy-Jo Albany, the movie tells the story of jazz pianist Joe Albany’s career in the 1960s through 1980s, during which he played with renowned musicians such as Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, and Charles Mingus. It also chronicles Albany’s struggle with heroin addiction and the impact it had on his life and relationships.


The Jungle Book. Poster of the 1994 movie and cover of the 1894 book
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The Jungle Book
Rudyard Kipling, 1894
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Stephen Sommers, 1994

In 1887, during the British Raj in India, Mowgli is the 5-year-old son of the widowed Nathoo, whose wife died in childbirth. Local hunter Buldeo and two soldiers kill several animals for sport, which enrages Shere Khan, a tiger who serves as the jungle’s keeper, and he begins to pursue the tour group. That night, Kitty gives Mowgli her late mother’s bracelet as a gift.


The Jungle Book. Poster of the 1994 movie and cover of the 1895 book, The Second Jungle Book
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The Second Jungle Book
Rudyard Kipling, 1895
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Stephen Sommers, 1994

In 1887, during the British Raj in India, Mowgli is the 5-year-old son of the widowed Nathoo, whose wife died in childbirth. Local hunter Buldeo and two soldiers kill several animals for sport, which enrages Shere Khan, a tiger who serves as the jungle’s keeper, and he begins to pursue the tour group. That night, Kitty gives Mowgli her late mother’s bracelet as a gift.


The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2007 book, City of Bones
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City of Bones
Cassandra Clare, 2007
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Harald Zwart, 2013

New York City teenager Clary Fray begins seeing and drawing a strange symbol, worrying her mother Jocelyn Fray and family friend, Luke Garroway. Hodge explains that Valentine Morgenstern, an ex-Shadowhunter who betrayed the order, now seeks the Cup to control both Shadowhunters and demons.