Jakob the Liar. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1969 book
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Jakob the Liar
Jurek Becker, 1969
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Peter Kassovitz, 1999

In Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II, poor Jewish cafe owner Jakob Heym accidentally overhears a forbidden radio news bulletin signaling Soviet military success against German forces. To combat the overwhelming depression and suicide that pervades the ghetto, Jakob invents fictitious news bulletins about Allied advances against the Nazis.


The Sum of All Fears. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1991 book
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The Sum of All Fears
Tom Clancy, 1991
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Phil Alden Robinson, 2002

In 1973, during the Yom Kippur War, an Israeli warplane carrying a nuclear bomb is shot down. In 2002, a Syrian scrap collector uncovers a large unexploded bomb buried in a field in the Golan Heights. He sells it to a South African black market arms trafficker named Olson, who recognizes it as the nuclear bomb that was lost during that war.


Repo Men. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 2009 book, The Repossession Mambo
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The Repossession Mambo
Eric Garcia, 2009
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Miguel Sapochnik, 2010

In the future, medical technology has advanced to the point where people can buy artificial organs to extend their lives. But if they default on payments, an organization known as the Union sends agents to repossess the organs. Remy is one of the best agents in the business, but then he becomes the recipient of an artificial heart.


Sphere. Poster of the 1998 movie and cover of the 1987 book
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Sphere
Michael Crichton, 1987
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Barry Levinson, 1998

A spacecraft, presumed to be of alien origin, is discovered on the floor of the Pacific Ocean, estimated to have been there for nearly 300 years. The ship’s computer logs cryptically suggest a mission that originated either in the distant past or future, but the team manages to deduce that the long dead crew were tasked with collecting an item of scientific importance.


Hamlet. Poster of the 2000 movie and cover of the 1603 book
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Hamlet
William Shakespeare, 1603
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Michael Almereyda, 2000

A modern retelling of William Shakespeare’s timeless tale of love and betrayal. Following the death of the president of the Denmark Corporation, his widow hastily remarries the prime suspect in his murder. Hamlet, the deceased’s son, is deeply troubled by this turn of events. With vengeance looming after this hostile corporate maneuver, tension fills the air.


Human Capital. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 2004 book
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Human Capital
Stephen Amidon, 2004
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Marc Meyers, 2019

As perspectives shift between parents and children, an impulsive business deal brings together two families from across the social divide, with tragic consequences. A real estate agent puts his livelihood at stake with a desperate gamble, a wealthy housewife is confronted with the profound void in her life, and a teenage girl falls deeply in love for the first time.


Goon: Last of the Enforcers. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2002 book, Goon: Memoir of a Minor League Hockey Enforcer
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Goon: Memoir of a Minor League Hockey Enforcer
Doug Smith, Adam Frattasio, 2002
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Jay Baruchel, 2017

Sidelined after one too many hits and now married with a baby on the way, Doug ‘The Thug’ Glatt is hanging up his skates. But when his nemesis is made captain of the Highlanders, Doug is compelled back into action.


Phantoms. Poster of the 1998 movie and cover of the 1983 book
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Phantoms
Dean Koontz, 1983
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Joe Chappelle, 1998

Unspeakable horrors have mysteriously befallen the whole town of Snowfield, Colorado, leaving behind only a few mangled body parts and unanswered questions. Enter two vacationing sisters and a sheriff and deputy from a nearby town, who try to piece things together with the help of a scientist-turned-tabloid hack. But will they unravel the mystery of the monstrous subterranean killing force before they become its prey?


The 5th Wave. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2013 book
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The 5th Wave
Rick Yancey, 2013
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J Blakeson, 2016

Ohio high-schooler Cassie Sullivan, armed with an M4 carbine, emerges from the woods to raid an abandoned gas station. Ten days later, The Others unleash their 1st Wave, an electromagnetic pulse that disables all electrical power and communications worldwide, and shuts off the engines of moving vehicles, including planes in mid-flight.