The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 1999 book
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky, 1999
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Stephen Chbosky, 2012

In 1992, Charlie, who suffers from clinical depression setbacks since childhood, has been discharged from a mental health care institution. Charlie unknowingly eats a weed brownie, gets high and discloses to Sam that the year before, his best friend committed suicide.


3:10 to Yuma. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the 1953 book, Three-Ten to Yuma
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Three-Ten to Yuma
Elmore Leonard, 1953
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James Mangold, 2007

In 1884 Arizona, Dan Evans is an impoverished rancher and Civil War veteran, who owes money to the wealthy Glen Hollander. The next morning, as Evans and his two sons, William and Mark, look for their lost herd, they stumble upon outlaw Ben Wade and his gang, who have used Evans’ cattle to block the road and ambush an armored stagecoach staffed by Pinkerton agents.


The Butterfly Effect. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Butterfly Effect
James Swallow, 2003
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Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber, 2004

Evan Treborn, a college student, faces difficulty accessing suppressed memories from his childhood. He discovers a method that enables him to journey back in time and occupy his younger self, thus altering history. Nevertheless, he realizes that every alteration he executes leads to unforeseen results.


Fury. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 1998 book, Death Traps
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Death Traps
Belton Y. Cooper, 1998
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David Ayer, 2014

In April 1945, during the Allies’ decisive advance in the European Theatre, Wardaddy, a seasoned army sergeant, leads a Sherman tank and its five-man crew on a perilous mission deep behind enemy lines.


Bullet Train. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 2010 book
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Bullet Train
Kōtarō Isaka, 2010
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David Leitch, 2022

Trained killer Ladybug wants to give up the life but is pulled back in by his handler Maria Beetle in order to collect a briefcase on a bullet train heading from Tokyo to Morioka. Once onboard, he and the other competing assassins onboard discover that their objectives are all connected.


Indignation. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2008 book
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Indignation
Philip Roth, 2008
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James Schamus, 2016

Marcus Messner is fighting in the Korean War. In the summer of 1951, before his first year of college, Marcus’s synagogue in Newark, New Jersey mourns the death in Korea of one of his classmates. His father, who runs a kosher butcher shop, is unnerved by the deaths in the war of boys like his son and becomes overwhelmed with paranoia.


A Painted House. Poster of the 2003 movie and cover of the 2001 book
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A Painted House
John Grisham, 2001
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Alfonso Arau, 2003

A young boy, his family, and the migrant workers they hire to work their cotton farm struggle against difficult odds to raise and sell the crop. Meanwhile, the boy dreams of living in better conditions. However, with this particularly tough farming season, the boy learns that his challenges guide him in discovering who he really is.


Riding in Cars with Boys. Poster of the 2001 movie and cover of the 1990 book
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Riding in Cars with Boys
Beverly Donofrio, 1990
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Penny Marshall, 2001

Born in 1950, Beverly grew up bright and ambitious in a working-class neighborhood in Connecticut. From an early age, Beverly displays a keen intelligence and an interest in literature, and dreams of going to college in New York and becoming a writer. However, she also develops an early interest in boys, and at 15 finds herself madly in love with a boy from her high school.


Shirley. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 2013 book
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Shirley
Susan Scarf Merrell, 2013
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Josephine Decker, 2020

Fred and Rose Nemser are newlyweds relocating to Bennington College for Fred’s job as a lecturer. Fred is about to work for Stanley Hyman while Rose, still a student, is immediately enthralled by the work of Stanley’s wife, Shirley Jackson. Shortly after their arrival, Stanley asks Rose to do menial jobs around the house as Shirley is struggling with her output as a writer and a recent bout of agoraphobia.


Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 2005 book, The Lightning Thief
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The Lightning Thief
Rick Riordan, 2005
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Chris Columbus, 2010

At the top of the Empire State Building, Zeus meets Poseidon, accusing Poseidon’s demigod son, Percy Jackson, of stealing Zeus’ master lightning bolt. Sixteen-year-old Percy struggles with dyslexia, but has a unique ability to stay underwater. Mr. Brunner gives Percy a pen which he claims is a powerful weapon, and instructs Grover to take Percy and his mother Sally to Camp Half-Blood—a hidden summer camp for demigod children in Long Island.


Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2006 book, The Sea of Monsters
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The Sea of Monsters
Rick Riordan, 2006
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Thor Freudenthal, 2013

While in Camp Half-Blood, Percy Jackson recounts the story of Thalia and her sacrifice. A young Annabeth, Luke, Grover and Thalia are running to Camp Half-Blood while being pursued by monsters. Thalia sacrifices herself to get the others into the camp, and her father Zeus turns her into a tree which forms a barrier around it.


Noah. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Noah
Mark Morris, 2014
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Darren Aronofsky, 2014

As a young boy, Noah sees his father, Lamech, killed by a young Tubal-cain. After seeing a flower grow instantly from the ground and being haunted by dreams of a great flood, Noah travels to visit his grandfather, Methuselah. The Watchers are confined on Earth as creatures of stone for helping humans banished from the Garden of Eden.