Revenge. Poster of the 2011 TV series and cover of the 1844 book, The Count of Monte Cristo
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The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexandre Dumas, 1844
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Mike Kelley, 2011-2015

The series follows the story of Emily Thorne, a young woman who comes to the Hamptons, a wealthy and powerful summer community, to seek revenge on the people who destroyed her family. Using a false identity, Emily sets out to manipulate and destroy those who wronged her father and caused her to be separated from him.


The Last of the Mohicans. Poster of the 1992 movie and cover of the 1826 book
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The Last of the Mohicans
James Fenimore Cooper, 1826
movie vs book
Michael Mann, 1992

In 1757, British Army Major Duncan Heyward arrives in Albany, New York during the French and Indian War. He is assigned to serve Colonel Edmund Munro, the commander of Fort William Henry in the Adirondack Mountains. A Mohawk named Magua is tasked with guiding Heyward, the two women, and a troop of British soldiers to the fort, but he is actually a Huron and leads them into an ambush.


Short Cuts. Poster of the 1993 movie and cover of the 1993 book, Short Cuts: Selected Stories
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Short Cuts: Selected Stories
Raymond Carver, 1993
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Robert Altman, 1993

Grand in scope yet intricately detailed, the film intertwines the narratives of twenty-two characters as they grapple with the search for comfort and purpose in modern-day Los Angeles.


We Were Soldiers. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1991 book, We Were Soldiers Once... and Young
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We Were Soldiers Once... and Young
Harold G. Moore, Joseph L. Galloway, 1991
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Randall Wallace, 2002

In 1954 a French unit on patrol during the First Indochina War is ambushed by Viet Minh forces. After arriving in Vietnam, he learns that an American base has been attacked and is ordered to take his 400 men after the enemy and eliminate the North Vietnamese attackers although intelligence has no idea of the number of enemy troops.


The Christmas Hope. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 2005 book
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The Christmas Hope
Donna VanLiere, 2005
movie vs book
Norma Bailey, 2009

After the recent loss of her son Sean, Patty Addison devotes herself to finding homes for needy children. The loss of Sean has strained Patty’s relationship with her husband Mark, an airline pilot. But they reconnect emotionally when they take in Emily, a 9-year-old orphaned in a car accident similar to the one that killed Sean.


The General's Daughter. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1992 book
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The General's Daughter
Nelson DeMille, 1992
movie vs book
Simon West, 1999

Vietnam War veteran Paul Brenner is in Georgia, masquerading as First Sergeant Frank White, to broker an illegal arms trade with a self-proclaimed freedom fighter. Brenner is actually a Chief Warrant Officer serving as an undercover agent of the United States Army Criminal Investigation Division Command.


Impostor. Poster of the 2001 movie and cover of the 1953 book, Imposter
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Imposter
Philip K. Dick, 1953
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Gary Fleder, 2001

The film takes place in 2079. Forty-five years earlier, Earth was attacked by a hostile and implacable alien civilization from Alpha Centauri. Force field domes are put in place to protect cities, and a totalitarian global military government is established to effect the war and the survival of humans. The Centaurians have never been physically seen.