The Imitation Game. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 1983 book, Alan Turing: The Enigma
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Alan Turing: The Enigma
Andrew Hodges, 1983
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Morten Tyldum, 2014

In 1951, two policemen, Nock and Staehl, investigate the mathematician Alan Turing after an apparent break-in at his home. During his interrogation by Nock, Turing tells of his time working at Bletchley Park during the Second World War.


Kingsman: The Secret Service. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2012 comic book
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Kingsman: The Secret Service
Mark Millar, Dave Gibbons, 2012
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Matthew Vaughn, 2014

During a mission in the Middle East in 1997, probationary secret agent Lee Unwin sacrifices himself to protect his superior, Harry Hart. Hart, code name Galahad, explains there is a position available, as agent Lancelot was killed by the assassin Gazelle while trying to rescue university professor James Arnold from kidnappers.


Sherlock Holmes. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 1887 book, A Study in Scarlet
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A Study in Scarlet
Arthur Conan Doyle, 1887
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Guy Ritchie, 2009

After finally catching serial killer Lord Blackwood, legendary sleuth Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson can close yet another successful case. But when Blackwood mysteriously returns from the grave and resumes his killing spree, Holmes must take up the hunt once again and will have to unravel the clues that will lead him into a twisted web of murder, deceit, and black magic.


Stardust. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the 1997 book
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Stardust
Neil Gaiman, 1997
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Matthew Vaughn, 2007

The English village of Wall lies near a stone wall that borders the magical kingdom of Stormhold. Dunstan Thorne tricks the guard and crosses over the wall to a marketplace. Eighteen years later, the dying King of Stormhold throws a ruby into the sky, decreeing that his successor will be the first of his fratricidal sons to recover it.


Cruella. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 1956 book, The 101 Dalmatians
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The 101 Dalmatians
Dodie Smith, 1956
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Craig Gillespie, 2021

In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. One day, Estella’s flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute. But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable and revenge-bent Cruella.


Cruella. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Cruella: The Novelization
Elizabeth Rudnick, 2021
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Craig Gillespie, 2021

In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. One day, Estella’s flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute. But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable and revenge-bent Cruella.


The Way Back. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 1956 book, The Long Walk
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The Long Walk
Slavomir Rawicz, 1956
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Peter Weir, 2010

During World War II, after the Soviet invasion of Poland, young Polish army officer Janusz Wieszczek is held as a POW and interrogated by the NKVD. Smith cautions Janusz that it is Khabarov’s way to discuss escape plans with newcomers, to maintain his morale, but nothing will come of it.


The Critic. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 2015 book, Curtain Call
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Curtain Call
Anthony Quinn, 2015
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Anand Tucker, 2023

A tale of ambition, blackmail, and longing, revolving around a captivating anti-hero who resides at its somber core. It combines elements of a whodunit mystery with the intricacies of a Faustian bargain that steadily tightens its grip.


The Siege of Jadotville. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2005 book, Siege at Jadotville
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Siege at Jadotville
Declan Power, 2005
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Richie Smyth, 2016

As the mineral rich State of Katanga secedes under the leadership of Moise Tshombe, United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld assigns Conor Cruise O’Brien to head up a UN peacekeeping mission. Privately, Hammarskjöld tells O’Brien that the Katanga crisis could potentially trigger World War III and orders the Irish diplomat to take offensive action.


Body of Lies. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 2007 book
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Body of Lies
David Ignatius, 2007
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Ridley Scott, 2008

Roger Ferris is a CIA case officer in Iraq, tracking a terrorist called Al-Saleem. when Nizar is captured, Ferris is forced to shoot him to prevent his exposing the identities of Ferris and his associate, Bassam. Ferris and some salvaged discs are rescued by helicopter, but Bassam is killed in the explosion.


Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 1974 book, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
John le Carré, 1974
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Tomas Alfredson, 2011

In 1973, Control, head of British intelligence (The Circus), sends agent Jim Prideaux to Budapest to meet a prospective defector, a Hungarian Army general who has the name of a mole at the top of British Intelligence. Alleline and Bland request budget approval from civil servant Oliver Lacon for Operation Witchcraft, including a safe house for their high-level Soviet source.


Shazam!. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 1939 comic book
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Shazam!
C.C. Beck, Bill Parker, 1939
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David F. Sandberg, 2019

In 1974, young Thaddeus Sivana is riding in a car with his father and brother when he is suddenly transported to the Rock of Eternity, a magical temple in another dimension. Thaddeus is tempted by the Eye of Sin, through which he hears the voices of the Sins, trapped in stone statues, promising him power if he will free them.