Treasure Planet. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1879 book, Treasure Island
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Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson, 1879
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Ron Clements, John Musker, 2002

On the planet Montressor, young Jim Hawkins is enchanted by stories of the legendary pirate Captain Nathaniel Flint and his ability to appear from out of nowhere, raid passing ships, and disappear in order to hide the loot on the mysterious Treasure Planet. 12 years later, Jim has grown into an aloof and isolated troublemaker due to his father abandoning him and his mother.


Inherent Vice. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2009 book
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Inherent Vice
Thomas Pynchon, 2009
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Paul Thomas Anderson, 2014

In 1970, Shasta Fay Hepworth visits the beach house of her ex-boyfriend, Larry Doc Sportello, a private investigator and hippie in Gordita Beach, Los Angeles County. She tells him about her new lover, Michael Z. Mickey Wolfmann, a wealthy real estate developer, and asks him to help prevent Mickey’s wife and her lover from abducting Mickey and committing him to an insane asylum.


Father of the Bride. Poster of the 1991 movie and cover of the 1948 book
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Father of the Bride
Edward Streeter, 1948
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Charles Shyer, 1991

George Banks is the owner of a successful athletic shoe company in San Marino, California. His 22-year-old daughter Annie, freshly graduated from college, returns home from Europe and announces that she is engaged to Bryan MacKenzie, despite their only having known each other for three months. George does not want to let go of his daughter.


¡Three Amigos!. Poster of the 1986 movie and cover of the book novelization
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¡Three Amigos!
Leonore Fleischer, 1987
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John Landis, 1986

In 1916, a bandit and his gang are collecting protection money from the Mexican village of Santo Poco. Carmen, daughter of the village leader, searches for someone who can come to the rescue of her townspeople. While visiting a village church, she sees a silent film featuring The Three Amigos, a trio of gunfighters who protect the vulnerable from villains.


The Willoughbys. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 2008 book
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The Willoughbys
Lois Lowry, 2008
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Kris Pearn, Cory Evans, 2020

A stray cat narrates the story of the Willoughbys, once an adventurous and loving family for generations. The present-day Mr. and Mrs. Willoughby are too enamored with each other to care for their four children. The parents mistreat and neglect the children, refusing to give them food and punishing them by making them sleep in the coal bin.


Mars Attacks!. Poster of the 1996 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Mars Attacks!
Jonathan Gems, 1996
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Tim Burton, 1996

A spaceship is seen departing from Earth and returning to Mars, where it gathers hundreds of other Martian ships and heads back to Earth. Several days later, the President’s science aides set up a first contact meeting with the Martians in Pahrump, Nevada, as Dale watches the development on television with his wife Marsha and his daughter Taffy.


Alice in Wonderland. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1865 book, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll, 1865
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Nick Willing, 1999

Alice follows a white rabbit down a rabbit-hole into a whimsical Wonderland, where she meets characters like the delightful Cheshire Cat, the clumsy White Knight, a rude caterpillar, and the hot-tempered Queen of Hearts and can grow ten feet tall or shrink to three inches. But will she ever be able to return home?


Alice in Wonderland. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1871 book, Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There
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Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There
Lewis Carroll, 1871
movie vs book
Nick Willing, 1999

Alice follows a white rabbit down a rabbit-hole into a whimsical Wonderland, where she meets characters like the delightful Cheshire Cat, the clumsy White Knight, a rude caterpillar, and the hot-tempered Queen of Hearts and can grow ten feet tall or shrink to three inches. But will she ever be able to return home?