Fried Green Tomatoes. Poster of the 1991 movie and cover of the 1987 book, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Fannie Flagg, 1987
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Jon Avnet, 1991

Evelyn Couch, a timid, unhappy housewife in her 40s, meets elderly Ninny Threadgoode in an Anderson, Alabama, nursing home where Evelyn’s husband Ed’s Aunt Vesta who has dementia is also staying. Over several encounters with Evelyn, Ninny tells her the story of the now abandoned town of Whistle Stop, and the people who lived there.


The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the 1983 book
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Ron Hansen, 1983
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Andrew Dominik, 2007

In 1881, young starstruck Robert Ford seeks out Jesse James when the James gang is planning a train robbery in Blue Cut, Missouri, making unsuccessful attempts to join the gang with the help of his older brother Charley, already a member. Bob becomes more admiring of Jesse before being sent away, where he stays at the farmhouse of his widowed sister, Martha Bolton, where he rejoins his brother Charley, Hite, and Liddil.


Red Dragon. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1981 book
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Red Dragon
Thomas Harris, 1981
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Brett Ratner, 2002

In 1980, forensic psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter is irritated by the performance of a flautist at a recital of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Graham has been working with Lecter on a psychological profile of a serial killer who removes edible body parts from his victims; Graham says he has realized the killer is a cannibal.


RED. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 2003 comic book, Red
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Red
Warren Ellis, Cully Hamner, 2003
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Robert Schwentke, 2010

Frank Moses (Willis), a former black-ops CIA agent, who’s now in RED (Retired, Extremely Dangerous) status, lives alone in Cleveland. Lonely, Frank creates opportunities to talk to Sarah Ross (Parker), a worker at the General Services Administration’s pension office in Kansas City, by tearing up his pension checks and calling to say they have n’t arrived.


The Client. Poster of the 1994 movie and cover of the 1993 book
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The Client
John Grisham, 1993
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Joel Schumacher, 1994

Eleven-year-old Mark Sway and his little brother, Ricky, are smoking cigarettes in the woods near their home when they encounter mob lawyer W. Jerome Clifford. Authorities – and the mob – realize that Clifford may have told Mark where a Louisiana senator, murdered by Muldano, is buried.


Red Sparrow. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 2013 book
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Red Sparrow
Jason Matthews, 2013
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Francis Lawrence, 2018

In modern-day Russia, Dominika Egorova is a famous ballerina who supports her ill mother. She is tasked with seducing Dimitry Ustinov, a Russian gangster, in exchange for her mother’s continued medical care. become an SVR operative, or be executed for witnessing Ustinov’s assassination.


RED 2. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2003 comic book, Red
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Red
Warren Ellis, Cully Hamner, 2003
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Dean Parisot, 2013

Three years after the events of the previous film, ex-CIA operative Frank Moses tries to lead a normal life with girlfriend Sarah Ross. Corrupt agent Jack Horton and a team of private military contractors ambush the facility; he threatens to torture Sarah until Frank gives him the information he needs.


The Spiderwick Chronicles. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 2003 book
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The Spiderwick Chronicles
Tony DiTerlizzi, Holly Black, 2003
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Mark Waters, 2008

In 1928, Arthur Spiderwick writes a Field guide about the many faeries he has encountered. After finishing the Book, he hides it away for fear of Mulgarath, a shapeshifting ogre who plans to use the Book’s secrets for evil. Eighty years later, recently divorced Helen Grace inherits and moves into the abandoned Spiderwick estate with her children, daughter Mallory and twin sons Jared and Simon.


R.I.P.D.. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2003 comic book
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R.I.P.D.
Peter M. Lenkov, Lucas Marangon, 2003
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Robert Schwentke, 2013

Boston Police Department officers Detective Sergeant Nick Walker and Detective Lieutenant Bobby Hayes discover and steal several shards of gold while on duty. Nick buries his share under an orange tree sapling in his garden; his wife, Julia, thinks that the tree is a surprise gift and mentions how content she is with their life together.


Behaving Badly. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 1997 book, While I'm Dead... Feed the Dog
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While I'm Dead... Feed the Dog
Ric Browde, 1997
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Tim Garrick, 2014

Teenager Rick Stevens, has a crush on Nina Pennington. When Rick realizes that Nina broke up with her boyfriend Kevin Carpenter, he places a bet with Karlis Malinauskas, a mobster’s son, that he will have sex with Nina before Arbor Day, leading to a serious chain of events from having sex with his best friend’s mom, to having almost the whole town in jail, including Nina.