Boardwalk Empire. Poster of the 2010 TV series and cover of the 2002 book
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Boardwalk Empire
Nelson Johnson, 2002
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Terence Winter, 2010-2014

Boardwalk Empire is a period drama focusing on Enoch #Nucky# Thompson (based on the historical Enoch L. Johnson), a political figure who rises to prominence and controls Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition period of the 1920s and 1930s. Nucky interacts with historical characters in both his personal and political life, including mobsters, politicians, government agents, and the common folk who look up to him. The final season jumps ahead seven years, to 1931, as Prohibition nears its end.


Waco. Poster of the 2018 TV series and cover of the 2007 book, Stalling for Time
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Stalling for Time
Gary Noesner, 2007
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Drew Dowdle, John Erick Dowdle, 2018

Waco is a dramatized exploration of the 51-day 1993 standoff between the FBI, ATF and David Koresh’s religious faction, the Branch Davidians, in Waco, Texas, that culminated in a fatal fire. It investigates the tragedy before and during the standoff, from a variety of viewpoints of those most personally associated with the two sides of the dispute.


Waco. Poster of the 2018 TV series and cover of the 1999 book, A Place Called Waco: A Survivor's Story
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A Place Called Waco: A Survivor's Story
David Thibodeau, Leon Whiteson, 1999
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Drew Dowdle, John Erick Dowdle, 2018

Waco is a dramatized exploration of the 51-day 1993 standoff between the FBI, ATF and David Koresh’s religious faction, the Branch Davidians, in Waco, Texas, that culminated in a fatal fire. It investigates the tragedy before and during the standoff, from a variety of viewpoints of those most personally associated with the two sides of the dispute.


Philip Marlowe, Private Eye. Poster of the 1983 TV series and cover of the 1939 book, The Big Sleep
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The Big Sleep
Raymond Chandler, 1939
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Peter Hunt, Robert Iscove, 1983-1986

The cases of private investigator Philip Marlowe are chronicled in the series. Storylines were taken from Chandler’s short stories and were set in Los Angeles in the 1930s.


The Bikeriders. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 1997 book
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The Bikeriders
Danny Lyon, 1997
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Jeff Nichols, 2023

Kathy, a determined member of the Vandals, is married to Benny, a daring biker. She reflects on the Vandals’ transformation over ten years, starting as a local group bonded by fun, roaring bikes, and admiration for their steadfast leader Johnny. With the Vandals turning more perilous, evolving from a club to a potentially menacing gang, Kathy, Benny, and Johnny face decisions about their allegiance to the club and to one another.


Nocturnal Animals. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 1993 book, Tony and Susan
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Tony and Susan
Austin Wright, 1993
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Tom Ford, 2016

Art gallery owner Susan Morrow receives the manuscript for a novel penned by her estranged ex-husband Edward Sheffield along with an invitation for dinner during Edward’s upcoming visit to Los Angeles. After being forced off the road, Tony is powerless to stop Ray and Turk from kidnapping his wife, Laura, and their daughter, India, and leaving him with Lou, who forces him to drive Ray’s car to the end of a road where he is abandoned.


Nine Perfect Strangers. Poster of the 2021 TV series and cover of the 2018 book
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Nine Perfect Strangers
Liane Moriarty, 2018
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Jonathan Levine, 2021-

Nine strangers from the city gather for a 10-day retreat at Tranquillum House, a health and wellness resort which promises to transform and heal the guests who stay there. However, the resort is not what it seems to be and the guests are about to discover many secrets about each other and the resort’s host Masha.


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.


The Little Drummer Girl. Poster of the 2018 TV series and cover of the 1983 book
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The Little Drummer Girl
John le Carré, 1983
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Park Chan-wook, 2018

A Palestinian assassin is targeting prominent Israelis. The Israelis identify an eccentric English actress and manage to turn her into one of their agents, with whose help she brilliantly wins the confidence of the Palestinian network until she is accepted as one of their own. This will require all of her acting talents and put her at considerable risk.


George & Tammy. Poster of the 2022 TV series and cover of the 2011 book, The Three of Us: Growing Up with Tammy and George
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The Three of Us: Growing Up with Tammy and George
Georgette Jones, 2011
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Abe Sylvia, 2022-

A mini series on Tammy Wynette and George Jones, two legendary figures in country music. Wynette and Jones married in 1969, each marking their respective third marriages. The duo later divorced, but remained friends until Wynette’s death in 1998 at age 55.


The Shape of Water. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Shape of Water
Guillermo del Toro, Daniel Kraus, 2018
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Guillermo del Toro, 2017

Elisa Esposito, who was found abandoned as an infant with wounds on her neck by the side of a river, is mute and communicates through sign language. She lives a very routine life, even masturbating at the same time every day which she times with an egg timer. The facility receives a mysterious creature captured from a South American river by Colonel Richard Strickland, who is in charge of the project, to study it.


Revolutionary Road. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 1961 book
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Revolutionary Road
Richard Yates, 1961
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Sam Mendes, 2008

In 1948, Frank Wheeler meets April at a party. Frank later secures a sales position with Knox Machines, and he and April marry. Meanwhile, Helen has asked April if they will meet her son, John, who had been in an insane asylum. She thinks the younger couple may be able to help her son with his condition.