Sin City. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 1991 comic book, Sin City: The Hard Goodbye
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Sin City: The Hard Goodbye
Frank Miller, 1991
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Frank Miller, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, 2005

Basin City, almost universally referred to by the nickname Sin City, is a fictional town in the American west. The Basin City Police Department are more or less along the lines of paramilitary or SWAT, as they have to deal with incredibly high crime rates among criminals and civilians alike, which is why they have access to what most would consider heavy weaponry and full body armor.


Man on Fire. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 1980 book
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Man on Fire
A.J. Quinnell, 1980
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Tony Scott, 2004

John W. Creasy is former Force Recon Marine and assassin who comes to Mexico to visit his old friend and brother-in-arms, Paul Rayburn. Creasy reluctantly agrees, and is later offered the job by Samuel Ramos, a wealthy automaker in Mexico City whose young daughter Lupita “Pita” Ramos requires a bodyguard before she can return to school and the kidnapping insurance policy takes effect.


Angel Heart. Poster of the 1987 movie and cover of the 1978 book, Falling Angel
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Falling Angel
William Hjortsberg, 1978
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Alan Parker, 1987

In 1955, Harry Angel, a New York City private investigator, is contracted by a man named Louis Cyphre to track down John Liebling, a crooner known professionally as Johnny Favorite who suffered severe neurological trauma resulting from injuries he received in World War II. After Harry breaks into his home, Fowler admits that years ago he was bribed by a man and woman so that the two could abscond with the disfigured Favorite.


The Rainmaker. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the 1995 book
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The Rainmaker
John Grisham, 1995
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Francis Ford Coppola, 1997

Rudy Baylor is a graduate of the University of Memphis Law School. Unlike most of his fellow grads, he has no high-paying job lined up and is forced to apply for part-time positions while serving drinks at a Memphis bar. However, Deck is resourceful in gathering information and is an expert on insurance lawsuits.


Iron Man 2. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Iron Man 2
Alexander C. Irvine, 2010
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Jon Favreau, 2010

In Russia, the media covers Tony Stark’s disclosure of his identity as Iron Man. Impressed by Vanko’s performance, Stark’s rival, Justin Hammer, fakes Vanko’s death while breaking him out of prison and asks him to build a line of armored suits to upstage Stark.


Iron Man 2. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 1964 comic book, Iron Man
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Iron Man
Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Don Heck, Jack Kirby, 1964
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Jon Favreau, 2010

In Russia, the media covers Tony Stark’s disclosure of his identity as Iron Man. Impressed by Vanko’s performance, Stark’s rival, Justin Hammer, fakes Vanko’s death while breaking him out of prison and asks him to build a line of armored suits to upstage Stark.


The Pledge. Poster of the 2001 movie and cover of the 1957 book
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The Pledge
Friedrich Dürrenmatt, 1957
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Sean Penn, 2001

Retired police detective Jerry Black is seen mumbling to himself, apparently drunk, sitting on a bench outside a disused gas station. The party is interrupted by the discovery of a murdered child, Ginny Larsen. Jerry decides to go with another detective, Stan Krolak, to the scene of the crime.


Frank Miller's Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 1998 comic book, Sin City: Booze, Broads, and Bullets
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Sin City: Booze, Broads, and Bullets
Frank Miller, 1998
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Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez, 2014

Marv regains consciousness on a highway overlooking The Projects, surrounded by several dead young men and a crashed police car, with no memory of how he got there. When Marv intervenes, the leader of the frat boys shoots him in the arm, calling him Bernini Boy, which Marv mishears as Bernie.


Frank Miller's Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 1993 comic book, Sin City: A Dame to Kill for
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Sin City: A Dame to Kill for
Frank Miller, 1993
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Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez, 2014

Marv regains consciousness on a highway overlooking The Projects, surrounded by several dead young men and a crashed police car, with no memory of how he got there. When Marv intervenes, the leader of the frat boys shoots him in the arm, calling him Bernini Boy, which Marv mishears as Bernie.


9½ Weeks. Poster of the 1986 movie and cover of the 1978 book, Nine and a Half Weeks: A Memoir of a Love Affair
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Nine and a Half Weeks: A Memoir of a Love Affair
Ingeborg Day (Elizabeth McNeill), 1978
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Adrian Lyne, 1986

The title of the film refers to the duration of a relationship between Wall Street arbitrageur John Gray and divorced SoHo art gallery employee Elizabeth McGraw in her early 30s. John initiates and controls the various experimental sexual practices of this volatile relationship to push Elizabeth’s boundaries.


Killshot. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 1989 book
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Killshot
Elmore Leonard, 1989
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John Madden, 2008

Beautiful Carmen Colson and her ironworker husband Wayne are placed in the Federal Witness Protection program after witnessing an incident. Thinking they are at last safe, they are targeted by an experienced hit man and a psychopathic young upstart killer. The ensuing struggle will test Carmen to the limit.


Get Carter. Poster of the 2000 movie and cover of the 1970 book, Jack's Return Home
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Jack's Return Home
Ted Lewis, 1970
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Stephen Kay, 2000

Jack Carter, a mob enforcer living in Las Vegas, returns home to Seattle after hearing that his brother, Ritchie, was killed in a drunk-driving accident. At his brother’s funeral, Jack meets his niece, Doreen, and Eddie, a friend and co-worker of Ritchie. Both tell Jack that Ritchie rarely drank and would never have driven while intoxicated.