Only the Brave. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2002 book, 3000 Degrees
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3000 Degrees
Sean Flynn, 2002
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Joseph Kosinski, 2017

Based on real events and the experiences of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, this film narrates the heroic journey of a group of community firefighters. Their story showcases their transformation into one of the nation’s most elite firefighting teams, achieved through hope, unwavering determination, and tremendous sacrifices.


War Dogs. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2015 book, Arms and the Dudes
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Arms and the Dudes
Guy Lawson, 2015
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Todd Phillips, 2016

In 2005, David Packouz is a massage therapist living in Miami, Florida with his girlfriend Iz. David and Efraim land a contract to provide several thousand Beretta pistols to the Iraqi Police in Baghdad, but an Italian embargo blocks the shipment, which is waylaid in Jordan. Meanwhile, Iz overhears the true nature of David’s business.


The Spectacular Now. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2008 book
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The Spectacular Now
Tim Tharp, 2008
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James Ponsoldt, 2013

Sutter Keely (Teller) is a charming and popular 18-year-old who has spent his senior year of high school partying and drinking alcohol. When his girlfriend Cassidy Roy (Larson) breaks up with him, Sutter goes home and writes a college application supplement, in which he says that his biggest hardship in life has been getting dumped by her. He goes out and gets blackout drunk after sneaking in to a bar.


Rabbit Hole. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 2006 book
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Rabbit Hole
David Lindsay-Abaire, 2006
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John Cameron Mitchell, 2010

Rebecca Becca and Howard Howie Corbett’s four-year-old son Danny is killed in a car accident after he runs out into the street after his dog. Becca’s sister Izzy is pregnant, and Becca keeps giving Izzy passive-aggressive advice about becoming a mother, which Izzy resents.


Divergent. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2011 book
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Divergent
Veronica Roth, 2011
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Neil Burger, 2014

In the futuristic city of dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions: When children reach the age of 16, they undergo a serum-induced psychological aptitude test which indicates their best-suited faction, but they are allowed to choose any faction as their permanent group at the subsequent Choosing Ceremony.


Thank You for Your Service. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2013 book
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Thank You for Your Service
David Finkel, 2013
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Jason Hall, 2017

After a harrowing 15-month combat experience in Iraq, the much-decorated Adam Schumann returns home to Kansas and a loving wife, Saskia. He also receives solace from two Iraq buddies living nearby, an American Samoan, Solo Aeiti, and Billy Waller, who commits suicide in front of his fiancée after discovering she has taken all his money and their child and left him.


The Divergent Series: Insurgent. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 2012 book, Insurgent
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Insurgent
Veronica Roth, 2012
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Robert Schwentke, 2015

Five days after the assault on the Abnegation faction by the Erudite leader Jeanine and her mind-controlled Dauntless soldiers, Jeanine has declared martial law and that the Divergents and those allied with them are the enemy. Among the Abnegation wreckage, the Dauntless leaders Max and Eric recover a box with all five faction symbols on its sides. Jeanine presumes that it contains data from the city’s founders and the means to end the Divergence problem.


Allegiant. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2013 book
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Allegiant
Veronica Roth, 2013
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Robert Schwentke, 2016

After Evelyn forbids any citizen from leaving Chicago, she announces that all Erudite members involved in the previous coup attempt are to be put on trial and executed if they are found guilty. Matthew then brings Tris to the leader of the Bureau, David, who gives Tris a device that allows her to view her foster mother’s memories.


Spiderhead. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 2013 book, Escape from Spiderhead
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Escape from Spiderhead
George Saunders, 2013
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Joseph Kosinski, 2022

Two convicts living in a near-future society grapple with their pasts while trapped in a facility that allows prisoners to reduce their sentence time by volunteering for experiments using emotion-altering drugs, which are run by prison overseer Steve Abnesti. Inmate Jeff comes to care for another prisoner, Rachel, and tries to outmaneuver the experiments of the prison to save her.


Flag Day. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 2004 book, Flim-Flam Man: The True Story of My Father's Counterfeit Life
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Flim-Flam Man: The True Story of My Father's Counterfeit Life
Jennifer Vogel, 2004
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Sean Penn, 2021

As a child, Jennifer Vogel’s marveled at his father’s magnetizing energy and ability to make life feel like a grand adventure. He taught her so much about love and joy, but he also happened to be the most notorious counterfeiter in US history. An intimate family portrait about a young woman who struggles to rise above the wreckage of her past while reconciling the inescapable bond between a daughter and her father.


Fantastic Four. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 1987 comic book, The Fantastic Four
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The Fantastic Four
Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, 1987
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Josh Trank, Stephen E. Rivkin, 2015

Four young outsiders teleport to a dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways. Their lives irrevocably upended, the team must learn to harness their daunting new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.