Big Little Lies. Poster of the 2017 TV series and cover of the 2014 book
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Big Little Lies
Liane Moriarty, 2014
TV series vs book
David E. Kelley, 2017-2019

At a public school in Monterey, California, a murder suddenly occurs on trivia night, but neither the victim nor the murderer is revealed. Secrets are revealed, including that Madeline is struggling to cope with her ex-husband Nathan’s marriage to a yoga instructor named Bonnie, and also trying to build a relationship with her older daughter.


Lion. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2013 book, A Long Way Home
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A Long Way Home
Saroo Brierley, 2013
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Garth Davis, 2016

In 1986, Saroo, a five-year-old boy, lives with his elder brother Guddu, his mother and his younger baby sister in Khandwa, India. One day, Saroo follows his brother to a job and they arrive at a nearby train station, where Saroo decides to stay back and take a nap. Saroo runs away, sensing that Noor and Rama have sinister intentions, and escapes Noor when she chases after him.


The Hours. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1998 book
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The Hours
Michael Cunningham, 1998
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Stephen Daldry, 2002

The story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different time and place, all are linked by their yearnings and their fears. Their stories intertwine, and finally come together in a surprising, transcendent moment of shared recognition.


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.


Eyes Wide Shut. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1926 book, Dream Story
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Dream Story
Arthur Schnitzler, 1926
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Stanley Kubrick, 1999

Bill and Alice Harford live in New York City with their daughter Helena. She then discloses that during their vacation on Cape Cod, she encountered a naval officer and fantasized about him enough to consider leaving Bill and their daughter.


The Undoing. Poster of the 2020 TV series and cover of the 2014 book, You Should Have Known
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You Should Have Known
Jean Hanff Korelitz, 2014
TV series vs book
David E. Kelley, 2020-

Grace Fraser is a successful psychologist who lives in Manhattan with her husband Jonathan, an oncologist, and their young son Henry, who attends the elite Reardon School. Grace helps some of the other Reardon parents plan an auction event, where she meets an enigmatic woman named Elena.


Cold Mountain. Poster of the 2003 movie and cover of the 1997 book
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Cold Mountain
Charles Frazier, 1997
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Anthony Minghella, 2003

When North Carolina secedes from the Union on May 20, 1861, the young men of Cold Mountain enlist in the Confederate States Army. Their courtship is interrupted by the war, but they share their first kiss the day Inman leaves for the army. Three years later, Inman fights in the Battle of the Crater and survives; he then comforts a dying acquaintance from Cold Mountain, while fellow soldier Stobrod Thewes plays a tune on his fiddle.


Paddington. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 1958 book, A Bear Called Paddington
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A Bear Called Paddington
Michael Bond, 1958
movie vs book
Paul King, 2014

In the deep jungles of Darkest Peru, a British geographer discovers a previously unknown species of bear. Aunt Lucy encourages her nephew to go and find solace in London by stowing away on a cargo ship, while she moves into the Home for Retired Bears.


Paddington. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Paddington: The Junior Novel
Jeanne Willis, 2014
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Paul King, 2014

In the deep jungles of Darkest Peru, a British geographer discovers a previously unknown species of bear. Aunt Lucy encourages her nephew to go and find solace in London by stowing away on a cargo ship, while she moves into the Home for Retired Bears.


The Railway Man. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 1995 book
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The Railway Man
Eric Lomax, 1995
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Jonathan Teplitzky, 2013

During the Second World War, Eric Lomax is a British officer who is captured by the Japanese in Singapore and sent to a Japanese POW camp, where he is forced to work on the Thai-Burma Railway north of the Malay Peninsula. During his time in the camp as one of the Far East prisoners of war, Lomax is tortured by the Kempeitai for building a radio receiver from spare parts.


The Killing of a Sacred Deer. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the -405 book, Iphigenia in Aulis
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Iphigenia in Aulis
Euripides, -405
movie vs book
Yorgos Lanthimos, 2017

Steven Murphy, a skilled cardiothoracic surgeon, finishes an open heart surgery, and goes to a diner, where he meets a teenage boy named Martin. Martin leaves halfway through, and his mother makes a romantic advance on Steven by complimenting his hands and attempting to kiss them and suck them.


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