Batman. Poster of the 1989 movie and cover of the 1940 comic book
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Batman
Bob Kane, Bill Finger, 1940
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Tim Burton, 1989

As Gotham City approaches its bicentennial, Mayor Borg orders district attorney Harvey Dent and police Commissioner Gordon to make the city safer. Although corrupt police lieutenant Eckhardt arranges the hit on Napier by conducting an unauthorized police operation, Gordon arrives, takes command, and orders officers to capture him alive.


Batman. Poster of the 1989 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Batman
Craig Shaw Gardner, 1989
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Tim Burton, 1989

As Gotham City approaches its bicentennial, Mayor Borg orders district attorney Harvey Dent and police Commissioner Gordon to make the city safer. Although corrupt police lieutenant Eckhardt arranges the hit on Napier by conducting an unauthorized police operation, Gordon arrives, takes command, and orders officers to capture him alive.


Truman. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the 1992 book
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Truman
David McCullough, 1992
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Frank Pierson, 1995

This biography chronicles the life of America’s President during the latter part of World War II, detailing Truman’s journey from an unknown resident of a small town to becoming the leader of the United States. The book also explores his pivotal decision to authorize the use of the Atomic Bomb against Japan, as well as his subsequent election as the country’s post-war President.


Batman Returns. Poster of the 1992 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Batman Returns
Craig Shaw Gardner, 1992
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Tim Burton, 1992

In the prologue, Gotham City socialites Tucker and Esther Cobblepot become the parents of a deformed baby boy, Oswald. Thirty-three years later, millionaire and philanthropist Max Shreck proposes to build a power plant to supply Gotham with energy, though he is opposed by the mayor. Shreck pushes her out of a window to silence her, but she survives the fall and vows revenge, taking up the mantle of Catwoman.


Batman Returns. Poster of the 1992 movie and cover of the 1940 comic book, Batman
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Batman
Bob Kane, Bill Finger, 1940
movie vs comic book
Tim Burton, 1992

In the prologue, Gotham City socialites Tucker and Esther Cobblepot become the parents of a deformed baby boy, Oswald. Thirty-three years later, millionaire and philanthropist Max Shreck proposes to build a power plant to supply Gotham with energy, though he is opposed by the mayor. Shreck pushes her out of a window to silence her, but she survives the fall and vows revenge, taking up the mantle of Catwoman.


The Grifters. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the 1963 book
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The Grifters
Jim Thompson, 1963
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Stephen Frears, 1990

Lilly Dillon is a veteran con artist. She works for Bobo Justus, a mob bookmaker, making large cash bets at race tracks to lower the odds of longshots. On her way to La Jolla for the horse races, she stops in Los Angeles to visit her son Roy, a small-time grifter whom she has not seen in eight years.


Sudden Impact. Poster of the 1983 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Sudden Impact
Joseph C. Stinson, 1983
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Clint Eastwood, 1983

In 1973, college-age artist Jennifer Spencer and her sister, Beth, are raped by a group of young men after being betrayed by female friend Ray Parkins. Callahan later causes powerful crime lord Threlkis to suffer a fatal heart attack at his granddaughter’s wedding reception when Callahan threatens him with prosecution in a murder case.


Carol for Another Christmas. Poster of the 1964 movie and cover of the 1843 book, A Christmas Carol
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A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens, 1843
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Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1964

On Christmas Eve, Daniel Grudge, a rich American industrialist and fierce isolationist long embittered by the loss of his son in World War II, is visited by three ghosts, who lead him to reconsider his attitude toward his fellow man. While the Ghost of , the Ghost of Christmas Future gives him a tour across a desolate landscape where he sees the ruins of a once-great civilization.


Brewster's Millions. Poster of the 1985 movie and cover of the 1902 book
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Brewster's Millions
George Barr McCutcheon, 1902
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Walter Hill, 1985

Monty Brewster is a Minor League Baseball pitcher with the Hackensack Bulls. At the Manhattan law office of Granville & Baxter, Brewster is told that his recently deceased great-uncle Rupert Horn, whom he has never met, has left him his entire $300 million fortune, but only if he can complete a challenge with several conditions.


The Gauntlet. Poster of the 1977 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Gauntlet
Michael Butler, Dennis Shryack, 1977
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Clint Eastwood, 1977

Ben Shockley, an alcoholic cop from Phoenix, is given the task to escort witness Augustina Mally from Las Vegas. The constable dies at the hands of several men armed with machine guns. They eventually run into a gang of bikers whom Shockley threatens with his revolver, then confiscates one of their motorcycles and takes off on it with Mally.


One Christmas. Poster of the 1994 movie and cover of the 1956 book
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One Christmas
Truman Capote, 1956
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Tony Bill, 1994

The film tells the story of a young boy named Buddy, who lives with his estranged and unconventional family in Alabama during the Great Depression. Buddy’s father is absent, and his mother is a free-spirited woman who often leaves him in the care of his older cousins. When his mother leaves for the holiday season, Buddy is sent to live with his elderly, wealthy aunt. Over the course of Christmas, Buddy learns about love, family, and the true meaning of the holiday.


The Carey Treatment. Poster of the 1972 movie and cover of the 1968 book, A Case of Need
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A Case of Need
Michael Crichton, 1968
movie vs book
Blake Edwards, 1972

Dr. Peter Carey is a pathologist who moves to Boston, where he starts working in a hospital. He soon meets Georgia Hightower, with whom he falls in love. Karen Randall, daughter of the hospital’s Chief Doctor, becomes pregnant and is brought to the emergency department after an illegal abortion. She dies there, and Dr. David Tao, a brilliant surgeon and friend of Carey, is arrested and accused of being responsible for the illegal abortion.