The Da Vinci Code. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the 2003 book
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The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown, 2003
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Ron Howard, 2006

Jacques Saunière, a Louvre curator, is pursued through the Grand Gallery by an albino Catholic monk named Silas, who demands the location of the Priory’s keystone to find and destroy the Holy Grail. Sophie Neveu, a police cryptographer and Saunière’s granddaughter, tells Langdon that Fache planted a tracker on him after finding the words, P.S.


The Reckoning. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1995 book, Morality Play
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Morality Play
Barry Unsworth, 1995
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Paul McGuigan, 2002

Taking place in 14th century England, the film centers on Nicholas, a young priest who, having violated his vow of chastity, becomes a fugitive, fleeing from the scrutiny of his fellow monks. Assuming the role of an actor in a traveling troupe, Nicholas and his fellow performers come across a revelation that a young woman accused of murdering a boy is, in fact, innocent.


Inkheart. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 2003 book
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Inkheart
Cornelia Funke, 2003
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Iain Softley, 2008

Parents Mortimer Mo Folchart and his wife Teresa Resa Folchart read the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood to their baby daughter Meggie, as a red velvet hood appears out of nowhere. Twelve years later, Meggie visits an old book shop in Europe with her father, unaware that he is secretly looking for a copy of the book Inkheart.


Inkheart. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Inkheart: Movie Novelization
Jane B. Mason, 2009
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Iain Softley, 2008

Parents Mortimer Mo Folchart and his wife Teresa Resa Folchart read the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood to their baby daughter Meggie, as a red velvet hood appears out of nowhere. Twelve years later, Meggie visits an old book shop in Europe with her father, unaware that he is secretly looking for a copy of the book Inkheart.


Priest. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 2002 comic book
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Priest
Min-Woo Hyung, 2002
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Scott Stewart, 2011

A centuries-long war between humans and vampires has devastated the planet’s surface and led to a theocracy under an organization called The Church. Despite the vampires’ vulnerability to sunlight, and all of mankind’s technological advances, the vampires’ greater strength and speed made them impossible to defeat, until humanity sheltered in giant walled cities and trained a group of elite warriors, the Priests, which turned the tide.


Mortdecai. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 1972 book, Don't Point That Thing At Me
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Don't Point That Thing At Me
Kyril Bonfiglioli, 1972
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David Koepp, 2015

Lord Charlie Mortdecai, an unscrupulous art dealer and swindler, is accosted in Hong Kong by one of his victims, a gangster named Fang. Mortdecai flees the scene to help Jock steal the painting, but they find Krampf has been murdered by Strago and the painting is gone.


Dead Babies. Poster of the 2000 movie and cover of the 1975 book
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Dead Babies
Martin Amis, 1975
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William Marsh, 2000

The movie follows a group of young, wealthy and privileged friends who gather at a remote country house for a weekend of drugs, sex, and partying. As the weekend progresses, the group’s behavior becomes increasingly erratic and disturbing, culminating in a shocking act of violence. The film explores themes of hedonism, addiction, and the corrupting influence of wealth and privilege.