The Batman. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the comic book novelization
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The Batman
David Lewman, 2022
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Matt Reeves, 2022

During his second year of fighting crime, Batman pursues the Riddler, a serial killer who targets elite Gotham City citizens. He uncovers corruption that connects to his own family during the investigation, and is forced to make new allies to catch the Riddler and bring the corrupt to justice.


The Batman. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 1940 comic book, Batman
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Batman
Bob Kane, Bill Finger, 1940
movie vs comic book
Matt Reeves, 2022

During his second year of fighting crime, Batman pursues the Riddler, a serial killer who targets elite Gotham City citizens. He uncovers corruption that connects to his own family during the investigation, and is forced to make new allies to catch the Riddler and bring the corrupt to justice.


Pantheon. Poster of the 2022 TV series and cover of the 2020 book, The Hidden Girl and Other Stories
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The Hidden Girl and Other Stories
Ken Liu, 2020
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Craig Silverstein, 2022-

A young woman begins receiving messages from an unknown number that claims to be her deceased father. Trying to uncover the truth, she stumbles upon a larger conspiracy involving the singularity.


War & Peace. Poster of the 2016 TV series and cover of the 1865 book, War and Peace
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War and Peace
Leo Tolstoy, 1865
TV series vs book
Tom Harper, 2016

Amid the heightening Russian conflict with Napoleon, five aristocratic families confront the looming prospect of their lives being irrevocably altered.


Dumb Money. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 2021 book, The Antisocial Network
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The Antisocial Network
Ben Mezrich, 2021
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Craig Gillespie, 2023

The ultimate narrative of David challenging Goliath, drawing from the astonishing real-life account of ordinary individuals who completely changed the dynamics of Wall Street. They achieved wealth by transforming GameStop into the most sought-after company on a global scale.


Wildlife. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 1990 book
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Wildlife
Richard Ford, 1990
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Paul Dano, 2018

In 1960, Jeannette and Jerry Brinson have recently moved to Great Falls, Montana with their teenage son Joe. Tensions build after Jerry is fired from a job as a golf pro at a country club. He is offered his old job back but refuses out of pride, and instead of looking for work, he sleeps in his car and watches the local firefighting efforts against a forest fire raging in nearby mountains.


Taking Woodstock. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 2006 book
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Taking Woodstock
Elliot Tiber, 2006
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Ang Lee, 2009

Set in 1969, the film follows the true story of Elliot Tiber, whose parents own the small dilapidated El Monaco Resort in White Lake. When Elliot hears that a neighboring town has pulled the permit on a hippie music festival, he calls the producers thinking he could drum up some much-needed business for his parents’ run-down motel. Three weeks later, half a million people are on their way to his neighbor’s farm in White Lake, New York.


Being Flynn. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 2004 book, Another Bullshit Night in Suck City
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Another Bullshit Night in Suck City
Nick Flynn, 2004
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Paul Weitz, 2012

Nick Flynn is an aspiring writer who works at a homeless shelter where his estranged father Jonathan is a client. Jonathan, an alcoholic ex-con and self-proclaimed master storyteller, left Nick’s mother Jody years earlier to raise Nick on her own. She eventually committed suicide, for which Nick feels responsible. Jonathan gets into fights with the other clients, and Nick is tempted to throw him out.


Taking Lives. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 1999 book
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Taking Lives
Michael Pye, 1999
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D.J. Caruso, 2004

In the early 1980s, teenagers Martin Asher and Matt Soulsby meet on a bus to Mont-Laurier, Quebec. Martin’s mother Rebecca claims to have seen her son – believed dead in Matt’s place years earlier – alive on a ferry to Quebec City, leading to the body buried as Martin being exhumed for forensic examination, and he becomes the primary suspect.


Cowboys & Aliens. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 2006 comic book, Cowboys and Aliens
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Cowboys and Aliens
Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, Fred Van Lente, Andrew Foley, Dennis Calero, Luciano Lima, 2006
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Jon Favreau, 2011

In 1873 New Mexico Territory, a man awakens injured in the desert with a strange metal bracelet attached to his left wrist and no memory. Percy’s father, Colonel Woodrow Dolarhyde, a ruthless cattle baron, arrives with armed men and demands Percy be released. During the standoff, alien ships begin attacking the town.


Cowboys & Aliens. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Cowboys and Aliens
Joan D. Vinge, 2011
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Jon Favreau, 2011

In 1873 New Mexico Territory, a man awakens injured in the desert with a strange metal bracelet attached to his left wrist and no memory. Percy’s father, Colonel Woodrow Dolarhyde, a ruthless cattle baron, arrives with armed men and demands Percy be released. During the standoff, alien ships begin attacking the town.


Spaceman. Poster of the 2024 movie and cover of the 2017 book, Spaceman of Bohemia
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Spaceman of Bohemia
Jaroslav Kalfar, 2017
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Johan Renck, 2024

Despite being orphaned as a boy and raised in the Czech countryside by his grandparents, Jakub Procházka defies the odds and achieves the remarkable feat of becoming the nation’s first astronaut.