Five Came Back. Poster of the 2017 TV series and cover of the 2014 book
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Five Came Back
Mark Harris, 2014
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Laurent Bouzereau, 2017

The documentary explores the experiences of five U.S. film directors – John Ford, William Wyler, John Huston, Frank Capra, and George Stevens – and their frontline work during the Second World War. Each modern director discusses the impact and legacies of one of the five earlier directors: Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, Guillermo del Toro, Paul Greengrass, and Lawrence Kasdan.


The Bourne Ultimatum. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the 1990 book
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The Bourne Ultimatum
Robert Ludlum, 1990
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Paul Greengrass, 2007

Following his pursuit by Kirill, Jason Bourne eludes Moscow police while wounded through a train station and deals with more flashbacks of when he first joined Operation Treadstone. Meanwhile, in Turin, journalist Simon Ross of The Guardian meets an informant to learn about Bourne and Operation Blackbriar, the program succeeding Treadstone.


Captain Phillips. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2010 book, A Captain's Duty
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A Captain's Duty
Richard Phillips, Stephan Talty, 2010
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Paul Greengrass, 2013

Richard Phillips takes command of MV Maersk Alabama, an unarmed container ship from the Port of Salalah in Oman, with orders to sail through the Guardafui Channel to Mombasa, Kenya. One skiff turns around in response, and the other – manned by four heavily armed pirates led by Abduwali Muse – loses engine power trying to steer through Maersk Alabama’s wake. While they search the ship, Shane sees that the youngest pirate Bilal does not have sandals and tells the crew to line the engine room hallway with broken glass.


The Bourne Supremacy. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 1986 book
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The Bourne Supremacy
Robert Ludlum, 1986
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Paul Greengrass, 2004

Two years after their disappearance, Jason Bourne and Marie Kreutz are in Goa, India. Gretkov directs Kirill to Goa to kill Bourne; however, Bourne spots him at the market and on the beach and flees with Marie in a vehicle.


United 93. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the 2004 book, The 9/11 Commission Report
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The 9/11 Commission Report
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon The United States, 2004
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Paul Greengrass, 2006

A real-time account of the events that took place on United Flight 93, one of the planes that was hijacked on September 11th, 2001, and ultimately crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The passengers on this flight were able to foil the terrorist plot and bring the plane down, leading to the tragic loss of their own lives.


Bloody Sunday. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1997 book, Eyewitness Bloody Sunday
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Eyewitness Bloody Sunday
Don Mullan, 1997
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Paul Greengrass, 2002

On January 30th, 1972, 13 unarmed civilians participating in an anti-internment civil rights march in Derry, Northern Ireland were shot and killed by British soldiers. This event played a significant role in the history of the modern Irish troubles, inspiring many young men to join the IRA and fueling a 25-year cycle of violence.


News of the World. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 2016 book
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News of the World
Paulette Jiles, 2016
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Paul Greengrass, 2020

Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd is a former member of the Confederate Infantry who now makes a living traveling town to town reading newspapers for the populace for ten cents per person. This is further compounded at the next stop, when Kidd is confronted by three ex-Confederate soldiers turned criminals who express an interest in purchasing the girl from Kidd.


Green Zone. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 2006 book, Imperial Life in the Emerald City
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Imperial Life in the Emerald City
Rajiv Chandrasekaran, 2006
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Paul Greengrass, 2010

On March 19, 2003, Iraqi General Mohammed Al-Rawi flees his residence amid the bombardment of Baghdad. Afterward, CIA officer Martin Brown tells him that the next place he is to search was inspected by a UN team two months prior and that it too has been confirmed empty.


22 July. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 2013 book, One of Us
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One of Us
Åsne Seierstad, 2013
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Paul Greengrass, 2018

On July 22, 2011, Anders Behring Breivik dresses in a police uniform, loads a van with home-made explosives, and drives to Regjeringskvartalet, the executive government quarter in Oslo, Norway. He leaves the van outside the office of Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. Moments later, it explodes, causing several casualties.


Jason Bourne. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 1980 book, The Bourne Identity
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The Bourne Identity
Robert Ludlum, 1980
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Paul Greengrass, 2016

Twelve years after he exposed Operation Blackbriar and disappeared, Jason Bourne has finally recovered from his amnesia, isolating himself from the world and making a living by taking part in savage, bareknuckle fighting bouts in Greece. In Reykjavík, Nicky Parsons, who has been collaborating with a hacktivist group led by Christian Dassault, hacks into the CIA’s mainframe computer server to expose its black ops programs.


Resurrected. Poster of the 1989 movie and cover of the 1990 book, Summer Soldier
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Summer Soldier
Philip Williams, M.S. Power, 1990
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Paul Greengrass, 1989

Kevin Deakin, a soldier, is thought to have died and left behind in the Falklands. However, when he reappears seven weeks after the Falklands War ends, he is accused of desertion.


The One That Got Away. Poster of the 1996 movie and cover of the 1995 book
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The One That Got Away
Chris Ryan, 1995
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Paul Greengrass, 1996

Bravo Two Zero, a team of Special Air Service soldiers, is deployed by helicopter into Iraq to locate and destroy Scud missile launchers. However, they encounter unexpected resistance from Bedouin tribesmen and become separated while trying to escape. Several days later, seven of the soldiers have either died, been killed, or captured, with only Corporal Ryan able to make it to the Syrian border.