The Musketeers. Poster of the 2014 TV series and cover of the 1844 book, The Three Musketeers
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The Three Musketeers
Alexandre Dumas, 1844
TV series vs book
Adrian Hodges, 2014-2016

In 1630s Paris, Athos, Aramis and Porthos are a group of highly trained musketeers commanded by Captain Treville who meet d’Artagnan, a skillful farm boy with hopes of becoming a musketeer. The series follows them as they fight to protect King and country.


Paddington 2. Poster of the 2017 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, 2017

Paddington, having settled with the Brown family in Windsor Gardens, has become popular in his community, offering people emotional support in various ways. Paddington appears in court, and although Gruber states that he does not believe that Paddington stole the book, with no evidence of the thief’s existence, Paddington is convicted and sent to prison.


Paddington 2. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Paddington 2: The Junior Novel
Anna Wilson, 2017
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Paul King, 2017

Paddington, having settled with the Brown family in Windsor Gardens, has become popular in his community, offering people emotional support in various ways. Paddington appears in court, and although Gruber states that he does not believe that Paddington stole the book, with no evidence of the thief’s existence, Paddington is convicted and sent to prison.


Dangerous Liaisons. Poster of the 1988 movie and cover of the 1782 book
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Dangerous Liaisons
Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, 1782
movie vs book
Stephen Frears, 1988

In pre-Revolution Paris, the Marquise de Merteuil plots revenge against her ex-lover, the Comte de Bastide, who recently ended their relationship. Valmont declines, as he is plotting a seduction of his own: Madame de Tourvel, the wife of a member of Parliament away in Burgundy, who is currently a houseguest of Valmont’s aunt, Madame de Rosemonde.


Selling Hitler. Poster of the 1991 TV series and cover of the 1986 book
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Selling Hitler
Robert Harris, 1986
TV series vs book
Alastair Reid, 1991

In 1981, Gerd Heidemann, a bloodhound reporter for the German magazine Stern, believes he has stumbled onto the greatest literary find of the century: the personal diaries of Adolf Hitler. Shrouded in secrecy, Heidemann and the men of Stern attempt to pull off the greatest scoop in publishing history, blinded by their greed to the fact that the diaries are, in fact, crude forgeries.


Neverwhere. Poster of the 1996 TV series and cover of the book novelization
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Neverwhere
Neil Gaiman, 1996
TV series vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Dewi Humphreys, 1996

When office employee Richard Mayhew comes across a wounded young woman named Door on the streets of London and tries to assist her, he is unexpectedly erased from existence. Trapped in an underground kingdom beneath the city, Richard grapples with finding his way back to his former life while evading the enigmatic assassins who were responsible for the death of Door’s family.


Neverwhere. Poster of the 1996 movie and cover of the 1984 book, Free Live Free
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Free Live Free
Gene Wolfe, 1984
movie vs book
Dewi Humphreys, 1996

When office employee Richard Mayhew comes across a wounded young woman named Door on the streets of London and tries to assist her, he is unexpectedly erased from existence. Trapped in an underground kingdom beneath the city, Richard grapples with finding his way back to his former life while evading the enigmatic assassins who were responsible for the death of Door’s family.


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.


Watership Down. Poster of the 2018 TV series and cover of the 1972 book
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Watership Down
Richard Adams, 1972
TV series vs book
Peter Dodd, Noam Murro, 2018

Set in the idyllic rural landscape of southern England, the adventure tale follows a band of rabbits on their flight from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction of their home. Led by a stouthearted pair of brothers, they journey forth from their native Sandleford Warren through the harrowing trials posed by predators and adversaries, toward a promised land and a more perfect society.


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.


World War Z. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2006 book
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World War Z
Max Brooks, 2006
movie vs book
Marc Forster, 2013

Former UN field agent Gerry Lane, his wife Karin, and their two daughters are in heavy Philadelphia traffic when the city is overrun by zombies. UN Deputy Secretary-General Thierry Umutoni, an old friend of Gerry, sends a helicopter that extracts the Lanes to a U.S. Navy vessel in the Atlantic Ocean where scientists and military personnel are analyzing the worldwide outbreaks.


The Personal History of David Copperfield. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 1850 book, David Copperfield
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David Copperfield
Charles Dickens, 1850
movie vs book
Armando Iannucci, 2019

The life of David Copperfield is chronicled from his birth to the present day. After being told of his mother’s death and funeral, David escapes from his life of drudgery and finds his wealthy aunt Betsey Trotwood and her lodger, the eccentric Mr. Dick. fter troubling problems with Steerforth and Uriah Heep, Betsey Trotwood finances David’s ambition to become a gentleman and author.