Chocolat. Poster of the 2000 movie and cover of the 1999 book
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Chocolat
Joanne Harris, 1999
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Lasse Hallström, 2000

Vianne Rocher, an expert chocolatier and her six-year-old daughter Anouk, drift across Europe following the north wind. In 1959, they travel to a quiet French village that closely adheres to tradition, as dominated by the village mayor, the Comte de Reynaud. The Comte will not admit that his wife has left him.


Constantine. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 1988 comic book, Hellblazer
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John Constantine: Hellblazer
Jamie Delano, John Ridgway, Alfredo Alcalá, 1988
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Francis Lawrence, 2005

In the Mexican countryside, a scavenger named Manuel finds a spearhead wrapped in a Nazi flag at the ruins of an old church. In Los Angeles, occult detective John Constantine exorcises a girl possessed by a demon trying to break through to Earth, which should not be possible under the rules of a standing wager between God and Lucifer for mankind’s souls.


Constantine. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the comic book novelization
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Constantine
John Shirley, 2005
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Francis Lawrence, 2005

In the Mexican countryside, a scavenger named Manuel finds a spearhead wrapped in a Nazi flag at the ruins of an old church. In Los Angeles, occult detective John Constantine exorcises a girl possessed by a demon trying to break through to Earth, which should not be possible under the rules of a standing wager between God and Lucifer for mankind’s souls.


Damage. Poster of the 1992 movie and cover of the 1991 book
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Damage
Josephine Hart, 1991
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Louis Malle, 1992

A love affair ignites between a Member of Parliament and his son’s fiancée, causing them to pursue their passion despite the risks of being caught and the potential consequences it could have on their comfortable lives and his relationship with his son. As their obsession intensifies, the man becomes willing to abandon his current life to be with her, but she has no desire to leave her fiancé and prefers to keep their relationship a secret.


Armageddon. Poster of the 1998 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Armageddon
Cathy Dubowski, 1998
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Michael Bay, 1998

A massive meteor shower destroys the orbiting Space Shuttle Atlantis, before entering the atmosphere and bombarding New York City. NASA scientists plan to drill a deep shaft into the asteroid and plant a nuclear weapon which, when detonated, will split the asteroid into two halves that will fly safely past Earth.


Penguins of Madagascar. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Penguins of Madagascar
Tracey West, 2014
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Eric Darnell, Simon J. Smith, 2014

Prior to the events of the first film, Skipper, Rico, and Kowalski are chicks in a penguin colony in Antarctica. After the events of the third film, Skipper, Rico, and Kowalski celebrate Private’s birthday by breaking into Fort Knox, to get Cheesy Dibbles from a vending machine, though what Private really wants is to no longer be considered a mascot but a member of the team.


The Lost World: Jurassic Park. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the 1995 book, The Lost World
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The Lost World
Michael Crichton, 1995
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Steven Spielberg, 1997

Four years after the events on Isla Nublar, a wealthy British family docks their yacht ashore at the nearby Isla Sorna, unaware that the island contains genetically engineered dinosaurs. Hammond asks Ian to join a team who will document the dinosaurs in their natural habitat, in order to encourage a policy of non-interference.


Mercury Rising. Poster of the 1998 movie and cover of the 1996 book, Simple Simon
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Simple Simon
Ryne Douglas Pearson, 1996
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Harold Becker, 1998

During a bank robbery hostage situation, an undercover FBI agent, Art Jeffries, attempts unsuccessfully to negotiate for more time to defuse the situation. A nine-year-old autistic savant boy, Simon Lynch is given an adult puzzle book by his teacher, and deciphers with his eye a phone number in a numerical puzzle. Simon phones the number, and Pedranski and Crandell report the situation to their boss, division chief Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas Kudrow.


Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 1812 book, Hansel and Gretel
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Hansel and Gretel
Jacob Grimm, Wilhem Grimm, 1812
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Tommy Wirkola, 2013

Abandoned by their father in a forest, young Hansel and Gretel enter a gingerbread house and are captured by a cannibalistic witch. The witch forces Hansel to continuously eat sweets to fatten him up and enslaves Gretel. The siblings outsmart her and incinerate her in the oven. He needs a shot of insulin every few hours or he will die.


Windtalkers. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Windtalkers
Max Allan Collins, 2001
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John Woo, 2002

In the brutal World War II Battle of Saipan, Sergeant Joe Enders guards and ultimately befriends Ben Yahzee, a young Navajo trained in the one wartime code never broken by the enemy, the Navajo Code. But if Yahzee should fall into Japanese hands, how far will Enders go to save the military’s most powerful secret?


Heatstroke. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2002 book, Leave No Trace
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Leave No Trace
Hannah Nyala, 2002
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Evelyn Purcell, 2013

During a family expedition in the African desert, a research scientist veers off course, unknowingly crossing paths with an arms dealer who ruthlessly takes his life. Now, his girlfriend finds herself thrust into an extraordinary trial of survival, as she races against time to elude the assailants and safeguard his teenage daughter.


The Poison Rose. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 2018 book
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The Poison Rose
Richard Salvatore, 2018
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Francesco Cinquemani, George Gallo, Luca Giliberto, 2019

Carson Phillips, a former football player turned private investigator, has a penchant for helping women in need. In a fashion reminiscent of classic detective stories, he accepts a seemingly straightforward case of a missing person, only to discover a complex and interconnected web of criminal activity, multiple suspects, and numerous dead bodies. To add to the complexity, he finds out that his long-lost daughter is the primary suspect.