Roots. Poster of the 2016 TV series and cover of the 1976 book, Roots: The Saga of an American Family
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Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Alex Haley, 1976
TV series vs book
Bruce Beresford, Thomas Carter, Phillip Noyce, Mario Van Peebles, 2016

A historical portrait of one family’s journey through American slavery and their will to survive and preserve their legacy in the face of unimaginable hardship. The series starts in 1760s, and follows the story of Kunta Kinte, a Mandinka warrior from Jufureh in The Gambia, in West Africa, who will be captured and sold to slavery in America.


Rabbit-Proof Fence. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1996 book
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Rabbit-Proof Fence
Doris Pilkington, 1996
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Phillip Noyce, 2002

During an era when the Australian government aimed to assimilate Aboriginal children into white society by training them as domestic workers, three girls manage to flee their internment camp. They embark on a perilous 1,500-mile journey back home, defying the established norms and braving significant risks along the way.


Patriot Games. Poster of the 1992 movie and cover of the 1987 book
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Patriot Games
Tom Clancy, 1987
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Phillip Noyce, 1992

Retired CIA analyst Jack Ryan is on vacation with his family in London. While being transferred to HM Prison Albany on the Isle of Wight, Miller’s escort convoy is ambushed by his comrades, including O’Donnell, who execute the police officers and coordinate an escape.


Clear and Present Danger. Poster of the 1994 movie and cover of the 1989 book
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Clear and Present Danger
Tom Clancy, 1989
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Phillip Noyce, 1994

The discovery of the murder of an American businessman, Peter Hardin, and his family, outrages U.S. President Bennett, Hardin’s personal friend. When Hardin is found to have been connected to a Colombian drug cartel, from which he skimmed over $650 million, Bennett tells James Cutter, his National Security Advisor, that the cartels represent a clear and present danger to the United States, tacitly instructing him to use force against the men responsible for his friend’s murder.


Dead Calm. Poster of the 1989 movie and cover of the 1963 book
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Dead Calm
Charles Williams, 1963
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Phillip Noyce, 1989

Rae Ingram is involved in a car crash which results in the death of her son. Her older husband, Royal Australian Navy officer John Ingram, suggests that they help deal with their grief by heading out for a vacation alone on their yacht. In the middle of the Pacific, they encounter a drifting boat that seems to be taking on water.


The Bone Collector. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1997 book
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The Bone Collector
Jeffery Deaver, 1997
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Phillip Noyce, 1999

In 1998 New York City, quadriplegic forensics expert Lincoln Rhyme is bed-bound after an accident that left him completely paralyzed from the neck down. Due to clue-like objects found at the crime scene, Rhyme concludes that the scene was staged and subsequently teams up with an initially hesitant Amelia, impressed by her natural forensic instincts.


The Giver. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 1993 book
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The Giver
Lois Lowry, 1993
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Phillip Noyce, 2014

Following a calamity referred to as The Ruin, society has been reorganized. Conflict, pain, and suffering have been mostly removed from human experience. The Receiver of Memory and their protégé are the only people able to see in color, which is otherwise eliminated from the community to prevent envy. The community is ruled by elders, including the Chief Elder.


The Saint. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Saint
Burl Barer, 1997
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Phillip Noyce, 1997

At the Saint Ignatius Orphanage, a rebellious boy named John Rossi refers to himself as Simon Templar and leads a group of fellow orphans as they attempt to run away to escape their harsh treatment. Just as Simon is caught by the head priest, he witnesses the tragic death of a girl, to whom he had taken a liking, when she accidentally falls from a balcony.


The Saint. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the 1928 book, The Saint Meets the Tiger
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The Saint Meets the Tiger
Leslie Charteris, 1928
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Phillip Noyce, 1997

At the Saint Ignatius Orphanage, a rebellious boy named John Rossi refers to himself as Simon Templar and leads a group of fellow orphans as they attempt to run away to escape their harsh treatment. Just as Simon is caught by the head priest, he witnesses the tragic death of a girl, to whom he had taken a liking, when she accidentally falls from a balcony.


Fast Charlie. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 2001 book, Gun Monkeys
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Gun Monkeys
Victor Gischler, 2001
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Phillip Noyce, 2023

Charlie Swift, a devoted friend and professional hitman, is determined to take down the new rising crew responsible for the assassination of his elderly mafia boss.


Above Suspicion. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 1993 book
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Above Suspicion
Joe Sharkey, 1993
movie vs book
Phillip Noyce, 2019

The chilling true story of a newly married FBI poster boy assigned to an Appalachian mountain town in Kentucky. There he is drawn into an illicit affair with an impoverished local woman who becomes his star informant. She sees in him her means of escape; instead, it’s a ticket to disaster for both of them.