Noble House. Poster of the 1988 TV series and cover of the 1981 book
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Noble House
James Clavell, 1981
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Gary Nelson, 1988

Pierce Brosnan takes the lead in this gripping miniseries portraying rivalry, extortion, and murder within the high-stakes business milieu of Hong Kong. Ian Dunross assumes the title of ‘Tai-Pan’ (supreme leader) of a formidable trading company just as a rival endeavors a hostile takeover.


The Son. Poster of the 2017 TV series and cover of the 2013 book
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The Son
Philipp Meyer, 2013
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Brian McGreevy, Philipp Meyer, Lee Shipman, 2017-2019

Powerful cattle baron and prospective oilman Eli McCullough, who was kidnapped at the age of 13 by Comanches and grew up to become a ruthless tycoon, struggles to connect with his son as other forces threaten his empire and family in Texas.


GoldenEye. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the 1993 book, Casino Royale
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Casino Royale
Ian Fleming, 1993
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Martin Campbell, 1995

In 1986, MI6 agents James Bond and Alec Trevelyan infiltrate a Soviet chemical weapons facility in Arkhangelsk. Returning to London, Bond oversees MI6 staff monitoring an incident in Severnaya, Siberia, after the stolen helicopter turns up at a radar facility there.


GoldenEye. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the book novelization
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GoldenEye
John Gardner, 1995
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Martin Campbell, 1995

In 1986, MI6 agents James Bond and Alec Trevelyan infiltrate a Soviet chemical weapons facility in Arkhangelsk. Returning to London, Bond oversees MI6 staff monitoring an incident in Severnaya, Siberia, after the stolen helicopter turns up at a radar facility there.


The Ghost Writer. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 2007 book, The Ghost
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The Ghost
Robert Harris, 2007
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Roman Polanski, 2010

A ghostwriter is hired by publishing firm Rhinehart, Inc. to complete the autobiography of former British Prime Minister Adam Lang. The writer travels to Old Haven on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, where Lang and his wife Ruth are staying in a harshly modernistic mansion, along with Lang’s personal assistant (and implied mistress), Amelia Bly, and staff.


Mrs. Doubtfire. Poster of the 1993 movie and cover of the 1987 book, Madame Doubtfire
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Madame Doubtfire
Anne Fine, 1987
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Chris Columbus, 1993

Daniel Hillard is a freelance voice actor living in San Francisco. One day, Daniel quits his job after a disagreement over a questionable script and returns home to throw a chaotic birthday party for Chris, despite Miranda’s objections. At their first custody hearing, the court grants sole custody of the children to Miranda.


The Foreigner. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 1992 book, The Chinaman
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The Chinaman
Stephen Leather, 1992
movie vs book
Martin Campbell, 2017

Ngoc Minh Quan, a widowed former Vietnam War special operations forces soldier, runs a Chinese restaurant called Happy Peacock in London with his business partner Lam and his teenage daughter Fan. Hoping to shore-up his career and influential political position, Hennessy tries to identify the culprits with help from his contacts and orders that known IRA weapons dumps be searched for missing explosives, but the Authentic IRA catches on and outwits him.


Black Adam. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 1945 comic book
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Black Adam
Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, 1945
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Jaume Collet-Serra, 2022

Black Adam, an antihero from the ancient city of Kahndaq, is released into the present day after over 5,000 years in jail. The Justice Society of America (JSA), who strive to put an end to his rampage, teach him how to be a hero rather than a villain, and must work together to thwart a force more potent than Adam himself, are attracted to his brutish methods and sense of justice.


The Fourth Protocol. Poster of the 1987 movie and cover of the 1984 book
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The Fourth Protocol
Frederick Forsyth, 1984
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John Mackenzie, 1987

John Preston is a British Agent with the task of preventing the Russians detonating a nuclear explosion next to an American base in the UK. The Russians are hoping this will shatter the special relationship between the two countries.


Tomorrow Never Dies. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Tomorrow Never Dies
Raymond Benson, 1997
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Roger Spottiswoode, 1997

MI6 sends James Bond into the field to reconnoiter a terrorist arms bazaar on the Russian border. Despite M’s insistence on letting 007 finish his reconnaissance, Royal Navy Admiral Roebuck orders the frigate HMS Chester to fire a missile at the bazaar. Bond then discovers two nuclear torpedoes mounted on an L-39 Albatros, and is forced to pilot the L-39 away seconds before the bazaar is destroyed by the missile.


Tomorrow Never Dies. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the 1953 book, Casino Royale
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Casino Royale
Ian Fleming, 1953
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Roger Spottiswoode, 1997

MI6 sends James Bond into the field to reconnoiter a terrorist arms bazaar on the Russian border. Despite M’s insistence on letting 007 finish his reconnaissance, Royal Navy Admiral Roebuck orders the frigate HMS Chester to fire a missile at the bazaar. Bond then discovers two nuclear torpedoes mounted on an L-39 Albatros, and is forced to pilot the L-39 away seconds before the bazaar is destroyed by the missile.


The World Is Not Enough. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The World is Not Enough
Raymond Benson, 1999
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Michael Apted, 1999

In Bilbao, Spain, James Bond meets a Swiss banker to retrieve money for Sir Robert King, a British oil tycoon and friend of M. Bond tells the banker that King was buying a report stolen from an MI6 agent who was killed for it, and wants to know who killed him. After the banker is killed by his assistant before he can reveal it, Bond escapes with the money but it is revealed to be booby-trapped.