Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 1970 book
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
Judy Blume, 1970
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Kelly Fremon Craig, 2023

The movie follows Margaret Simon, a sixth-grader, as she navigates the challenges of moving from New York City to the suburbs of New Jersey and her journey to find her religious identity, as her parents have different religious backgrounds, one Christian and the other Jewish.


Sherlock Holmes. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 1887 book, A Study in Scarlet
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A Study in Scarlet
Arthur Conan Doyle, 1887
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Guy Ritchie, 2009

After finally catching serial killer Lord Blackwood, legendary sleuth Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson can close yet another successful case. But when Blackwood mysteriously returns from the grave and resumes his killing spree, Holmes must take up the hunt once again and will have to unravel the clues that will lead him into a twisted web of murder, deceit, and black magic.


Doctor Strange. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 1978 comic book, Doctor Strange Master of the Mystic Arts
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Doctor Strange Master of the Mystic Arts
Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, 1978
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Scott Derrickson, 2016

In Kathmandu, the sorcerer Kaecilius and his zealots enter the secret compound Kamar-Taj and behead its librarian. They steal a few pages from an ancient, mystical text belonging to the Ancient One, a long-lived sorcerer who has taught every student at Kamar-Taj, including Kaecilius, in the mystic arts.


Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 1887 book, A Study in Scarlet
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A Study in Scarlet
Arthur Conan Doyle, 1887
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Guy Ritchie, 2011

In 1891, Irene Adler delivers a package to Dr. Hoffmanstahl, payment for a letter he was to deliver. Adler meets with Professor Moriarty to explain the events, but Moriarty, deeming her position compromised by her love for Holmes, seemingly poisons and kills her.


Doctor Strange. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Doctor Strange: The Junior Novel
Steve Behling, 2016
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Scott Derrickson, 2016

In Kathmandu, the sorcerer Kaecilius and his zealots enter the secret compound Kamar-Taj and behead its librarian. They steal a few pages from an ancient, mystical text belonging to the Ancient One, a long-lived sorcerer who has taught every student at Kamar-Taj, including Kaecilius, in the mystic arts.


Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 1978 comic book, Doctor Strange Master of the Mystic Arts
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Doctor Strange Master of the Mystic Arts
Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, 1978
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Sam Raimi, 2022

Following the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home and the first season of Loki, Dr. Stephen Strange, with the help of both old and new mystical allies, travels into the multiverse to face a mysterious new adversary.


The Time Traveler's Wife. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 2003 book
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The Time Traveler's Wife
Audrey Niffenegger, 2003
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Robert Schwentke, 2009

In the early 1970s, Henry DeTamble is in a car accident that kills his mother but which he survives by inadvertently time traveling back two weeks. Unable to control the timing or destinations of his traveling, Henry finds himself drawn to significant people, places, and events in his life but is incapable of changing events beyond the minor differences his presence creates.


Mean Girls. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 2002 book, Queen Bees and Wannabes
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Queen Bees and Wannabes
Rosalind Wiseman, 2002
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Mark Waters, 2004

Sixteen-year-old homeschooled Cady Heron and her zoologist parents, Betsy and Chip Heron, return to the United States after a twelve-year research trip in Africa, settling in Evanston, Illinois. Cady becomes attracted to Regina’s ex-boyfriend, Aaron Samuels, and purposely fails math, a subject she is gifted at, in order to have an excuse to talk to him.


The Vow. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 2000 book
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The Vow
Kim Carpenter, Krickitt Carpenter, John R. Perry, 2000
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Michael Sucsy, 2012

Paige Collins and her husband Leo come out of a movie theater. Both of them are rushed to the emergency room, and as Leo, in a voice-over, talks about how moments of impact help in finding who we are the movie cuts to how Paige and Leo first met. She seeks evidence of the marriage.


A Most Wanted Man. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2008 book
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A Most Wanted Man
John le Carré, 2008
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Anton Corbijn, 2014

Issa Karpov, a political refugee from Chechnya who has been tortured by Russian security forces, illegally enters Hamburg, Germany. Günther Bachmann leads a covert German government team that seeks to recruit local informants with ties to Islamic terrorist organizations.


Disobedience. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2006 book
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Disobedience
Naomi Alderman, 2006
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Sebastián Lelio, 2017

A woman returns to the Orthodox Jewish community that rejected her many years ago because of her attraction to a childhood friend. Upon her return, their passion is rekindled as they examine the limits of faith and sexuality.


Married Life. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the 1953 book, Five Roundabouts to Heaven
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Five Roundabouts to Heaven
John Bingham, 1953
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Ira Sachs, 2007

In 1949, successful middle-aged businessman Harry Allen is having an affair with considerably younger war widow Kay Nesbitt. Feeling rejuvenated by his emotional reawakening, he confides in his best friend Richard Langley and encourages him to visit his mistress in order to alleviate her loneliness. Richard complies and immediately finds himself attracted to the young woman.