Goodfellas. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the 1985 book, Wiseguy
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Wiseguy
Nicholas Pileggi, 1985
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Martin Scorsese, 1990

In 1955, a young Henry Hill becomes enamored of the criminal life and Mafia presence in his working class Italian-American neighborhood in Brooklyn. Henry starts dating Karen Friedman, a Jewish woman. In 1970, Billy Batts, a made man in the Gambino crew who was recently released from prison, repeatedly insults Tommy at a nightclub owned by Henry; Tommy and Jimmy then beat, stab and shoot him to death.


Black Bird. Poster of the 2022 TV series and cover of the 2010 book, In with the Devil
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In with the Devil
James Keene, Hillel Levin, 2010
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Joe Chappelle, Michael R. Roskam, Jim McKay, 2022-

Jimmy Keene is sentenced to 10 years in a minimum security prison but he cuts a deal with the FBI to befriend a suspected serial killer. Keene has to elicit a confession from Larry Hall to find the bodies of as many as eighteen women.


Blow. Poster of the 2001 movie and cover of the 1993 book
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Blow
Bruce Porter, 1993
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Ted Demme, 2001

A young George Jung and his parents Fred and Ermine live in Weymouth, Massachusetts. As an adult, George moves to Los Angeles with his friend Tuna; they meet Barbara, an airline stewardess, who introduces them to Derek Foreal, a marijuana dealer.


Field of Dreams. Poster of the 1989 movie and cover of the 1982 book, Shoeless Joe
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Shoeless Joe
W.P. Kinsella, 1982
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Phil Alden Robinson, 1989

36-year old Ray Kinsella lives with his wife Annie and daughter Karin on their Iowa corn farm. He is troubled by the relationship with his late father, John Kinsella, a devoted baseball fan, and constantly fears growing old without ever achieving anything. Walking through his cornfield one evening, he hears a voice whispering, ‘If you build it, he will come’. Ray believes if he builds a baseball field, Shoeless Joe, whom his father idolized, can play baseball again.


Kill the Messenger. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2006 book
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Kill the Messenger
Nick Schou, 2006
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Michael Cuesta, 2014

San Jose Mercury News reporter Gary Webb becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA’s role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb.


Kill the Messenger. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 1998 book, Dark Alliance
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Dark Alliance
Gary Webb, 1998
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Michael Cuesta, 2014

San Jose Mercury News reporter Gary Webb becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA’s role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb.


Hannibal. Poster of the 2001 movie and cover of the 1999 book
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Hannibal
Thomas Harris, 1999
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Ridley Scott, 2001

Ten years after tracking down serial killer Jame Gumb, FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling is blamed for a botched drug raid. Using his wealth and political influence, Verger has Starling reassigned to Lecter’s case, hoping her involvement will draw Lecter out. In one city, Florence, Chief Inspector Rinaldo Pazzi is investigating the disappearance of a library curator.


The Iceman. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 1993 book, The Iceman: The True Story of a Cold-Blooded Killer
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The Iceman: The True Story of a Cold-Blooded Killer
Anthony Bruno, 1993
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Ariel Vromen, 2012

In the 1960s, Richard Kuklinski marries Deborah and the couple have two daughters. Roy DeMeo, a powerful mobster, shuts down the pornographic film business in which Kuklinski was involved and brings him on board to work as a contract killer after Kuklinski passes an impromptu audition: killing a homeless man with Roy’s gun.


Frank Miller's Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 1998 comic book, Sin City: Booze, Broads, and Bullets
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Sin City: Booze, Broads, and Bullets
Frank Miller, 1998
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Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez, 2014

Marv regains consciousness on a highway overlooking The Projects, surrounded by several dead young men and a crashed police car, with no memory of how he got there. When Marv intervenes, the leader of the frat boys shoots him in the arm, calling him Bernini Boy, which Marv mishears as Bernie.


Frank Miller's Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 1993 comic book, Sin City: A Dame to Kill for
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Sin City: A Dame to Kill for
Frank Miller, 1993
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Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez, 2014

Marv regains consciousness on a highway overlooking The Projects, surrounded by several dead young men and a crashed police car, with no memory of how he got there. When Marv intervenes, the leader of the frat boys shoots him in the arm, calling him Bernini Boy, which Marv mishears as Bernie.


Youth in Revolt. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 1993 book, Youth in Revolt: The Journals of Nick Twisp
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Youth in Revolt: The Journals of Nick Twisp
C.D. Payne, 1993
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Miguel Arteta, 2009

Shy, socially inept teenager Nick Twisp lives with his mother, Estelle, and her boyfriend, Jerry, in Oakland, California. After selling a faulty car to a group of sailors, Jerry takes Estelle and Nick to a trailer park in Clearlake where Nick meets Sheeni Saunders, a bright young woman his age, with an interest in French culture and who shares Nick’s musical taste.


Charlie St. Cloud. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 2004 book, The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud
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The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud
Ben Sherwood, 2004
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Burr Steers, 2010

Charlie St. Cloud is a sailor who wins a boating race on his sailboat, the Splendid Splinter, along with his younger brother Sam. That night Charlie is supposed to go to a graduation party with his friends, but his mother makes him babysit Sam while she picks up another shift at her job.