Puss in Boots 2: The Last Wish. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 1697 book, Puss in Boots
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Puss in Boots
Charles Perrault, 1697
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Joel Crawford, Januel Mercado, 2022

When Puss in Boots discovers he has used eight of his nine lives, he embarks on a quest with Kitty Softpaws and his new friend Perro, a therapy dog who was disguised as a cat in Mama Luna’s home, to find the mystical Last Wish and restore the lives he has lost while also avoiding new enemies who are trying to track him down because of his reputation after the first movie.


Puss in Boots 2: The Last Wish. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Cala Spinner, 2022
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Joel Crawford, Januel Mercado, 2022

When Puss in Boots discovers he has used eight of his nine lives, he embarks on a quest with Kitty Softpaws and his new friend Perro, a therapy dog who was disguised as a cat in Mama Luna’s home, to find the mystical Last Wish and restore the lives he has lost while also avoiding new enemies who are trying to track him down because of his reputation after the first movie.


Hugo. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 2007 book, The Invention of Hugo Cabret
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick, 2007
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Martin Scorsese, 2011

In 1931 Paris, 12-year-old Hugo Cabret lives with his widowed, clockmaker father, who works at a museum. Hugo attempts to repair the automaton with stolen parts, believing it contains a message from his father, but the machine requires a heart-shaped key. Hugo is caught stealing parts from a toy store, and the owner, Georges, takes his notebook, threatening to destroy it.


Great Expectations. Poster of the 2011 TV series and cover of the 1861 book
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Great Expectations
Charles Dickens, 1861
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Brian Kirk, 2011-2012

A young boy called Pip stumbles upon a hunted criminal who threatens him and demands food. A few years later, Pip finds that he has a benefactor. Imagining that Miss Havisham, a rich lady whose adopted daughter Estella he loves, is the benefactor, Pip believes in a grand plan at the end of which he will be married to Estella.


Cold Mountain. Poster of the 2003 movie and cover of the 1997 book
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Cold Mountain
Charles Frazier, 1997
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Anthony Minghella, 2003

When North Carolina secedes from the Union on May 20, 1861, the young men of Cold Mountain enlist in the Confederate States Army. Their courtship is interrupted by the war, but they share their first kiss the day Inman leaves for the army. Three years later, Inman fights in the Battle of the Crater and survives; he then comforts a dying acquaintance from Cold Mountain, while fellow soldier Stobrod Thewes plays a tune on his fiddle.


Black Widow. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 1964 comic book
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Black Widow
Stan Lee, Don Rico, Don Heck, 1964
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Cate Shortland, 2021

Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Natasha Romanoff finds herself alone and forced to confront a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Romanoff must deal with her history as a spy and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger.


Ripley's Game. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1974 book
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Ripley's Game
Patricia Highsmith, 1974
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Liliana Cavani, 2002

Tom Ripley is involved in an art forgery scheme in Berlin, in partnership with British gangster Reeves. Upon finding out that Reeves has attempted to cheat him, Ripley forces Reeves’ customer at gunpoint to give him the money intended for the forgeries, and kills the man’s bodyguard. He also steals back the artwork for himself, and curtly tells Reeves that their partnership is over.


The Legend of Barney Thomson. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 2003 book, The Long Midnight of Barney Thomson
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The Long Midnight of Barney Thomson
Douglas Lindsay, 2003
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Robert Carlyle, 2015

Barney Thomson, a socially awkward and timid barber from Glasgow, Scotland, leads a life characterized by profound mediocrity. However, his mundane existence is suddenly catapulted into a whirlwind of chaos and dark humor as he finds himself thrust into the bizarre and grotesque realm of a serial killer.


Beowulf. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the 900 book
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Beowulf
Unknown, 900
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Robert Zemeckis, 2007

In 507, the legendary Geatish warrior Beowulf travels to Denmark with his band of soldiers including his best friend Wiglaf. They meet King Hrothgar, who needs a hero to slay Grendel, a hideously malformed troll-like creature with appalling strength and cunning who attacked and killed many of Hrothgar’s warriors during a celebration in the mead hall Heorot.


London Boulevard. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 2002 book
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London Boulevard
Ken Bruen, 2002
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William Monahan, 2010

Harry Mitchel is leaving prison. He is propositioned by his friend and former partner-in-crime, Billy Norton, to live in a nice apartment, but on condition he work for Billy’s criminal boss. On his way to a welcome back party, Mitchel saves a woman, Penny, from being mugged.


Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
James Rollins, 2008
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Steven Spielberg, 2008

In New York City’s Central Park, people begin dying by mass suicide. When Julian learns that his wife has left Boston for Princeton, he decides to go look for her, and entrusts Jess to the Moores.


Snow White and the Huntsman. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 1854 book, Snow White
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Snow White
Jacob Grimm, Wilhem Grimm, 1854
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Rupert Sanders, 2012

While admiring a rose blooming in the winter, Queen Eleanor of the kingdom of Tabor pricks her finger on one of its thorns. After her death, Snow White’s father, King Magnus, and his army battle an invading dark army of demonic glass soldiers. Snow White’s childhood friend William and his father, Duke Hammond, escape the castle but are unable to rescue her, and she is captured and locked away in a tower for many years.