The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 1844 book, The Three Musketeers
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The Three Musketeers
Alexandre Dumas, 1844
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Martin Bourboulon, 2023

After trying to save a young woman from being kidnapped, D’Artagnan is left for dead. He arrives in Paris, determined to find his attackers, but soon finds himself caught up in a war that will determine the fate of France. With the help of the three musketeers, D’Artagnan faces off against the dark schemes of Cardinal Richelieu. However, his greatest danger arises when he falls in love with Constance, the Queen’s confidante.


All the Money in the World. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 1995 book, Painfully Rich
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Painfully Rich
John Pearson, 1995
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Ridley Scott, 2017

In 1973, 16-year-old John Paul Getty III, grandson of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty who was at that time the world’s richest private citizen, is kidnapped in Rome by an organized crime ring. She travels to Getty’s estate to beseech him to pay the ransom but he refuses, stating that it would encourage further kidnappings on his family members.


The Three Musketeers: Milady. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 1844 book, The Three Musketeers
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The Three Musketeers
Alexandre Dumas, 1844
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Martin Bourboulon, 2023

D’Artagnan is compelled to team up with Milady to rescue Constance, who was abducted right before his eyes. However, as war breaks out and Athos, Porthos, and Aramis are already at the front lines, a long-buried secret from the past disrupts old alliances.


The Big Picture. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 1997 book
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The Big Picture
Douglas Kennedy, 1997
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Éric Lartigau, 2010

Paul Exben represents a story of success – a partner in one of Paris’s most exclusive law firms, enjoying a substantial salary, a grand residence, a glamorous wife, and two sons who seem to be straight out of a Gap catalog. However, the discovery that his wife, Sarah, is having an affair with a local photographer named Greg Kremer triggers a surge of emotion, leading Paul to make a fatal mistake. As he stands over the lifeless body of his wife’s lover, Paul realizes that his once-perfect life is irrevocably shattered.


Waiting for Bojangles. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 2016 book
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Waiting for Bojangles
Olivier Bourdeaut, 2016
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Régis Roinsard, 2021

In front of their little boy, Camille and Georges dance on their favorite song “Mr Bojangles”. With them, there is only place for fun and fantasy. The one who shows the way is the mother, an unpredictable wisp. She leads them into a whirlwind of poetry so that the party continues again and again, no matter what happens. Mad love has never lived up to its name so well.


Black Tide. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 2011 book, The Missing File
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The Missing File
D.A. Mishani, 2011
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Erick Zonca, 2018

An alcoholic police officer who has a strained connection with his own disturbed teenage son, who is accused of drug trafficking, is given the case after a teenager mysteriously vanishes without a trace.