The Father. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 2015 book
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The Father
Florian Zeller, 2015
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Florian Zeller, 2020

Having just scared off his recent caregiver, Anthony, an ailing, octogenarian Londoner gradually succumbing to dementia, feels abandoned when concerned Anne, his daughter, tells him she’s moving to Paris. Confused and upset, against the backdrop of a warped perspective and his rapid, heart-rending mental decline, Anthony is starting to lose his grip on reality, struggling to navigate the opaque landscape of present and past.


Victoria. Poster of the 2016 TV series and cover of the 2016 book
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Victoria
Daisy Goodwin, 2016
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Daisy Goodwin, 2016-2019

In 1838, Victoria becomes queen at a young age and grapples with the demands of her role as monarch during the initial years of her reign. While harboring a romantic affection for Prime Minister Lord Melbourne, Victoria eventually weds Prince Albert.


Victoria. Poster of the 2016 TV series and cover of the 2014 book, Victoria: A Life
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Victoria: A Life
A.N. Wilson, 2014
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Daisy Goodwin, 2016-2019

In 1838, Victoria becomes queen at a young age and grapples with the demands of her role as monarch during the initial years of her reign. While harboring a romantic affection for Prime Minister Lord Melbourne, Victoria eventually weds Prince Albert.


The Pillars of the Earth. Poster of the 2010 TV series and cover of the 1989 book
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The Pillars of the Earth
Ken Follett, 1989
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Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, 2010

The Pillars of the Earth is set against a backdrop of war, religious strife and power struggles which tears lives and families apart. Against the backdrop, love-stories entwine: Tom, the master builder, Aliena, the noblewoman, the sadistic Lord William, Philip, the prior of Kingsbridge, Jack, the artist in stone work and Ellen, the woman from the forest who casts a curse.


The Illusionist. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the 1998 book, The Knife Thrower
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The Knife Thrower
Steven Millhauser, 1998
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Neil Burger, 2006

In Vienna, Austria-Hungary, 1889, a magician named Eisenheim is arrested by Chief Inspector Walter Uhl of the Vienna Police during a magic show involving necromancy. During one performance, he encounters the adult Sophie and learns that she is expected to marry the Crown Prince Leopold, who, it is rumored, is brutal towards women and in the past even murdered one.


Restless. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 2006 book
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Restless
William Boyd, 2006
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Edward Hall, 2012

A young woman makes a startling discovery that her mother served as a spy for the British Secret Service during World War II and has been on the run ever since.


A Knight's Tale. Poster of the 2001 movie and cover of the 1400 book, Knight's Tale
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Knight's Tale
Geoffrey Chaucer, 1400
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Brian Helgeland, 2001

At a jousting tournament in 14th-century Europe, several years after the Black Plague, young squires William Thatcher, Roland, and Wat discover that their master, Sir Ector, has died. With just one more pass he could have won the tournament. While traveling, the trio encounters a young Geoffrey Chaucer, who is also destitute and agrees to forge a patent of nobility so William can enter, assuming the name of Sir Ulrich von Liechtenstein from Gelderland.


Hercules. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2008 comic book, Hercules: The Thracian Wars
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Hercules: The Thracian Wars
Steve Moore, Cris Bolsin, 2008
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Brett Ratner, 2014

Hercules is the leader of a band of mercenaries comprising the spear-wielding king-turned-prophet Amphiaraus of Argos, the knife-throwing thief Autolycus of Sparta, the feral warrior Tydeus of Thebes, the Amazon archer Atalanta of Scythia, and his nephew, storyteller Iolaus of Athens.


The Legend of Zorro. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 1919 book, The Mark of Zorro
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The Mark of Zorro
Johnston McCulley, 1919
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Martin Campbell, 2005

Having spent the last 10 years fighting injustice and cruelty, Alejandro de la Vega is now facing his greatest challenge: his loving wife Elena has thrown him out of the house! Elena has filed for divorce and found comfort in the arms of Count Armand, a dashing French aristocrat. But Alejandro knows something she doesn’t: Armand is the evil mastermind behind a terrorist plot to destroy the United States.


The Legend of Zorro. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Legend of Zorro
Scott Ciencin, 2005
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Martin Campbell, 2005

Having spent the last 10 years fighting injustice and cruelty, Alejandro de la Vega is now facing his greatest challenge: his loving wife Elena has thrown him out of the house! Elena has filed for divorce and found comfort in the arms of Count Armand, a dashing French aristocrat. But Alejandro knows something she doesn’t: Armand is the evil mastermind behind a terrorist plot to destroy the United States.


Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 2010 book
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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Seth Grahame-Smith, 2010
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Timur Bekmambetov, 2012

As a boy, Abraham Lincoln loses his mother to a vampire’s bite. He vows revenge, but fails in the attempt, narrowly escaping with his life. He is rescued by a vampire hunter who instructs him in the art of killing vampires. Lincoln continues his fight against the undead well into adulthood and his presidency, making a last stand against the ultimate vampire foe on the eve of the Civil War’s defining battle.


Old. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 2010 comic book, Sand Castle
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Sand Castle
Frederik Peeters, Pierre Oscar Lévy, 2010
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M. Night Shyamalan, 2021

A a chilling, mysterious thriller about a family on a tropical holiday who discover that the secluded beach where they are relaxing for a few hours is somehow causing them to age rapidly, reducing their entire lives into a single day.