Forrest Gump. Poster of the 1994 movie and cover of the 1986 book
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Forrest Gump
Winston Groom, 1986
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Robert Zemeckis, 1994

In 1981 at a bus stop in Savannah, Georgia, a man named Forrest Gump recounts his life story to strangers who sit next to him on a bench. He lives alone with his mother, who runs a boarding house out of their home that attracts many tenants, including a young Elvis Presley, who plays the guitar for Forrest and incorporates Forrest’s jerky dance movements into his performances.


Lincoln. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 2005 book, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Doris Kearns Goodwin, 2005
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Steven Spielberg, 2012

In January 1865, United States President Abraham Lincoln expects the Civil War to end soon, with the defeat of the Confederate States. He is concerned that his 1863 Emancipation Proclamation may be discarded by the courts after the war and that the proposed Thirteenth Amendment will be defeated by the returning slave states.


Steel Magnolias. Poster of the 1989 movie and cover of the 1988 book
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Steel Magnolias
Robert Harling, 1988
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Herbert Ross, 1989

Annelle Dupuy, a shy, awkward beauty school graduate, moves to a northwestern Louisiana town where Truvy Jones hires her to work in her home-based beauty salon. Grouchy and sarcastic Louisa Ouiser Boudreaux arrives at the salon and immediately begins interrogating Annelle about her background.


David Copperfield. Poster of the 2000 movie and cover of the 1850 book
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David Copperfield
Charles Dickens, 1850
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Peter Medak, 2000

The story follows the life of David Copperfield from childhood to maturity. David was born in Blunderstone, Suffolk, England, six months after the death of his father. David spends his early years in relative happiness with his loving, childish mother and their kindly housekeeper, Clara Peggotty. They call him Davy. When he is seven years old his mother marries Edward Murdstone.


Mrs. Doubtfire. Poster of the 1993 movie and cover of the 1987 book, Madame Doubtfire
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Madame Doubtfire
Anne Fine, 1987
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Chris Columbus, 1993

Daniel Hillard is a freelance voice actor living in San Francisco. One day, Daniel quits his job after a disagreement over a questionable script and returns home to throw a chaotic birthday party for Chris, despite Miranda’s objections. At their first custody hearing, the court grants sole custody of the children to Miranda.


The Amazing Spider-Man. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 1963 comic book
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The Amazing Spider-Man
Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, 1963
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Marc Webb, 2012

A young Peter Parker discovers that his father Richard Parker’s study has been burglarized. At home, Peter finds his father’s papers, and learns his father worked with fellow scientist Dr. Curt Connors at Oscorp in the field of cross-species genetics.


Spoiler Alert. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 2017 book, Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies
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Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies
Michael Ausiello, 2017
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Michael Showalter, 2022

Through the perspective of his 14-year boyfriend and then spouse Michael Ausiello, the movie chronicles the final 11 months of photographer Kit Cowan’s life, from his cancer diagnosis until his passing.


Where the Heart Is. Poster of the 2000 movie and cover of the 1995 book
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Where the Heart Is
Billie Letts, 1995
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Matt Williams, 2000

17-year-old and seven-months-pregnant Novalee Nation and her boyfriend Willy Jack Pickens are moving from Tennessee to California. Willy Jack abandons Novalee at the local Walmart in Sequoyah, Oklahoma. There, she meets Thelma Husband who presents her with a buckeye tree, and Moses Whitecotton, a local photographer who advises her to give her baby a strong name.


The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 1963 comic book, The Amazing Spider-Man
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The Amazing Spider-Man
Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, 1963
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Marc Webb, 2014

Oscorp scientist Richard Parker records a video message to explain his disappearance. Peter’s childhood friend, Harry Osborn, returns to Manhattan to see his terminally-ill father, Norman, CEO of Oscorp.


Not Without My Daughter. Poster of the 1991 movie and cover of the 1987 book
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Not Without My Daughter
Betty Mahmoody, 1987
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Brian Gilbert, 1991

In August 1984, Betty Mahmoody, a Michigan housewife, accompanied her husband on a trip to his homeland, Iran, for a planned two-week vacation. However, to her utter dismay, she and her four-year-old daughter, Mahtob, became effectively imprisoned by her husband, who had embraced a fervent devotion to his Shiite Muslim faith. Trapped in a land where women were treated as subservient and Americans were held in contempt, their only glimmer of hope lay in a perilous underground network that couldn’t ensure the safety of Betty’s child.


Beyond the Poseidon Adventure. Poster of the 1979 movie and cover of the 1969 book, The Poseidon Adventure
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The Poseidon Adventure
Paul Gallico, 1969
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Irwin Allen, 1979

After The Poseidon Adventure, in which the ship got flipped over by a tidal wave, the ship drifts bottom-up in the sea. While the passengers are still on board waiting to be rescued, two rivaling salvage parties enter the ship on search for money, gold and a small amount of plutonium.