Casino. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the 1995 book
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Casino
Nicholas Pileggi, 1995
movie vs book
Martin Scorsese, 1995

In 1973, sports handicapper and Mafia associate Sam Ace Rothstein is sent by the Chicago Outfit to Las Vegas, Nevada to run the Teamsters-funded Tangiers Casino, while Philip Green serves as the mob’s hotel CEO front man.


Total Recall. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the 1987 book, We Can Remember It for You Wholesale
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We Can Remember It for You Wholesale
Philip K. Dick, 1987
movie vs book
Paul Verhoeven, 1990

In 2084, construction worker Douglas Quaid is having troubling dreams about Mars and a mysterious woman there. At home, Lori attacks him, stating that their marriage is a false memory implant, and the Agency sent her to monitor Quaid.


Total Recall. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Total Recall
Piers Anthony, 1990
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Paul Verhoeven, 1990

In 2084, construction worker Douglas Quaid is having troubling dreams about Mars and a mysterious woman there. At home, Lori attacks him, stating that their marriage is a false memory implant, and the Agency sent her to monitor Quaid.


The Disaster Artist. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2013 book
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The Disaster Artist
Greg Sestero, Tom Bissell, 2013
movie vs book
James Franco, 2017

In San Francisco in 1998, 19-year-old Greg Sestero befriends Tommy Wiseau in acting classes with Jean Shelton after Tommy gives a protracted and bizarre performance of a scene from A Streetcar Named Desire. As Greg’s auditions also dry up, he shares his frustrations with Tommy, who decides to make a film for them to star in.


Ratched. Poster of the 2020 TV series and cover of the 1962 book, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ken Kesey, 1962
TV series vs book
Ryan Murphy, Evan Romansky, 2020-

The backstory of Mildred Ratched, an asylum nurse who arrives in Northern California in 1947 to work at a psychiatric hospital where disturbing experiments on the human mind are taking place. Mildred presents herself as a model nurse, but her true intentions are to infiltrate the mental health care system and the people within it. As she delves deeper, her true nature is revealed, showing that monsters are created, not born.


Basic Instinct. Poster of the 1992 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Basic Instinct
Richard Osborne, 1992
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Paul Verhoeven, 1992

In San Francisco, homicide detective Nick Curran investigates the murder of retired rock star Johnny Boz, who has been stabbed to death with an ice pick during sex with a mysterious blonde woman. Nick, who accidentally shot two tourists while high on cocaine during an undercover assignment, attends counseling sessions with police psychologist Dr. Beth Garner, with whom he has an on and off affair.


Antz. Poster of the 1998 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Antz
Ellen Weiss, 1998
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson, 1998

Z is an anxious worker ant who chafes at conformity, and the fact that everyone, even his psychiatrist, reminds him he is insignificant. While at the colony’s bar one night, Z falls in love with Princess Bala, when she visits the bar to escape her suffocating royal life. The ant colony declares war on an encroaching termite colony, and soldiers are sent to engage the invaders.


Lovelace. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 1974 book, The Intimate Diary Of Linda Lovelace
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The Intimate Diary Of Linda Lovelace
Linda Lovelace, Carl Wallin, 1974
movie vs book
Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, 2013

In 1972 Deep Throat was a phenomenon: the first scripted pornographic theatrical feature film, featuring a story, some jokes, and an unknown and unlikely star, Linda Lovelace. Escaping a strict religious family, Linda discovered freedom and the high-life when she fell for and married charismatic hustler Chuck Traynor. She became an international sensation. Fully inhabiting her new identity, Linda became an enthusiastic spokesperson for sexual freedom and uninhibited hedonism.


Sphere. Poster of the 1998 movie and cover of the 1987 book
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Sphere
Michael Crichton, 1987
movie vs book
Barry Levinson, 1998

A spacecraft, presumed to be of alien origin, is discovered on the floor of the Pacific Ocean, estimated to have been there for nearly 300 years. The ship’s computer logs cryptically suggest a mission that originated either in the distant past or future, but the team manages to deduce that the long dead crew were tasked with collecting an item of scientific importance.


The Specialist. Poster of the 1994 movie and cover of the 1984 book, A Talent for Revenge
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A Talent for Revenge
John Cutter, 1984
movie vs book
Luis Llosa, 1994

In 1984, Captain Ray Quick and Colonel Ned Trent, explosives experts working for the CIA, are on a mission to blow up a car transporting a South American drug dealer. Against his better judgment, and pushed by her insistence that she will infiltrate the gang with or without him, Ray is persuaded to accept the job.


Catwoman. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 1940 comic book
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Catwoman
Bill Finger, Bob Kane, 1940
movie vs comic book
Pitof, 2004

Liquidated after discovering a corporate conspiracy, mild-mannered graphic artist Patience Phillips washes up on an island, where she’s resurrected and endowed with the prowess of a cat – and she’s eager to use her new skills … as a vigilante. Before you can say “cat and mouse,” handsome gumshoe Tom Lone is on her tail.


Catwoman. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Catwoman
Elizabeth Hand, 2004
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Pitof, 2004

Liquidated after discovering a corporate conspiracy, mild-mannered graphic artist Patience Phillips washes up on an island, where she’s resurrected and endowed with the prowess of a cat – and she’s eager to use her new skills … as a vigilante. Before you can say “cat and mouse,” handsome gumshoe Tom Lone is on her tail.