Joker. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 1940 comic book, Batman
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Batman
Bob Kane, Bill Finger, 1940
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Todd Phillips, 2019

In 1981, party clown and aspiring stand-up comedian Arthur Fleck lives with his mother, Penny, in Gotham City. Arthur pursues a relationship with his neighbor, single mother Sophie Dumond, and invites her to his upcoming stand-up routine at a nightclub.


Boardwalk Empire. Poster of the 2010 TV series and cover of the 2002 book
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Boardwalk Empire
Nelson Johnson, 2002
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Terence Winter, 2010-2014

Boardwalk Empire is a period drama focusing on Enoch #Nucky# Thompson (based on the historical Enoch L. Johnson), a political figure who rises to prominence and controls Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition period of the 1920s and 1930s. Nucky interacts with historical characters in both his personal and political life, including mobsters, politicians, government agents, and the common folk who look up to him. The final season jumps ahead seven years, to 1931, as Prohibition nears its end.


Waco. Poster of the 2018 TV series and cover of the 2007 book, Stalling for Time
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Stalling for Time
Gary Noesner, 2007
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Drew Dowdle, John Erick Dowdle, 2018

Waco is a dramatized exploration of the 51-day 1993 standoff between the FBI, ATF and David Koresh’s religious faction, the Branch Davidians, in Waco, Texas, that culminated in a fatal fire. It investigates the tragedy before and during the standoff, from a variety of viewpoints of those most personally associated with the two sides of the dispute.


Waco. Poster of the 2018 TV series and cover of the 1999 book, A Place Called Waco: A Survivor's Story
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A Place Called Waco: A Survivor's Story
David Thibodeau, Leon Whiteson, 1999
TV series vs book
Drew Dowdle, John Erick Dowdle, 2018

Waco is a dramatized exploration of the 51-day 1993 standoff between the FBI, ATF and David Koresh’s religious faction, the Branch Davidians, in Waco, Texas, that culminated in a fatal fire. It investigates the tragedy before and during the standoff, from a variety of viewpoints of those most personally associated with the two sides of the dispute.


Lawmen: Bass Reeves. Poster of the 2023 TV series and cover of the 2020 book, Follow the Angels, Follow the Doves
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Follow the Angels, Follow the Doves
Sidney Thompson, 2020
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Chad Feehan, 2023-

The series chronicles the life of Bass Reeves, a renowned lawman and pioneer who became the first Black deputy U.S. marshal to serve west of the Mississippi River, and earned a reputation as one of the greatest frontier heroes of all time.


Lawmen: Bass Reeves. Poster of the 2023 TV series and cover of the 2021 book, Hell on the Border
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Hell on the Border
Sidney Thompson, 2021
TV series vs book
Chad Feehan, 2023-

The series chronicles the life of Bass Reeves, a renowned lawman and pioneer who became the first Black deputy U.S. marshal to serve west of the Mississippi River, and earned a reputation as one of the greatest frontier heroes of all time.


Silver Linings Playbook. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 2008 book, The Silver Linings Playbook
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The Silver Linings Playbook
Matthew Quick, 2008
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David O. Russell, 2012

After eight months’ treatment in a mental health facility for bipolar disorder, Patrizio Pat Solitano Jr. is released into the care of his father Patrizio. At dinner with his friend Ronnie and Ronnie’s wife, Pat meets Veronica’s sister, Tiffany Maxwell, a young widow with an unnamed disorder.


Perry Mason. Poster of the 2020 TV series and cover of the 1933 book, The Case of the Velvet Claws
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The Case of the Velvet Claws
Erle Stanley Gardner, 1933
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Ron Fitzgerald, Rolin Jones, 2020-

Taking place in 1932 Los Angeles, the series delves into the early life of renowned defense attorney Perry Mason. Struggling to make ends meet as a modest private investigator, Mason grapples with the ghosts of his wartime service in France and the aftermath of a failed marriage. In the midst of L.A.’s economic prosperity amid the Great Depression recovery, a botched kidnapping sets Mason on a path to unveil the reality behind the crime, exposing a city in disarray.


Wristcutters: A Love Story. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the 1998 book, Kneller's Happy Campers
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Kneller's Happy Campers
Etgar Keret, 1998
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Goran Dukic, 2006

After Zia takes his own life, he finds himself in an afterlife limbo much the same as life, but slightly worse. Early on, it is revealed that Eugene’s car has two idiosyncrasies, a black hole underneath the passenger seat where items that are dropped disappear forever, and broken headlights that cannot be fixed by even the most adept mechanics.


American Hustle. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 1981 book, The Sting Man: Inside Abscam
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The Sting Man: Inside Abscam
Robert W. Greene, 1981
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David O. Russell, 2013

The deception unfolds as Irving Rosenfeld and Sydney Prosser, both swindlers and in love, are trapped by the driven FBI agent Richie DiMaso and compelled to join a high-stakes operation aimed at catching Carmine Polito, a politician, and his colleagues. To further complicate things, Irving’s wife Rosalyn poses a significant risk, as her involvement could cause the entire plan to crumble.


Small Engine Repair. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 2014 book
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Small Engine Repair
Joshua Pollono, 2014
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John Pollono, 2021

Former high school buddies Frank, Swaino and Packie – now past their prime – meet off-hours one night in Frank’s out-of-the-way repair shop under cloudy circumstances that only Frank seems to know. The arrival of Chad, a plugged-in, preppy college jock, ignites a long simmering resentment.


City of Lies. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 2002 book, LAbyrinth
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LAbyrinth
Randall Sullivan, 2002
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Brad Furman, 2018

The film tells the story of former LAPD detective, Russell Poole, who in 1997 is working the homicide investigations of rappers Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. A reporter (based on journalist Randall Sullivan’s collaboration with Russell Poole), “Jack” Jackson, teams up with Poole after nearly two decades to find out the truth.