The Slap. Poster of the 2011 TV series and cover of the 2008 book
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The Slap
Christos Tsiolkas, 2008
TV series vs book
Tony Ayres, Robert Connolly, Jessica Hobbs, Matthew Saville, 2011

During a family barbecue in the suburbs of Melbourne, a man becomes angry and slaps an unruly child who is a guest at the gathering. This incident leads to strained relationships among the family and friends when the mother of the boy files charges for assault.


Oliver Twist. Poster of the 2007 TV series and cover of the 1838 book
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Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens, 1838
TV series vs book
Coky Giedroyc, 2007-2008

A young woman in labour makes her way to a parish workhouse and dies after giving birth to a boy, who is systematically named Oliver Twist by the workhouse authorities. As the years go by, Oliver and the rest of the child inmates suffer from the callous indifference of the officials in charge: beadle Mr. Bumble and matron Mrs. Corney.


The Secret Life of Bees. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 2001 book
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The Secret Life of Bees
Sue Monk Kidd, 2001
movie vs book
Gina Prince-Bythewood, 2008

Lily Owens lives on a peach orchard in South Carolina in 1964. On Lily’s fourteenth birthday, as the harvest is beginning, societal and personal unrest consumes her life, and a string of events, a mix of mystical, terrifying, and unjust, pushes her to run away to find a better life.


Martian Child. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the 1994 book, The Martian Child
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The Martian Child
David Gerrold, 1994
movie vs book
Menno Meyjes, 2007

In a desperate quest to establish a sense of family, a writer makes the life-altering decision to adopt a 6-year-old boy. However, the boy, yearning deeply for a father figure, grapples with his own inner turmoil, as he harbors a belief that he might be an extraterrestrial being hailing from Mars.


Chimerica. Poster of the 2019 TV series and cover of the 2013 book
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Chimerica
Lucy Kirkwood, 2013
TV series vs book
Michael Keillor, 2019

A young photojournalist captures a photo of the Tank Man in Beijing during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. Twenty years later, he goes on a journey to discover the man’s true identity.


Catherine Called Birdy. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 1994 book, Catherine, Called Birdy
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Catherine, Called Birdy
Karen Cushman, 1994
movie vs book
Lena Dunham, 2022

In the medieval English town of Stonebridge, Lady Catherine is the daughter of the nobles Lord Rollo and Lady Aislinn. With a precarious economy, Rollo sees in her daughter the solution to get out of bankruptcy by marrying her to a rich man in exchange for money and land. But Birdy is energetic, smart and adventurous, and she’s willing to turn down any suitor in increasingly unlikely ways.


Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
Marc Cerasini, 1995
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Steve Oedekerk, 1995

In the Himalayas, after a failed rescue mission results in a raccoon falling to its death, Ace Ventura succumbs to severe depression and joins a Tibetan monastery. After arriving in Nibia and meeting with consul Vincent Cadby, Ace begins his investigation, but must overcome his fear of bats in order to succeed.


Death on the Nile. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 1937 book
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Death on the Nile
Agatha Christie, 1937
movie vs book
Kenneth Branagh, 2022

The peace and tranquility that was temporarily existent on the S.S. Karnak is destroyed after one of the passengers is found murdered. Renowned Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is entrusted with the important task of identifying which one of the passengers is the killer before they strike again.


Charlotte. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 1981 book, Life? or Theatre?
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Life? or Theatre?
Charlotte Salomon, 1981
movie vs book
Tahir Rana, Éric Warin, 2022

The amazing true story of teenage German-Jewish artist Charlotte Salomon, who overcomes enormous difficulties to produce a timeless masterpiece as she matures on the eve of World War II.


Hellboy. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 1993 comic book, Hellboy: Seed of Destruction
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Hellboy: Seed of Destruction
Mike Mignola, John Byrne, 1993
movie vs comic book
Neil Marshall, 2019

In 517 A.D., the evil Blood Queen Vivienne Nimue unleashes a plague on England until King Arthur thwarts her with the aid of Ganeida, a member of her coven. Sending an SO19 team to retrieve Hellboy, Bruttenholm introduces Hellboy to M11 agent Ben Daimio and relays that Nimue’s remains have been taken, and the last piece is stored at the Osiris Club.


Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the 2000 book, Stormbreaker
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Stormbreaker
Anthony Horowitz, 2000
movie vs book
Geoffrey Sax, 2006

Alex Rider is a 14-year-old schoolboy who lives with his uncle Ian and their housekeeper Jack Starbright. Ian is supposedly a bank manager and is, much to Alex’s regret, often away from home. One day, Alex is told that his uncle has died in a car crash, but quickly discovers that his uncle was actually a spy working for MI6 and was murdered.


After Earth. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the book novelization
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After Earth
Peter David, 2013
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
M. Night Shyamalan, 2013

In the future, an environmental cataclysm forces the human race to abandon Earth in search of a new habitable planet, eventually settling on the planet Nova Prime. The Rangers struggle against the Ursas until Cypher learns how to completely suppress his fear, a technique called ghosting.