The One That Got Away. Poster of the 1996 movie and cover of the 1995 book
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The One That Got Away
Chris Ryan, 1995
movie vs book
Paul Greengrass, 1996

Bravo Two Zero, a team of Special Air Service soldiers, is deployed by helicopter into Iraq to locate and destroy Scud missile launchers. However, they encounter unexpected resistance from Bedouin tribesmen and become separated while trying to escape. Several days later, seven of the soldiers have either died, been killed, or captured, with only Corporal Ryan able to make it to the Syrian border.


The Jungle Book. Poster of the 1994 movie and cover of the 1894 book
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The Jungle Book
Rudyard Kipling, 1894
movie vs book
Stephen Sommers, 1994

In 1887, during the British Raj in India, Mowgli is the 5-year-old son of the widowed Nathoo, whose wife died in childbirth. Local hunter Buldeo and two soldiers kill several animals for sport, which enrages Shere Khan, a tiger who serves as the jungle’s keeper, and he begins to pursue the tour group. That night, Kitty gives Mowgli her late mother’s bracelet as a gift.


The Jungle Book. Poster of the 1994 movie and cover of the 1895 book, The Second Jungle Book
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The Second Jungle Book
Rudyard Kipling, 1895
movie vs book
Stephen Sommers, 1994

In 1887, during the British Raj in India, Mowgli is the 5-year-old son of the widowed Nathoo, whose wife died in childbirth. Local hunter Buldeo and two soldiers kill several animals for sport, which enrages Shere Khan, a tiger who serves as the jungle’s keeper, and he begins to pursue the tour group. That night, Kitty gives Mowgli her late mother’s bracelet as a gift.