Watchmen. Poster of the 2019 TV series and cover of the 1987 comic book
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Watchmen
Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, 1987
TV series vs comic book
Damon Lindelof, 2019

The series takes place 34 years after the events of the comic series. In 1985, Adrian Veidt, formerly known as the vigilante Ozymandias, created a fake attack on New York City by a squid-like alien that resulted in millions within New York being killed, coercing nations to work together against a common threat and to avert a nuclear holocaust.


Lost Ollie. Poster of the 2022 TV series and cover of the 2015 comic book, Ollie's Odyssey
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Ollie's Odyssey
William Joyce, 2015
TV series vs comic book
Peter Ramsey, 2022-

Lost Ollie follows a lost toy as he searches the countryside for the boy who lost much more than his best friend. The duo embark on an epic adventure to meet again in the face of all the dangers that childhood can throw at them.


O Brother, Where Art Thou?. Poster of the 2000 movie and cover of the -700 book, The Odyssey
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The Odyssey
Homer, -700
movie vs book
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, 2000

Three convicts, Ulysses Everett McGill, Pete Hogwallop, and Delmar O’Donnell, escape from a chain gang and set out to retrieve a supposed treasure Everett buried before the area is flooded to make a lake. They pick up Tommy Johnson, a young black man, who claims he sold his soul to the devil in exchange for the ability to play guitar.


Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 1883 book, Pinocchio
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Pinocchio
Carlo Collodi, 1883
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Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson, 2022

A retelling of the famous Carlo Collodi fairytale about a wooden puppet who comes to life and dreams of becoming a real boy takes place in 1930s Fascist Italy. When Pinocchio comes to life, however, he turns out not to be a nice boy but instead the opposite, causing mischief and playing mean tricks.


Just Mercy. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 2014 book, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
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Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
Bryan Stevenson, 2014
movie vs book
Destin Daniel Cretton, 2019

In 1989, idealistic young Harvard law graduate Bryan Stevenson travels to Alabama hoping to help fight for poor people who cannot afford proper legal representation. Stevenson looks over the evidence in the case and discovers it hinges entirely on the testimony of convicted felon Ralph Myers, who provided highly self-contradictory testimony in exchange for a lighter sentence in his own pending trial.


The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 1905 book, All Gold Canyon
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All Gold Canyon
Jack London, 1905
movie vs book
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, 2018

Buster Scruggs, a cheerful singing cowboy, arrives at an isolated cantina full of outlaws where he exchanges insults with another patron before effortlessly shooting everyone as they reach for their guns. He then heads to Frenchman’s Gulch and enters a saloon, leaving his guns at the door to comply with its no firearms policy.


The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 1901 book, The Girl Who Got Rattled
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The Girl Who Got Rattled
Stewart Edward White, 1901
movie vs book
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, 2018

Buster Scruggs, a cheerful singing cowboy, arrives at an isolated cantina full of outlaws where he exchanges insults with another patron before effortlessly shooting everyone as they reach for their guns. He then heads to Frenchman’s Gulch and enters a saloon, leaving his guns at the door to comply with its no firearms policy.


Klondike. Poster of the 2014 TV series and cover of the 2010 book, Gold Diggers
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Gold Diggers
Charlotte Gray, 2010
TV series vs book
Simon Cellan Jones, 2014

Set in 1897 great Gold Rush,the series follows the courageous expedition of two friends as they navigate the treacherous North American wilderness in pursuit of the thriving Klondike boom town known as Dawson City. Within its confines, a tapestry of murder, vengeance, wealth, and redemption unfolds, promising a captivating saga of high stakes and profound transformations.


The Report. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 2019 book, The Senate Intelligence Committee Report on Torture
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The Senate Intelligence Committee Report on Torture
Daniel J. Jones, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, 2019
movie vs book
Scott Z. Burns, 2019

Daniel J. Jones, an idealistic Senate staffer, is selected by his boss Senator Dianne Feinstein to lead an investigation of the CIA’s Detention and Interrogation Program created in the aftermath of 9/11. Jones’ relentless pursuit of the truth leads to findings that uncover the lengths to which the nation’s top intelligence agency went to destroy evidence, subvert the law, and hide a shocking secret from the American public.


Holes. Poster of the 2003 movie and cover of the 1998 book
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Holes
Louis Sachar, 1998
movie vs book
Andrew Davis, 2003

In Texas, the Yelnats family has been cursed to be unlucky. One day, Stanley Yelnats IV is wrongfully convicted of stealing a pair of sneakers that were donated to charity by baseball player Clyde Sweet Feet Livingston, and is sentenced to 18 months at Camp Green Lake, a juvenile detention camp, in lieu of jail time.


The Grey Zone. Poster of the 2001 movie and cover of the 1946 book, Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account
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Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account
Miklós Nyiszli, 1946
movie vs book
Tim Blake Nelson, 2001

Derived from actual events, this gripping and deeply unsettling film recounts the experiences of a unit within Auschwitz’s Sonderkommando, a specialized group of Jewish prisoners. The narrative focuses on their extraordinary act—the sole armed revolt to occur within the confines of Auschwitz.


Syriana. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 2002 book, See No Evil
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See No Evil
Robert B. Baer, 2002
movie vs book
Stephen Gaghan, 2005

U.S. energy giant Connex Oil is losing control of key oil fields in a Persian Gulf kingdom ruled by the al-Subaai family. To compensate for its decreased production capacity, Connex initiates a shady merger with Killen, a smaller oil company that recently won the drilling rights to key petroleum fields in Kazakhstan.