Orlando. Poster of the 1992 movie and cover of the 1928 book
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Orlando
Virginia Woolf, 1928
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Sally Potter, 1992

A former nobleman from Queen Elizabeth I’s court, Orlando was instructed to remain perpetually youthful. Remarkably, after 200 years, Orlando remains unchanged in age and undergoes a remarkable transformation into a woman.


The Mist. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the 1980 book
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The Mist
Stephen King, 1980
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Frank Darabont, 2007

In Bridgton, Maine, artist David Drayton, his wife Stephanie, and their eight-year-old son Billy take shelter in the basement of their lakeside home during a severe thunderstorm. Inside the supermarket, they watch police cars speed down the street, and a terrified civilian, Dan Miller, runs into the store and warns of a danger lurking in the mist.


Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 1974 book, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
John le Carré, 1974
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Tomas Alfredson, 2011

In 1973, Control, head of British intelligence (The Circus), sends agent Jim Prideaux to Budapest to meet a prospective defector, a Hungarian Army general who has the name of a mole at the top of British Intelligence. Alleline and Bland request budget approval from civil servant Oliver Lacon for Operation Witchcraft, including a safe house for their high-level Soviet source.


First Cow. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 2004 book, The Half-Life
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The Half-Life
Jonathan Raymond, 2004
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Kelly Reichardt, 2019

A taciturn loner and skilled cook has traveled west and joined a group of fur trappers in Oregon Territory, though he only finds true connection with a Chinese immigrant also seeking his fortune; soon the two collaborate on a successful business, although its longevity is reliant upon the clandestine participation of a nearby wealthy landowner’s prized milking cow.


The Canterville Ghost. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 1887 book
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The Canterville Ghost
Oscar Wilde, 1887
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Kim Burdon, Robert Chandler, 2023

An American family relocates to Canterville Chase, an elegant countryside mansion haunted by Sir Simon De Canterville, the ghost who has roamed the halls for three centuries.


Infamous. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the 1997 book, Truman Capote
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Truman Capote
George Plimpton, 1997
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Douglas McGrath, 2006

Truman Capote, known in New York City society for his wit and fashion flair as much as he is recognized in literary circles, reads a brief article about the murder of a farming family in Holcomb, Kansas. Curious as to how the residents would react to a brutal massacre in their midst, the author and his friend, Nelle Harper Lee, travel to the rural Midwestern town, so Capote can interview people for a magazine article.


Captain America: The First Avenger. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 1941 comic book, Captain America
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Captain America
Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, 1941
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Joe Johnston, 2011

During World War II, Steve Rogers is a sickly man from Brooklyn who’s transformed into super-soldier Captain America to aid in the war effort. Rogers must stop the Red Skull – Adolf Hitler’s ruthless head of weaponry, and the leader of an organization that intends to use a mysterious device of untold powers for world domination.


Captain America: The First Avenger. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Captain America: The First Avenger: Junior Novel
Elizabeth Rudnick, 2011
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Joe Johnston, 2011

During World War II, Steve Rogers is a sickly man from Brooklyn who’s transformed into super-soldier Captain America to aid in the war effort. Rogers must stop the Red Skull – Adolf Hitler’s ruthless head of weaponry, and the leader of an organization that intends to use a mysterious device of untold powers for world domination.


Atomic Blonde. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2012 comic book, The Coldest City
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The Coldest City
Antony Johnston, Sam Hart, 2012
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David Leitch, 2017

In November 1989, just days prior to the collapse of the Berlin Wall, MI6 agent James Gascoigne is shot and killed by KGB agent Yuri Bakhtin, who steals The List, a microfilm document concealed in Gascoigne’s wristwatch that contains the names of every intelligence agent (on both sides) active in Berlin. The plot jumps between the debrief room and flashbacks to Lorraine’s time in Berlin.


The Wonder. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 2016 book
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The Wonder
Emma Donoghue, 2016
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Sebastián Lelio, 2022

The Irish Midlands, 1859. An English nurse, Lib Wright, is summoned to a tiny village to observe what some are claiming as a medical anomaly or a miracle – a girl said to have survived without food for months. Tourists have flocked to the cabin of eleven-year-old Anna O’Donnell, and a journalist has come down to cover the sensation. The Wonder is a tale of two strangers who transform each other’s lives, a psychological thriller, and a story of love pitted against evil.


The Pale Blue Eye. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 2006 book
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The Pale Blue Eye
Louis Bayard, 2006
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Scott Cooper, 2022

A detective who has seen it all is brought in to look into the killing of a West Point cadet. He asks one of their own, a young man who would become known as Edgar Allan Poe, to help solve the case after being frustrated by the cadets’ code of silence.


City of Ember. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 2003 book, The City of Ember
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The City of Ember
Jeanne DuPrau, 2003
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Gil Kenan, 2008

An unspecified global catastrophe looms, an underground city known as Ember is constructed to shelter a large group of survivors. In addition, a small metal box intended for a future generation of Emberites is timed to open after 200 years. When the seventh Mayor dies suddenly, the succession is broken, and over time, the significance of the box is forgotten.