The Old Curiosity Shop. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the 1840 book
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The Old Curiosity Shop
Charles Dickens, 1840
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Brian Percival, 2007

Nell Trent lives with her grandfather, the proprietor of the Old Curiosity Shop. Grandfather has a disquieting secret, a gambling addiction fed by high-interest loans from the bully Daniel Quilp. The villainous Quilp wants to get possession of the shop, and Nell. In league with his lawyer Samson Brass and Samson’s sister Sally, Quilp seizes Grandfather’s assets.


The Girl. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 1992 book, Spellbound by Beauty
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Spellbound by Beauty
Donald Spoto, 1992
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Julian Jarrold, 2012

The film is a partially fictionalised account of the relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and Tippi Hedren. In 1961, Hitchcock notices Hedren in a television commercial for a diet drink. He wants to turn her into the next Grace Kelly, with whom he had worked extensively during the 1950s. Hedren passes her screen test and is groomed for the starring role in Hitchcock’s latest film, The Birds.


Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
David Lewman, 2018
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J.A. Bayona, 2018

Shortly after the events of Jurassic World in 2015, a small mercenary team arrives on the abandoned Isla Nublar island to collect DNA from the Indominus rex remains lying on the bottom of the park’s lagoon. Though they are now estranged, Claire recruits Owen Grady, Jurassic World’s former Velociraptor trainer, to help capture her.


The Rite. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 2009 book, The Rite: The Making of a Modern Exorcist
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The Rite: The Making of a Modern Exorcist
Matt Baglio, 2009
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Mikael Håfström, 2011

Seminary student Michael Kovak reluctantly attends exorcism school at the Vatican. While he’s in Rome, Michael meets an unorthodox priest who introduces him to the darker side of his faith, uncovering the devil’s reach even to one of the holiest places on Earth.


Serena. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2008 book
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Serena
Ron Rash, 2008
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Susanne Bier, 2014

In Depression-era North Carolina, George Pemberton is an ambitious timber baron who falls in love with Serena Shaw, a young woman with a sad past. They marry, and Serena joins George on his land and starts to take control, pressuring and questioning George while remaining affectionate. George’s business partner Buchanan feels threatened as Serena begins to exceed his authority.


Out of Blue. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 1997 book, Night Train
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Night Train
Martin Amis, 1997
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Carol Morley, 2018

Detective Mike Hoolihan is assigned to investigate the shooting of Jennifer Rockwell, a renowned astrophysicist and expert on black holes, and finds herself grappling with unexpected emotions and reactions to the case.


The Last Thing He Wanted. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 1996 book
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The Last Thing He Wanted
Joan Didion, 1996
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Dee Rees, 2020

A journalist for the fictitious Atlanta Post stops her coverage of the 1984 U.S. Presidential election to care for her dying father. In the process, she inherits his position as an arms dealer for Central America, and learns of the Iran–Contra affair.