Rain Man. Poster of the 1988 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Rain Man
Leonore Fleischer, 1989
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Barry Levinson, 1988

Charlie Babbitt is in the middle of importing four grey market Lamborghinis to Los Angeles for resale. Through social engineering, he learns the money is being directed to a mental institution, where he meets his elder brother, Raymond Babbitt, of whom he was previously unaware.


Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 2013 book, Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
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Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
Lawrence Wright, 2013
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Alex Gibney, 2015

Going Clear is based closely on Lawrence Wright’s book, covering much of the same ground with the aid of archive footage, dramatic reconstructions, and interviews with eight former Scientologists: Paul Haggis, Mark Rathbun, Mike Rinder, actor Jason Beghe, Sylvia Taylor, former liaison to John Travolta; and former Scientologists Tom DeVocht, Sara Goldberg, and Hana Eltringham Whitfield.


Edge of Tomorrow. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2004 book, All You Need Is Kill
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All You Need Is Kill
Hiroshi Sakurazaka, 2004
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Doug Liman, 2014

In 2015, aliens called Mimics arrive in Germany via an asteroid and swiftly conquer most of continental Europe. By 2020, the United Defense Force, a global military alliance established to combat the alien threat, finally achieves a victory over the Mimics at Verdun using newly developed mech-suits. In Britain, the UDF plans a major invasion of France.


A Few Good Men. Poster of the 1992 movie and cover of the 1990 book
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A Few Good Men
Aaron Sorkin, 1990
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Rob Reiner, 1992

U.S. Marines Lance Corporal Harold Dawson and Private First Class Louden Downey are facing a general court-martial, accused of murdering fellow Marine William Santiago at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. Galloway wants to defend the two, but the case is given to Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee – an inexperienced and unenthusiastic lawyer with a penchant for plea bargains.


Minority Report. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1956 book, The Minority Report
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The Minority Report
Philip K. Dick, 1956
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Steven Spielberg, 2002

In April 2054, Washington, DC’s prototype PreCrime police department stops murderers before they act, reducing the murder rate to zero percent. While United States Department of Justice agent Danny Witwer ( Colin Farrell ) is auditing the program, the Precogs generate a new prediction, stating Anderton will murder a man he does not know named Leo Crow in 36 hours.


Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 2009 book
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Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
Matt Stone, Preston Lerner, 2009
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Adam Carolla, Nate Adams, 2015

Documentary chronicling the 35 year racing career of Paul Newman. Academy Award winning actor with a fifty-plus year career, was one of the most prolific and revered actors in American Cinema. He was also well known for his philanthropy. Yet few know the gasoline-fueled passion that became so important in this complex, multifaceted man’s makeup.


Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles. Poster of the 1994 movie and cover of the 1976 book, Interview with the Vampire
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Interview with the Vampire
Anne Rice, 1976
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Neil Jordan, 1994

In modern-day San Francisco, reporter Daniel Molloy interviews Louis de Pointe du Lac, who claims to be a vampire. Despondent following the death of his wife and unborn child, he drunkenly wanders the waterfront of New Orleans one night and is attacked by the vampire Lestat de Lioncourt. Thirty years pass, and Claudia matures psychologically but remains a little girl in appearance and continues to be treated as such by Lestat.


Eyes Wide Shut. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1926 book, Dream Story
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Dream Story
Arthur Schnitzler, 1926
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Stanley Kubrick, 1999

Bill and Alice Harford live in New York City with their daughter Helena. She then discloses that during their vacation on Cape Cod, she encountered a naval officer and fantasized about him enough to consider leaving Bill and their daughter.


Born on the Fourth of July. Poster of the 1989 movie and cover of the 1976 book
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Born on the Fourth of July
Ron Kovic, 1976
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Oliver Stone, 1989

In October 1967, Ron Kovic is a Marine sergeant on a reconnaissance mission in Vietnam, during his second tour of duty. In January 1968, Ron is critically wounded during a firefight, but is rescued by a fellow Marine. Against his doctors’ requests, Ron desperately tries to walk again with the use of braces and crutches, only to damage his legs and confine himself permanently to a wheelchair.


Mission: Impossible. Poster of the 1996 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Mission: Impossible
Peter Barsocchini, 1996
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Brian De Palma, 1996

Jim Phelps and his latest Impossible Missions Force team, who had just finished a mission in Kyiv, are dispatched to stop the theft of the CIA non-official cover list from the American embassy in Prague by rogue agent Alexander Golitsyn. As Hunt is the only surviving member, Kittridge suspects him of being the mole, and Hunt flees, using explosive chewing gum given to him by a fellow agent before the mission started to cover his escape.


The Outsiders. Poster of the 1983 movie and cover of the 1967 book
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The Outsiders
S.E. Hinton, 1967
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Francis Ford Coppola, 1983

In the mid-1960s in Tulsa, Oklahoma, greasers are a gang of tough, low-income working-class teens. They begin dunking Ponyboy in a fountain attempting to drown him, but Johnny pulls out his switchblade and fatally stabs Bob, which causes Randy and the others to run off.


American Made. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2001 book, Barry & 'the Boys'
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Barry & 'the Boys'
Daniel Hopsicker, 2001
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Doug Liman, 2017

Derived from the actual adventures of Barry Seal, a pilot and drug transporter operating for kingpin Pablo Escobar in the southern United States during the 1980s, who concurrently engaged in activities for the CIA. The extensive covert operation orchestrated by Seal stands as one of the most significant in U.S. history and came perilously close to causing the downfall of the entire Reagan White House through the Iran-Contra scandal.