L.A. Confidential. Poster of the 2003 movie and cover of the 1990 book
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L.A. Confidential
James Ellroy, 1990
movie vs book
Eric Laneuville, 2003

The story is about several Los Angeles Police Department officers in the early 1950s who become embroiled in a mix of sex, corruption and murder following a massacre at the Nite Owl coffee shop. The story eventually encompasses organized crime, political corruption, heroin trafficking, pornography, prostitution and Hollywood.


The Case for Christ. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 1998 book
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The Case for Christ
Lee Strobel, 1998
movie vs book
Jon Gunn, 2017

Based on the true story of Lee Strobel, an atheist journalist and investigative reporter for the Chicago Tribune, who in 1980 applies his well-honed journalistic and legal skills to disprove the newfound Christian faith of his wife… with unexpected, life-altering results.


The Little Mermaid. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 1837 book
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The Little Mermaid
Hans Christian Andersen, 1837
movie vs book
Blake Harris, Chris Bouchard, 2018

A grandmother tells her two granddaughters a version of The Little Mermaid in which a mermaid princess is tricked by a wizard who steals her soul, and forced to live a life away from her ocean home enslaved to the wizard for eternity. The next day, Cam questions several people who have taken Locke’s mermaid water; none of them have actually been cured of their ailments.