Unbelievable. Poster of the 2019 TV series and cover of the 2018 book, A False Report: A True Story of Rape in America
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A False Report: A True Story of Rape in America
T. Christian Miller, Ken Armstrong, 2018
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Susannah Grant, Michael Chabon, Ayelet Waldman, 2019

Based on the true story of Marie, a teenager who was charged with lying about having been raped, and the two female detectives who followed the path to the truth. A dramatization of the 2008–2011 Washington and Colorado serial rape cases.


The Sixth Sense. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the book novelization
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M. Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense
Peter Lerangis, 2000
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M. Night Shyamalan, 1999

An eight year old boy named Cole Sear believes he can see into the world of the dead. Malcolm Crowe, a child psychologist, begins working with Cole to help him deal with his problem. Crowe is completely unprepared to face the truth of what haunts the boy.


Nightmare Alley. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 1946 book
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Nightmare Alley
William Lindsay Gresham, 1946
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Guillermo del Toro, 2021

Bradley Cooper is Stanton ‘Stan’ Carlisle, an ambitious carny with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with Dr. Lilith Ritter, a female psychiatrist who is even more dangerous than he is. Remake of the 1947 film.


The Hours. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1998 book
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The Hours
Michael Cunningham, 1998
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Stephen Daldry, 2002

The story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different time and place, all are linked by their yearnings and their fears. Their stories intertwine, and finally come together in a surprising, transcendent moment of shared recognition.


About a Boy. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1998 book
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About a Boy
Nick Hornby, 1998
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Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz, 2002

Will Freeman lives a serene and luxurious lifestyle devoid of responsibility in London thanks to substantial royalties left to him from a successful Christmas song composed by his father. Marcus’s influence leads Will to mature and he seeks out a relationship with Rachel, a self-assured career woman, bonding over their experiences raising teenage sons, though Will neglects to explain his relationship to Marcus.


Hector and the Search for Happiness. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2002 book
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Hector and the Search for Happiness
François Lelord, 2002
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Peter Chelsom, 2014

Hector is a quirky psychiatrist who has become increasingly tired of his humdrum life. On a flight to China, he is seated next to Edward, a cranky businessman. Edward takes Hector to a very exclusive nightclub in Shanghai, where Hector meets a young woman named Ying Li and instantly falls for her.


Hitchcock. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 1990 book, Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho
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Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho
Stephen Rebello, 1990
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Sacha Gervasi, 2012

In 1959, Alfred Hitchcock opens his latest film, North by Northwest, to both critical and commercial success, but is troubled by a reporter’s insinuation that he should retire. Gein appears in sequences throughout the film, in which he seems to prompt Hitchcock’s imagination regarding the Psycho story, or act as some function of Hitchcock’s subconscious mind.


The Boxtrolls. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2005 book, Here Be Monsters!
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Here Be Monsters!
Alan Snow, 2005
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Graham Annable, Anthony Stacchi, 2014

In a hill-top town of Cheesebridge, Norvenia during the Victorian era, rumors abound that subterranean trolls have kidnapped a baby. Pest exterminator Archibald Snatcher strikes a deal with the city’s leader Lord Portley-Rind to exterminate every Boxtroll in exchange for membership in the city’s cheese-loving council called the White Hats, despite the fact that he is severely allergic to cheese.


Emma. Poster of the 1996 movie and cover of the 1815 book
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Emma
Jane Austen, 1815
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Douglas McGrath, 1996

In early 19th-century England, Emma Woodhouse, is a congenial but naïve young woman. Her father and old family friend, George Knightley, whose brother is married to Emma’s sister, dispute her claim and discourage any further matchmaking attempts. Ignoring their warnings, she schemes to match Mr Elton, the village minister, with her friend, Harriet Smith, a rather unsophisticated young woman on the verges of society.


I'm Thinking of Ending Things. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 2016 book
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I'm Thinking of Ending Things
Iain Reid, 2016
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Charlie Kaufman, 2020

A young woman contemplates ending her seven-week relationship with her boyfriend, Jake, while taking a trip to meet his parents at their farm. After a heated argument in the parking lot about the lyrics of Baby, It’s Cold Outside, Jake notices the janitor watching them from inside the school and decides to confront him, leaving the young woman alone in the car.


Pieces of Her. Poster of the 2022 TV series and cover of the 2018 book
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Pieces of Her
Karin Slaughter, 2018
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Minkie Spiro, 2022-

The story of Andrea who is caught in a deadly mass shooting at a local diner. Moments later, she witnesses her mother, Laura, violently eliminating the threat with ease. As Andrea begins to unravel her mother’s actions on that very day, her perspective on their entire familial relationship takes a new turn. Soon after, figures from her mother’s past reappear, and she is forced to escape.


Evening. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the 1998 book
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Evening
Susan Minot, 1998
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Lajos Koltai, 2007

While Ann reminisces about a remarkable weekend that forever altered her life, her daughters gain their own insights into the significance of the past and the indomitable connections shared between mothers and daughters, family, and the profound loves that shape their lives.