Call the Midwife. Poster of the 2012 TV series and cover of the 2002 book
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Call the Midwife
Jennifer Worth, 2002
TV series vs book
Heidi Thomas, 2012-

The series follows newly qualified midwife Jenny Lee, as well as the work of midwives and the nuns of Nonnatus House, a nursing convent and part of an Anglican religious order, coping with the medical problems in the deprived Poplar district of London ‘s desperately poor East End in the 1950s.


Blow-Up. Poster of the 1966 movie and cover of the 1959 book, The Devil's Drool
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The Devil's Drool
Julio Cortázar, 1959
movie vs book
Michelangelo Antonioni, 1966

A successful mod photographer in London whose world is bounded by fashion, pop music, marijuana, and easy sex, feels his life is boring and despairing. But in the course of a single day he accidentally captures a death on film after following two lovers in a park. He does not realize of the murder until he studies and then blows up his negatives.


Capital in the Twenty-First Century. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 2013 book
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Capital in the Twenty-First Century
Thomas Piketty, 2013
movie vs book
Justin Pemberton, 2019

Adapting one of the most groundbreaking and powerful books of our time, Capital in the 21st Century is an eye-opening journey through wealth and power, that breaks the popular assumption that the accumulation of capital runs hand in hand with social progress, shining a new light on the world around us and its growing inequalities.


Howards End. Poster of the 1992 movie and cover of the 1910 book
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Howards End
E.M. Forster, 1910
movie vs book
James Ivory, 1992

In Edwardian Britain, Helen Schlegel becomes engaged to Paul Wilcox during a moment of passion, while she is staying at the country home of the Wilcox family, Howards End. The Schlegels are an intellectual family of Anglo-German bourgeoisie, while the Wilcoxes are conservative and wealthy, led by hard-headed businessman Henry.


Girl, Interrupted. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1993 book
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Girl, Interrupted
Susanna Kaysen, 1993
movie vs book
James Mangold, 1999

In 1967 New England, aimless 18-year-old Susanna Kaysen has a nervous breakdown and overdoses on aspirin, after which she is checked into Claymoore, a local psychiatric hospital. Through regular therapy sessions with Dr. Melvin Potts, Susanna comes to learn she has borderline personality disorder, a fact Dr. Potts initially keeps concealed from her.


Murder on the Orient Express. Poster of the 1974 movie and cover of the 1934 book
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Murder on the Orient Express
Agatha Christie, 1934
movie vs book
Sidney Lumet, 1974

In December 1935, Hercule Poirot is travelling aboard the Orient Express, encountering his friend Signor Bianchi, a director of the company which owns the line. During the trip, American businessman Samuel Ratchett is found stabbed to death in his cabin. Bianchi entreats Poirot to solve the case.


The Locket. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1998 book
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The Locket
Richard Paul Evans, 1998
movie vs book
Karen Arthur, 2002

Michael, an aspirant doctor, works at a nursing home after taking care of his dying mother. There, a senior resident teaches him important life lessons about the value of second chances by drawing on her own experiences and a long-lost love. With the help of his devoted fiancée, Michael is inspired by their connection to reach out to his estranged father after an unexpected court case.


Mission: Impossible. Poster of the 1996 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Mission: Impossible
Peter Barsocchini, 1996
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
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.


Bella Mafia. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the 1990 book
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Bella Mafia
Lynda La Plante, 1990
movie vs book
David Greene, 1997

When a violent Mafia feud culminates in a shocking spree of murders, the women of the Luciano family decide to take matters into their own hands.


The Thirteenth Tale. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2006 book
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The Thirteenth Tale
Diane Setterfield, 2006
movie vs book
James Kent, 2013

Biographer Margaret Lea arrives at the country house of famous novelist Vida Winter. She has been invited to stay there and help Vida write her biography before she dies of cancer. Margaret is hesitant, as Vida is known for telling a different story each time she is asked about her background in interviews, so she requests some verifiable information from public record.


The House of the Spirits. Poster of the 1993 movie and cover of the 1982 book
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The House of the Spirits
Isabel Allende, 1982
movie vs book
Bille August, 1993

Spanning three generations of the Trueba family, this captivating tale weaves a hauntingly romantic epic. At its heart lies the tumultuous yet fervent bond between Clara, endowed with supernatural gifts, and her husband Esteban, a man who staunchly opposes change on both political and personal fronts.


The Pledge. Poster of the 2001 movie and cover of the 1957 book
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The Pledge
Friedrich Dürrenmatt, 1957
movie vs book
Sean Penn, 2001

Retired police detective Jerry Black is seen mumbling to himself, apparently drunk, sitting on a bench outside a disused gas station. The party is interrupted by the discovery of a murdered child, Ginny Larsen. Jerry decides to go with another detective, Stan Krolak, to the scene of the crime.