| ENDER'S GAME (Science Fiction, War, Aliens, Adaptation)
PLOT: After twice being attacked by an alien race known as the Formics, humans have created an elite school in space to train future fleet commanders in preparation for a third attack. Ender Wiggin (Asa Butterfield) is one of the Battle School's newest students and with a few tricks up his sleeve, he might be exactly what the world needs to survive. AUTHOR: Orson Scott Card
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| CARRIE (Horror, Thriller, Prom, Remake, Adaptation)
PLOT: Bullied at school by her peers and at home by her abusive religious mother, Carrie White (Chloe Grace Moretz) hits her breaking point. After believing she has finally been accepted by her classmates on prom night, she realizes after a cruel prank that she is still only a punch line to them. Soon no one is safe when she decides to unleash her evil telekinetic powers on everyone around her. AUTHOR: Stephen King
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| GREAT GATSBY, THE (Classic, Love, Prohibition, Luxury, Adaptation)
PLOT: Love, lust and liquor kept Jay Gatsby's (Leonardo DiCaprio) legendary parties alive and the place to be seen. His lavish attempts at catching the eye of former love Daisy Buchanan (Carey Mulligan) unintentionally garnered him the attention of an intrigued neighbor, Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire). It isn't long before Nick and Gatsby's friendship grows and the light of luxury soon begins to fade. Nothing is as grand as it seems and the price to pay for a series of love triangles will be a high one. AUTHOR: F. Scott Fitzgerald
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| MONUMENTS MEN, THE (True Story, World War II, History, Nazis, Adolf Hitler, Adaptation)
PLOT: This true story shares another side of World War II by documenting the accomplishments of the Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Program. The Allied group was dedicated to protecting art and culturally significant pieces from falling under Nazi control where it could be systematically deemed unsuitable and destroyed by Hitler. Their preservation efforts are now being made into a film starring Matt Damon, George Clooney, John Goodman, Bill Murray and Cate Blanchett. AUTHOR: Robert M. Edsel
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| MORTAL INSTRUMENTS: CITY OF BONES, THE (Young Adult, Fantasy, Demons, Adaptation)
PLOT: Clary Fray (Lily Collins) is an average New York City teen, that is until she witnesses a murder and all those involved disappear before her eyes. It is learned that the victim is a demon and she was a witness to the work of the Shadowhunters. But why? What makes her able to see things others can't? After her mother (Lena Headey) is attacked and taken away, Clary uncovers parts of her past and family history that put her on the path to an unsettling answer. AUTHOR: Cassandra Clare
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