1948年出版的《1984》是乔治·奥威尔（George Orwell）除《动物庄园》（安迪·塞基斯正在拍摄电影版）外的另一部经典代表作。在小说中，1984年的世界被三个超级大国所瓜分——大洋国、欧亚国和东亚国，三个国家之间的战争不断，国家内部均实行高度集权统治。我们的主人公就生活在大洋国，他在工作中逐渐对自己国家的最高领袖“老大哥”（Big Brother）产生怀疑，因而成为思想犯，在经历了专门负责内部清洗的“友爱部”的思想改造之后最终成为了“思想纯洁者”。
这部小说中，那个无处不在的“老大哥”（Big Brother）形象让人印象深刻，2006年美国人曾评选出百大假想人物，“老大哥”名列第二，排在了圣诞老人和米老鼠的前面。
新版的《1984》由索尼影业拍摄，《寻找梦幻岛》（Finding Neverland）编剧詹姆斯·格拉汉姆（James Graham）将承担剧本的改编工作。

Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Sommerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.

The zodiac murders cause the lives of Paul Avery, David Toschi and Robert Graysmith to intersect.

Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined.