Explain A Famous Film Or Story Badly And We Will Try To Guess It

A young boy is orphaned then kidnapped by a man instead of going through official means. he is abused and made to work. when he is older he is taken to a place full of safety hazards. he is injured several times. in the end he is killed just like it was planned and he commits murder.

a magic nerd fights bad guys.

Some dude and his new helper guy travel in a (jagged) circle and try to beat the clock when going back to their starting point.

I googled older books and then checked to see if they were films

1.british boys are stranded on an island, murder ensues
2.animals take up communism

Group of friends travel to pick a fight with a wizard as way of a distraction for more of their friends who are on the ultimate bromance trip to get rid of cursed jewellery.

Group of friends travel to pick a fight with a wizard as way of a distraction for more of their friends who are on the ultimate bromance trip to get rid of cursed jewellery.