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Films about writers

by guisreis • Created 11 years ago • Modified 1 month ago
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  • Joaquin Phoenix in Her (2013)

    1. Her

    20132h 6mR91Metascore
    8.0 (705K)
    In the near future, a lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with an operating system designed to meet his every need.
    DirectorSpike JonzeStarsJoaquin PhoenixAmy AdamsScarlett Johansson
  • A Twelve-Year Night (2018)

    2. A Twelve-Year Night

    20182h 2mTV-MA
    7.5 (12K)
    1973. Uruguay is governed by a military dictatorship. One autumn night, three Tupamaro prisoners are taken from their jail cells in a secret military operation. The order is precise: "As we can't kill them, let's drive them mad."
    DirectorÁlvaro BrechnerStarsAntonio de la TorreChino DarínAlfonso Tort
    The writer is political prisioner Mauricio "Ruso" Rosencof.
  • Elisa Volpatto in O Mercado de Notícias (2014)

    3. O Mercado de Notícias

    20141h 34m
    7.7 (156)
    Discussion about journalism today in Brazil, inspired by the play "The Staple of News" (by Ben Jonson, published in 1631)
    DirectorJorge FurtadoStarsEduardo CardosoUrsula CollischonnJosé Roberto de Toledo
  • Bryan Cranston in Trumbo (2015)

    4. Trumbo

    20152h 4mR60Metascore
    7.4 (86K)
    In 1947, Dalton Trumbo was Hollywood's top screenwriter, until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs.
    DirectorJay RoachStarsBryan CranstonDiane LaneHelen Mirren
  • Roman de gare (2007)

    5. Roman de gare

    20071h 43mR71Metascore
    7.1 (2.7K)
    A popular novelist researches unlikely sources to find characters for her next bestseller.
    DirectorClaude LelouchStarsFanny ArdantDominique PinonAudrey Dana
  • Woody Allen, Demi Moore, Elisabeth Shue, Robin Williams, Kirstie Alley, Billy Crystal, Mariel Hemingway, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Richard Benjamin, Judy Davis, Amy Irving, Tobey Maguire, and Stanley Tucci in Deconstructing Harry (1997)

    6. Deconstructing Harry

    19971h 36mR62Metascore
    7.3 (49K)
    Suffering from writer's block and eagerly awaiting his writing award, Harry Block remembers events from his past and scenes from his best-selling books as characters, real and fictional, come back to haunt him.
    DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenJudy DavisJulia Louis-Dreyfus
  • Grace Kelly and Anthony Dawson in Dial M for Murder (1954)

    7. Dial M for Murder

    19541h 45mPG75Metascore
    8.2 (199K)
    A London playboy plots the perfect murder of his rich, unfaithful Wife.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsRay MillandGrace KellyRobert Cummings
  • Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts, and Clive Owen in Closer (2004)

    8. Closer

    20041h 44mR65Metascore
    7.1 (245K)
    The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other.
    DirectorMike NicholsStarsNatalie PortmanJude LawClive Owen
  • Saens Peña Square (2008)

    9. Saens Peña Square

    20081h 40m
    6.7 (58)
    Paulo works as a high school literature teacher, his wife Teresa is a local shopkeeper, and their daughter Bel is still in school. They live in a rented flat in Saens Peña Square, in the heart of Tijuca, a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro. An unexpected and alluring job offer may have a profound effect on the routine of this family and even jeopardize a 20-year marriage.
    DirectorVinícius ReisStarsChico DíazMaria PadilhaIsabella Meirelles
  • Bill Melendez, Alex Garfin, Marleik Mar Mar Walker, Hadley Belle Miller, Venus Schultheis, and Noah Schnapp in The Peanuts Movie (2015)

    10. The Peanuts Movie

    20151h 28mG67Metascore
    7.0 (52K)
    Snoopy embarks upon his greatest mission as he and his team take to the skies to pursue their archnemesis, while his best pal Charlie Brown begins his own epic quest back home to win the love of his life.
    DirectorSteve MartinoStarsNoah SchnappBill MelendezHadley Belle Miller
  • William Holden, Nancy Olson, and Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard (1950)

    11. Sunset Boulevard

    19501h 50mApproved94Metascore
    8.4 (250K)
    A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsWilliam HoldenGloria SwansonErich von Stroheim
  • The Flower of My Secret (1995)

    12. The Flower of My Secret

    19951h 43mR75Metascore
    7.0 (13K)
    Leo writes trashy romance novels under a pseudonym but as she struggles in her relationship with her husband, she finds her output becoming darker.
    DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsMarisa ParedesJuan EchanoveCarme Elias
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

    13. The Grand Budapest Hotel

    20141h 39mR88Metascore
    8.1 (932K)
    A writer encounters the owner of an aging high-class hotel, who tells him of his early years serving as a lobby boy in the hotel's glorious years under an exceptional concierge.
    DirectorWes AndersonStarsRalph FiennesF. Murray AbrahamMathieu Amalric
  • The Breadwinner (2017)

    14. The Breadwinner

    20171h 34mPG-1378Metascore
    7.7 (30K)
    In 2001, Afghanistan is under the control of the Taliban. When her father is captured, a determined young girl disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.
    DirectorNora TwomeyStarsSaara ChaudrySoma ChhayaNoorin Gulamgaus
  • Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce in The Two Popes (2019)

    15. The Two Popes

    20192h 5mPG-1375Metascore
    7.6 (143K)
    Behind Vatican walls, the conservative Pope Benedict XVI and the liberal future Pope Francis must find common ground to forge a new path for the Catholic Church.
    DirectorFernando MeirellesStarsJonathan PryceAnthony HopkinsJuan Minujín
    Pope Ratzinger is one of the leading role characters and his books are mentioned.
  • Peto Menahem, Florencia Peña, and Malena Solda in Together Forever (2011)

    16. Together Forever

    20111h 41m
    6.3 (211)
    A script writer has an idea for a movie related to what he is actually living: his girlfriend just dumped him, his mother is driving him mad and he starts dating someone who is really dumb. A great comedy with outstanding performances.
    DirectorPablo SolarzStarsMalena SoldaPeto MenahemFlorencia Peña
  • Diane Keaton and Warren Beatty in Reds (1981)

    17. Reds

    19813h 15mPG76Metascore
    7.3 (26K)
    A radical American journalist becomes involved with the Communist revolution in Russia, and hopes to bring its spirit and idealism to the United States.
    DirectorWarren BeattyStarsWarren BeattyDiane KeatonEdward Herrmann
  • Kate Winslet and Geoffrey Rush in Quills (2000)

    18. Quills

    20002h 4mR70Metascore
    7.2 (58K)
    In a Napoleonic era insane asylum, an inmate, the irrepressible Marquis De Sade, fights a battle of wills against a tyrannically prudish doctor.
    DirectorPhilip KaufmanStarsGeoffrey RushKate WinsletJoaquin Phoenix
  • John Turturro in Barton Fink (1991)

    19. Barton Fink

    19911h 56mR69Metascore
    7.6 (133K)
    A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.
    DirectorsJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsJohn TurturroJohn GoodmanJudy Davis
  • Quem é Primavera das Neves (2017)

    20. Quem é Primavera das Neves

    20171h 15m
    6.8 (21)
    Primavera das Neves, full name Primavera Ácrata Saiz das Neves was a Portuguese translator, journalist and writer, who worked and lived a good part of her life in Brazil, having signed most of her works as Vera Neves Pedroso.
    DirectorsAna Luiza AzevedoJorge FurtadoStarsJorge FurtadoAnna Bella GeigerEulalie Ligneul
  • Jim Broadbent and Allan Corduner in Topsy-Turvy (1999)

    21. Topsy-Turvy

    19992h 40mR90Metascore
    7.3 (14K)
    Set in the 1880s, chronicles how during a creative dry spell, the partnership of the legendary musical/theatrical writers Gilbert and Sullivan almost dissolves, before they turn it all around and write the Mikado.
    DirectorMike LeighStarsJim BroadbentAllan CordunerDexter Fletcher
  • Jean Dujardin and Mélanie Laurent in Return of the Hero (2018)

    22. Return of the Hero

    20181h 30mPG
    6.5 (4.8K)
    1809, France. Captain Neuville is called to the front, leaving his future bride heartbroken. Her sister decides to write letters on his behalf to cheer her up. But it all goes south when Neuville reappears.
    DirectorLaurent TirardStarsJean DujardinMélanie LaurentNoémie Merlant
  • I Am Not an Easy Man (2018)

    23. I Am Not an Easy Man

    20181h 38m
    6.3 (16K)
    A shameless chauvinist gets a taste of his own medicine when he wakes up in a world dominated by women and locks horns with a powerful female author.
    DirectorEléonore PourriatStarsVincent ElbazMarie-Sophie FerdanePierre Benezit
  • Emmanuelle Seigner in Bitter Moon (1992)

    24. Bitter Moon

    19922h 19mR62Metascore
    7.2 (45K)
    After hearing stories of her, a passenger on a cruise ship develops an irresistible infatuation with an eccentric paraplegic's wife.
    DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsHugh GrantKristin Scott ThomasEmmanuelle Seigner
  • Will Ferrell in Stranger Than Fiction (2006)

    25. Stranger Than Fiction

    20061h 53mPG-1367Metascore
    7.5 (241K)
    I.R.S. auditor Harold Crick suddenly finds his mundane Chicago life to be the subject of narration only he can hear: narration that begins to affect his entire existence, from his work to his love life to his death.
    DirectorMarc ForsterStarsWill FerrellEmma ThompsonDustin Hoffman

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