Best "writing" Movies of All Time

71 movies found (page 1/3):

American Fiction(2023)

3.6/5 (with 13 votes)

Thelonious “Monk” Ellison's writing career has stalled because his work isn’t deemed “Black enough.” Monk, a writer and English professor, writes a satirical novel under a pseudonym, aiming to expose the publishing world's hypocrisies. The book’s immediate success forces him to get deeper enmeshed in his assumed identity and challenges his closely-held worldviews.

Directed by Cord Jefferson - With Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Sterling K. Brown, Myra Lucretia Taylor, ...

Sinister(2012)

FSK: 16+ years

| 1h 50min | Horror, Thriller, Mystery

3.4/5 (with 2,394 votes)

True-crime writer Ellison Oswald is in a slump; he hasn't had a best seller in more than 10 years and is becoming increasingly desperate for a hit. So, when he discovers the existence of a snuff film showing the deaths of a family, he vows to solve the mystery. He moves his own family into the victims' home and gets to work. However, when old film footage and other clues hint at the presence of a supernatural force, Ellison learns that living in the house may be fatal.

Directed by Scott Derrickson - With Ethan Hawke, Fred Thompson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Juliet Rylance, James Ransone, Clare Foley, ...

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Whisper of the Heart(1995)

FSK: 0+ years

| 1h 51min | Animation, Drama, Kids & Family

4.0/5 (with 816 votes)

Shizuku lives a simple life, dominated by her love for stories and writing. One day she notices that all the library books she has have been previously checked out by the same person: 'Seiji Amasawa'.

Directed by Yoshifumi Kondō

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Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 7: Story(2012)

47min | Documentary

One from a series of documentaries on the making of the Harry Potter cinematic universe.

Baghead(2008)

1h 24min | Comedy, Drama, Horror, Romance / Love

3.0/5 (with 41 votes)

Four actors go to a cabin in the woods to write, direct, and act in a film that will jump-start their careers. Their idea is a horror film about a man with a bag over his head, but what happens when that man mysteriously shows up?

Directed by Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass

The Secret in Their Eyes(2009)

FSK: 12+ years

| 2h 10min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Romance / Love, Drama

4.0/5 (with 1,094 votes)

A retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for his unreciprocated love with his superior - both of which still haunt him decades later.

Directed by Juan J. Campanella - With Ricardo Darín, Soledad Villamil, Guillermo Francella, Pablo Rago, Javier Godino, Mariano Argento, ...

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Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll(2019)

FSK: 0+ years

| 1h 31min | Drama, Fantasy, Animation

4.1/5 (with 145 votes)

Isabella, the daughter of the noble York family, is enrolled in an all-girls academy to be groomed into a dame worthy of nobility. However, she has given up on her future, seeing the prestigious school as nothing more than a prison from the outside world. Her family notices her struggling in her lessons and decides to hire Violet Evergarden to personally tutor her under the guise of a handmaiden. At first, Isabella treats Violet coldly. Violet seems to be able to do everything perfectly, leading Isabella to assume that she was born with a silver spoon. After some time, Isabella begins to realize that Violet has had her own struggles and starts to open up to her. Isabella soon reveals that she has lost contact with her beloved younger sister, whom she yearns to see again. Having experienced the power of words through her past clientele, Violet asks if Isabella wishes to write a letter to Taylor. Will Violet be able to help Isabella convey her feelings to her long-lost sister?

Directed by Haruka Fujita

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Naked Lunch(1991)

FSK: 16+ years

| 1h 55min | Crime, Drama

3.5/5 (with 479 votes)

Blank-faced bug killer Bill Lee and his dead-eyed wife, Joan, like to get high on Bill's pest poisons while lounging with Beat poet pals. After meeting the devilish Dr. Benway, Bill gets a drug made from a centipede. Upon indulging, he accidentally kills Joan, takes orders from his typewriter-turned-cockroach, ends up in a constantly mutating Mediterranean city and learns that his hip friends have published his work -- which he doesn't remember writing.

Directed by David Cronenberg - With Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Ian Holm, Julian Sands, Roy Scheider, Nicholas Campbell, ...

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The Lake House(2006)

FSK: 0+ years

| 1h 39min | Drama, Mystery, Romance / Love

3.5/5 (with 1,235 votes)

A lonely doctor who once occupied an unusual lakeside home begins exchanging love letters with its former resident, a frustrated architect. They must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it's too late.

Directed by Alejandro Agresti - With Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Dylan Walsh, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Christopher Plummer, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, ...

Swimming Pool(2003)

FSK: 12+ years

| 1h 42min | Crime, Thriller

3.2/5 (with 291 votes)

A British crime novelist travels to her publisher's upmarket summer house in Southern France to seek solitude in order to work on her next book. However, the unexpected arrival of the publisher's daughter induces complications and a subsequent crime.

Directed by François Ozon - With Charlotte Rampling, Ludivine Sagnier, Charles Dance, Jean-Marie Lamour, Mireille Mossé, Michel Fau, ...

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Sibyl(2019)

1h 40min | Drama, Comedy

2.8/5 (with 158 votes)

Sibyl, a jaded psychotherapist, returns to her first passion: writing. But her newest patient Margot, a troubled up-and-coming actress, proves to be a source of inspiration that is far too tempting. Fascinated almost to the point of obsession, Sibyl becomes more and more involved in Margot’s tumultuous life, reviving volatile memories that bring her face to face with her past.

Directed by Justine Triet - With Virginie Efira, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Gaspard Ulliel, Sandra Hüller, Paul Hamy, Niels Schneider, ...

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly(2007)

FSK: 12+ years

| 1h 52min | Drama, History

3.8/5 (with 539 votes)

The true story of Elle France editor Jean-Dominique Bauby, who, in 1995 at the age of 43, suffered a stroke that paralyzed his entire body, except his left eye. Using that eye to blink out his memoir, Bauby eloquently described the aspects of his interior world, from the psychological torment of being trapped inside his body to his imagined stories from lands he'd only visited in his mind.

Directed by Julian Schnabel - With Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze, Anne Consigny, Niels Arestrup, Max von Sydow, ...

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Hannah and Her Sisters(1986)

FSK: 12+ years

| 1h 47min | Comedy, Drama

3.8/5 (with 424 votes)

Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.

Directed by Woody Allen - With Michael Caine, Mia Farrow, Carrie Fisher, Barbara Hershey, Lloyd Nolan, Maureen O'Sullivan, ...

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Joe Bell(2021)

1h 30min | Drama, Adventure

3.3/5 (with 74 votes)

The true story of a small town, working class father who embarks on a solo walk across the U.S. to crusade against bullying after his son is tormented in high school for being gay.

Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green - With Mark Wahlberg, Connie Britton, Maxwell Jenkins, Morgan Lily, Ash Santos, Tara Buck, ...

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Another Woman(1988)

1h 24min | Drama

3.5/5 (with 102 votes)

Marion is a woman who has learned to shield herself from her emotions. She rents an apartment to work undisturbed on her new book, but by some acoustic anomaly she can hear all that is said in the next apartment in which a psychiatrist holds his office. When she hears a young woman tell that she finds it harder and harder to bear her life, Marion starts to reflect on her own life. After a series of events she comes to understand how her unemotional attitude towards the people around her affected them and herself.

Directed by Woody Allen - With Gena Rowlands, Ian Holm, Mia Farrow, Gene Hackman, Blythe Danner, Martha Plimpton, ...

Gentlemen Broncos(2009)

1h 29min | Comedy, Science Fiction, Drama

2.9/5 (with 69 votes)

A teenager attends a fantasy writers' convention where he discovers his idea has been stolen by an established novelist.

Directed by Jared Hess - With Michael Angarano, Jemaine Clement, Jennifer Coolidge, Sam Rockwell, Clive Revill, Josh Pais, ...

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Breaker Morant(1980)

1h 47min | Drama, History, War

3.6/5 (with 57 votes)

During the Boer War, three Australian lieutenants are on trial for shooting Boer prisoners. Though they acted under orders, they are being used as scapegoats by the General Staff, who hopes to distance themselves from the irregular practices of the war. The trial does not progress as smoothly as expected by the General Staff, as the defence puts up a strong fight in the courtroom.

Directed by Bruce Beresford - With Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson, Bryan Brown, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Bud Tingwell, Chris Haywood, ...

Gaga: Five Foot Two(2017)

1h 40min | Music, Documentary

3.8/5 (with 278 votes)

Go behind the scenes with pop provocateur Lady Gaga as she releases a bold new album and prepares for her Super Bowl halftime show.

Directed by Chris Moukarbel - With Lady Gaga

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Manji(1964)

1h 31min | Drama

3.2/5 (with 14 votes)

The four principals in a love affair collide when jealousy, blackmail and suicide enter the picture.

Directed by Yasuzō Masumura - With Ayako Wakao, Kyōko Kishida

Sylvia(2003)

1h 49min | Drama, Romance / Love

3.0/5 (with 50 votes)

Story of the relationship between the poets Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath.

Directed by Christine Jeffs - With Gwyneth Paltrow, Daniel Craig, Jared Harris, Michael Gambon, Blythe Danner, Amira Casar, ...

Where the Buffalo Roam(1980)

FSK: 16+ years

| 1h 39min | Comedy, Drama, History

3.0/5 (with 66 votes)

Semi-biographical film based on the experiences of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.

Directed by Art Linson - With Bill Murray, Peter Boyle, Bruno Kirby, René Auberjonois, R. G. Armstrong, Mark Metcalf, ...

Mistress(1992)

1h 50min | Comedy, Drama

2.7/5 (with 15 votes)

A comedy about a screenwriter (Wuhl) whose old movie script is read by a producer (Landau) and the search for financial backers begins. But it seems that each money source (Aiello, DeNiro, Wallach) has his own mistress that he wants put into the film. Gradually, the screenwriter is forced to make changes to his script to accommodate these backers until he finally sees no semblance of his original ideas in the writing.

Directed by Barry Primus - With Robert Wuhl, Martin Landau, Jace Alexander, Danny Aiello, Robert De Niro, Laurie Metcalf, ...

Best Friends(1982)

FSK: 12+ years

| 1h 56min | Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love

2.7/5 (with 18 votes)

When a professional couple, who have lived and worked together for many years, finally decide to marry, their sudden betrothal causes many unexpected difficulties. They soon find that being married is often quite different from being "best friends.".

Directed by Norman Jewison - With Burt Reynolds, Goldie Hawn, Jessica Tandy, Barnard Hughes, Ron Silver, Audra Lindley, ...

Arthur Miller: Writer(2017)

1h 41min | Documentary

3.7/5 (with 8 votes)

One of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century, Arthur Miller created such celebrated works as Death of a Salesman and The Crucible, which continue to move audiences around the world today. He also made headlines for being targeted by the House Un-American Activities Committee at the height of the McCarthy Era and entering into a tumultuous marriage with Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe. Told from the unique perspective of his daughter, filmmaker Rebecca Miller, Arthur Miller: Writer is an illuminating portrait that combines interviews spanning decades and a wealth of personal archival material, and provides new insights into Miller’s life as an artist and exploring his character in all its complexity.

Directed by Rebecca Miller

Submission(2018)

FSK: 12+ years

| 1h 46min | Drama

3.0/5 (with 17 votes)

A well-respected professor who is a celebrated novelist and loving husband loses himself when he becomes obsessed with an ambitious and talented student.

Directed by Richard Levine - With Stanley Tucci, Addison Timlin, Janeane Garofalo, Kyra Sedgwick

Wild in the Country(1961)

FSK: 16+ years

| 1h 54min | Drama, Romance / Love

3.3/5 (with 11 votes)

A troubled young man discovers that he has a knack for writing when a counselor encourages him to pursue a literary career.

Directed by Philip Dunne - With Elvis Presley, Hope Lange, Tuesday Weld, Millie Perkins, Rafer Johnson, John Ireland, ...

Chinese Coffee(2000)

1h 39min | Drama

3.4/5 (with 24 votes)

When Harry Levine, an aging, unsuccessful Greenwich Village writer is fired from his job as restaurant doorman, he calls on friend and mentor Jake, ostensibly to collect a long-standing debt.

Directed by Al Pacino - With Al Pacino, Jerry Orbach, Neal Jones, Madison Arnold, Susan Floyd

Hunger(1966)

1h 52min | Drama

3.7/5 (with 20 votes)

In 1890, Pontus, the starving writer, wanders the streets of Christiania, in search of love and a chance to get his work published. All he meets is defeat and suffering while his sense of reality is withering. One moment he is delighted and the next he curses everybody. All the time he manages to maintain human dignity and pride.

Directed by Henning Carlsen - With Per Oscarsson, Gunnel Lindblom, Birgitte Federspiel, Henki Kolstad, Hans W. Petersen, Sverre Hansen, ...

Housewife(1934)

1h 9min | Drama

3.9/5 (with 4 votes)

Nan Reynolds encourages her copywriter husband Bill to open his own agency. Nearly out of business, he finally gets a client. Former girlfriend Patricia Berkeley writes a very successful commercial for the client and neats up their old romance. Wife and girlfriend struggle over Bill.

Directed by Alfred Edward Green - With George Brent, Bette Davis, Ann Dvorak, John Halliday, Charles Pearce Coleman, Hobart Cavanaugh, ...

The Bronte Sisters(1979)

2h | Drama

3.0/5 (with 12 votes)

In a small presbytery in Yorkshire, England, living under the watchful eyes of their aunt and father, a strict Anglican pastor, the Bronte sisters write their first works and quickly become literary sensations.

Directed by André Téchiné - With Isabelle Adjani, Marie-France Pisier, Isabelle Huppert, Pascal Greggory, Patrick Magee, Julian Curry, ...

Movies: Best "writing" Movies

American Fiction(2023)

Sinister(2012)

Whisper of the Heart(1995)

Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 7: Story(2012)

Baghead(2008)

The Secret in Their Eyes(2009)

Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll(2019)

Naked Lunch(1991)

The Lake House(2006)

Swimming Pool(2003)

Sibyl(2019)

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly(2007)

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Hannah and Her Sisters(1986)

Joe Bell(2021)

Another Woman(1988)

Gentlemen Broncos(2009)

Breaker Morant(1980)

Gaga: Five Foot Two(2017)

Manji(1964)

Sylvia(2003)

Where the Buffalo Roam(1980)

Mistress(1992)

Best Friends(1982)

Arthur Miller: Writer(2017)

Submission(2018)

Wild in the Country(1961)

Chinese Coffee(2000)

Hunger(1966)

Housewife(1934)

The Bronte Sisters(1979)

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