Movie List for "screenplay"

The Mercy (2017) Adventure Biography Drama Mystery Movie

The incredible story of amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst and his solo attempt to circumnavigate the globe. The struggles he confronted on the journey while his family awaited his return is one of the most enduring mysteries of recent times. Year 2017.

Generes: Adventure, Biography, Drama, Mystery
Director: James Marsh
Writer: Scott Z. Burns (screenplay by)
Actors: Rachel Weisz, David Thewlis, Colin Firth, Andrew Buchan

Oldboy (2003) Action Drama Mystery Thriller Movie

After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must find his captor in five days. Year 2003.

Generes: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Chan-wook Park
Writer: Garon Tsuchiya (story), Nobuaki Minegishi (comic), Chan-wook Park (character created by: Oldboy, Vengeance Trilogy), Chan-wook Park (screenplay), Joon-hyung Lim (screenplay), Jo-yun Hwang (screenplay)
Actors: Min-sik Choi, Ji-Tae Yoo, Hye-jeong Kang, Dae-han Ji

The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002) Action Biography Drama History Movie

The story of a young revolutionary who raised an armed resistance against the British rule in India. Year 2002.

Generes: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Director: Rajkumar Santoshi
Writer: Ranjit Kapoor (additional dialogue), Piyush Mishra (Hindi dialogue), Anjum Rajabali (English dialogue), Anjum Rajabali (screenplay), Rajkumar Santoshi (additional dialogue)
Actors: Ajay Devgn, Sushant Singh, D. Santosh, Akhilendra Mishra

The Hot Spot (1990) Crime Drama Romance Thriller Movie

Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities – and the local women – after he robs a bank. Year 1990.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Director: Dennis Hopper
Writer: Charles Williams (book), Nona Tyson (screenplay), Charles Williams (screenplay)
Actors: Don Johnson, Virginia Madsen, Jennifer Connelly, Charles Martin Smith

Day Watch (2006) Action Fantasy Horror Thriller Movie

A man who serves in the war between the forces of Light and Dark comes into possession of a device that can restore life to Moscow, which was nearly destroyed by an apocalyptic event. Year 2006.

Generes: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Writer: Timur Bekmambetov, Sergey Lukyanenko (novel), Alexander Talal (screenplay), Vladimir Vasiliev (novel)
Actors: Konstantin Khabenskiy, Mariya Poroshina, Vladimir Menshov, Galina Tyunina

The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018) Comedy Family Fantasy Sci-Fi Movie

A young orphan named Lewis Barnavelt aids his magical uncle in locating a clock with the power to bring about the end of the world. Year 2018.

Generes: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Director: Eli Roth
Writer: John Bellairs (based on the novel by), Eric Kripke (screenplay by)
Actors: Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, Owen Vaccaro, Kyle MacLachlan

The Duchess (2008) Biography Drama History Romance Movie

A chronicle of the life of 18th-century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life. Year 2008.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Director: Saul Dibb
Writer: Jeffrey Hatcher (screenplay), Anders Thomas Jensen (screenplay), Saul Dibb (screenplay), Amanda Foreman (book)
Actors: Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Charlotte Rampling, Dominic Cooper

Aliens (1986) Action Adventure Sci-Fi Thriller Movie

Ellen Ripley is rescued by a deep salvage team after being in hypersleep for 57 years. The moon that the Nostromo visited has been colonized, but contact is lost. This time, colonial marines have impressive firepower, but will that be enough? Year 1986.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Director: James Cameron
Writer: James Cameron (story by), David Giler (story by), Walter Hill (story by), Dan O’Bannon (based on characters created by), Ronald Shusett (based on characters created by), James Cameron (screenplay by)
Actors: Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser

Eleven Days, Eleven Nights (1987) Drama Romance Movie

In eleven days time, Michael is due to wed his fiancée Helen. However, when he meets Sarah he finds himself unable to resist her. Year 1987.

Generes: Drama, Romance
Director: Joe D’Amato
Writer: Rossella Drudi (story), Claudio Fragasso (story), Rossella Drudi (screenplay), Claudio Fragasso (screenplay)
Actors: Jessica Moore, Joshua McDonald, Mary Sellers, Tom Mojack

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001) Adventure Drama Musical Sport Movie

The people of a small village in Victorian India stake their future on a game of cricket against their ruthless British rulers. Year 2001.

Generes: Adventure, Drama, Musical, Sport
Director: Ashutosh Gowariker
Writer: Ashutosh Gowariker (story), Ashutosh Gowariker (screenplay), Kumar Dave (screenplay), Sanjay Dayma (screenplay), K.P. Saxena (dialogue)
Actors: Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley, Paul Blackthorne

A Place Called Truth (1998) Drama Movie

Love, pride and jealousy are aroused when a ranch owner’s daughter, called Lizzie, has an affair with a cowboy. Meanwhile a mysterious woman seduces the various lovers of Lizzie, who has … Year 1998.

Generes: Drama
Director: Rafael Eisenman
Writer: Zalman King (story), Elise D’Haene (story), Elise D’Haene (screenplay)
Actors: Audie England, Chris Browning, Brion James, Jacqueline Lovell

The Great Escape (1963) Adventure Drama History Thriller War Movie

Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II. Year 1963.

Generes: Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Director: John Sturges
Writer: Paul Brickhill (book), James Clavell (screenplay), W.R. Burnett (screenplay)
Actors: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Donald

The Last Bridge (1954) Drama War Movie

A German nurse gets sent to the front because she gives medical aid to a wounded Serbian partisan during World War II. Year 1954.

Generes: Drama, War
Director: Helmut Käutner
Writer: Helmut Käutner (screenplay), Norbert Kunze (screenplay), Helmuth Ashley (additional material), Tanasije Mladenovic (additional material), Rados Novakovic (additional material), Stole Jankovic (additional material), Gustav Gavrin (additional material)
Actors: Maria Schell, Bernhard Wicki, Barbara Rütting, Carl Möhner

Atonement (2007) Drama Mystery Romance War Movie

Thirteen-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister’s lover of a crime he did not commit. Year 2007.

Generes: Drama, Mystery, Romance, War
Director: Joe Wright
Writer: Ian McEwan (novel), Christopher Hampton (screenplay)
Actors: Saoirse Ronan, Ailidh Mackay, Brenda Blethyn, Julia West

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018) Adventure Family Fantasy Movie

A young girl is transported into a magical world of gingerbread soldiers and an army of mice. Year 2018.

Generes: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Director: Lasse Hallström, Joe Johnston
Writer: Ashleigh Powell (screen story and screenplay by), E.T.A. Hoffmann (suggested by the short story “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” written by), Ashleigh Powell (screenplay by), Marius Petipa (suggested by the “Nutcracker Ballet” by)
Actors: Mackenzie Foy, Tom Sweet, Meera Syal, Ellie Bamber