Movie List for "screenplay"

Black Friday (2004) Action Crime Drama History Movie

A film about the investigations following the 1993 serial Bombay bomb blasts, told through the different stories of the people involved –police, conspirators, victims, middlemen. Year 2004.

Generes: Action, Crime, Drama, History
Director: Anurag Kashyap
Writer: Anurag Kashyap (screenplay), Hussain Zaidi (book), Piyush Mishra (lyrics)
Actors: Kay Kay Menon, Pavan Malhotra, Aditya Srivastav, Dibyendu Bhattacharya

Rudra Veena (1988) Musical Movie

A classical singer believes in changing society through his music and will power. Year 1988.

Generes: Musical
Director: K. Balachander
Writer: K. Balachander (screenplay), K. Balachander (story), Ganesh Patro (dialogue and story)
Actors: Chiranjeevi, Gemini Ganesan, Shobana, Devilalita

Still Life (2006) Drama Family Movie

A town in Fengjie county is gradually being demolished and flooded to make way for the Three Gorges Dam. A man and woman visit the town to locate their estranged spouses, and become witness to the societal changes. Year 2006.

Generes: Drama, Family
Director: Zhangke Jia
Writer: Zhangke Jia (screenplay), Na Guan, Jiamin Sun
Actors: Tao Zhao, Zhou Lan, Sanming Han, Lizhen Ma

Lakshya (2004) Action Drama Romance War Movie

An aimless, jobless, irresponsible grown man joins the army and matures into a battlefield hero. Year 2004.

Generes: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Director: Farhan Akhtar
Writer: Javed Akhtar (dialogue), Javed Akhtar (screenplay), Javed Akhtar (story), Karan Kashyap (dialogue supervisor)
Actors: Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta, Amitabh Bachchan, Om Puri

The Great Warrior (2009) Action Drama Fantasy Romance Movie

A bike stuntman recalls his previous life as a warrior, and pursues his love’s reincarnation. A sinister figure from their shared past threatens to separate them forever. Year 2009.

Generes: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Director: S.S. Rajamouli
Writer: Vijayendra Prasad (story), S.S. Rajamouli (screenplay), S.S. Rajamouli, M. Rathnam (dialogue)
Actors: Ram Charan, Kajal Aggarwal, Dev Gill, Srihari

Karwaan (2018) Comedy Drama Movie

Two friends and a chirpy teenager take a road trip from Bangalore to Kochi. Year 2018.

Generes: Comedy, Drama
Director: Akarsh Khurana
Writer: Bejoy Nambiar (story), Akarsh Khurana (screenplay), Adhir Bhat (screenplay), Hussain Dalal (dialogue)
Actors: Irrfan Khan, Dulquer Salmaan, Mithila Palkar, Amala Akkineni

Manorama: Six Feet Under (2007) Crime Drama Mystery Thriller Movie

Satyaveer accepts money from Manorama, wife of an irrigation minister, to collect evidence against her husband for having an extra-marital affair. He accepts, unaware that he too is being deceived. Year 2007.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Navdeep Singh
Writer: Devika Bhagat (story and screenplay), Navdeep Singh (story and screenplay), Manoj Tapadia (dialogue), Abhinav Kashyap (dialogue)
Actors: Abhay Deol, Gul Panag, Raima Sen, Sarika

Gol Maal (1979) Comedy Romance Movie

A man’s simple lie to secure his job escalates into more complex lies when his orthodox boss gets suspicious. Year 1979.

Generes: Comedy, Romance
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Writer: Sailesh Dey (story), Sachin Bhowmick (screenplay), Rahi Masoom Reza (dialogue)
Actors: Amol Palekar, Bindiya Goswami, Deven Verma, Shubha Khote

Gone with the Wind (1939) Drama History Romance War Movie

A manipulative woman and a roguish man conduct a turbulent romance during the American Civil War and Reconstruction periods. Year 1939.

Generes: Drama, History, Romance, War
Director: Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Sam Wood
Writer: Margaret Mitchell (story of the old south “Gone with the Wind”), Sidney Howard (screenplay)
Actors: Thomas Mitchell, Barbara O’Neil, Vivien Leigh, Evelyn Keyes

Chak De! India (2007) Drama Family Sport Movie

Kabir Khan is the coach of the Indian Women’s National Hockey Team and his dream is to make his all girls team emerge victorious against all odds. Year 2007.

Generes: Drama, Family, Sport
Director: Shimit Amin
Writer: Jaideep Sahni (dialogue), Jaideep Sahni (screenplay), Jaideep Sahni (story)
Actors: Shah Rukh Khan, Vidya Malvade, Sagarika Ghatge, Shilpa Shukla

Swades (2004) Drama Movie

A successful Indian scientist returns to an Indian village to take his nanny to America with him and in the process rediscovers his roots. Year 2004.

Generes: Drama
Director: Ashutosh Gowariker
Writer: M.G. Sathya (story), Ashutosh Gowariker (story), Ashutosh Gowariker (screenplay), Sameer Sharma (screenplay), Lalit Marathe (screenplay), Amin Hajee (screenplay), Charlotte Whitby-Coles (screenplay), Yashodeep Nigudkar (screenplay), Ayan Mukherjee (screenplay), K.P. Saxena (dialogue), Amin Hajee (Co-Writer)
Actors: Shah Rukh Khan, Gayatri Joshi, Kishori Ballal, Smit Sheth

Deewaar (1975) Action Crime Drama Thriller Movie

Vijay struggles as a dockworker and eventually becomes a leading figure of the underworld, while his younger brother Ravi is an educated, upright policeman. This divide causes problems in their relationship. Year 1975.

Generes: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Yash Chopra
Writer: Javed Akhtar (dialogue), Javed Akhtar (screenplay), Javed Akhtar (story), Salim Khan (dialogue), Salim Khan (screenplay), Salim Khan (story)
Actors: Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Nirupa Roy, Parveen Babi

The Player (1992) Comedy Crime Drama Thriller Movie

A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected, but which one? Year 1992.

Generes: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Robert Altman
Writer: Michael Tolkin (screenplay), Michael Tolkin (novel)
Actors: Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, Whoopi Goldberg

The Great Wall (2016) Action Adventure Fantasy Thriller Movie

In ancient China, a group of European mercenaries encounters a secret army that maintains and defends the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures. Year 2016.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Director: Yimou Zhang
Writer: Carlo Bernard (screenplay), Doug Miro (screenplay), Tony Gilroy (screenplay), Max Brooks (story), Edward Zwick (story), Marshall Herskovitz (story)
Actors: Matt Damon, Tian Jing, Willem Dafoe, Andy Lau

Paan Singh Tomar (2012) Action Biography Crime Sport Thriller Movie

The story of Paan Singh Tomar, an Indian athlete and seven-time national steeplechase champion who becomes one of the most feared dacoits in Chambal Valley after his retirement. Year 2012.

Generes: Action, Biography, Crime, Sport, Thriller
Director: Tigmanshu Dhulia
Writer: Sanjay Chauhan (screenplay), Tigmanshu Dhulia (screenplay)
Actors: Irrfan Khan, Mahie Gill, Rajesh Abhay, Hemendra Dandotiya

Operation Mekong (2016) Action Adventure Crime Drama History Thriller Movie

Inspired by the true story known as the Mekong Massacre–two Chinese commercial vessels are ambushed while traveling down the Mekong River in the waters of the Golden Triangle, one of the largest drug-manufacturing regions in the world. 13 sailors are executed at gunpoint, and 900,000 methamphetamine pills are recovered at the scene. Upon discovery, the Chinese government immediately sends a band… Year 2016.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Director: Dante Lam
Writer: Dante Lam (screenplay by), Kang Kei Chu (screenplay by), Siu Kwan Lau (screenplay by), Wai Ching Tam (screenplay by), Eric Lin (screenplay by)
Actors: Hanyu Zhang, Eddie Peng, Baoguo Chen, Chun Sun