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Keyword Search Result: "write"


Search returned all film titles and reviews that contain the keyword "write" out of 1151 total films.



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MASTERPIECES

1. Adaptation. (2002) 10  
   A screenwriter writes himself into the screenplay he's trying to adapt from a nonfiction book.
   

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EXCELLENT

2. 2046 (2004) 9  
   Kar-Wai Wong presents a futuristic recapturing of a womanizing writer's memory of six past lovers.
   
3. American Splendor (2003) 9  
   Welcome to the life of Harvey Pekar, a hospital clerk, music collector and comic-book writer.
   
4. Broken Embraces (2009) 9  
   Pedro Almodóvar's cinematic poem about a blind writer-director and his lost love Penélope Cruz.
   
5. Capote (2005) 9  
   A profile of writer Truman Capote, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, set during the early 1960s.
   
6. Following (1998) 9  
   A dark thriller by Christopher Nolan about a young writer who follows strangers around London.
   

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VERY GOOD

7. Almost Famous (2000) 8  
   A high-school boy is given the opportunity to write about a rising 1970s rock band.
   
8. Central Station (1998) 8  
   A woman who writes letters for illiterate people meets a boy whose mother has died.
   
9. Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008) 8  
   Joss Whedon's three-part online musical miniseries. Filmed during the writers' strike, starring Neil Patrick Harris.
   
10. Mindscape of Alan Moore, The (2003) 8  
    Creative philosophies from the brilliant comic writer of Watchmen, V for Vendetta and From Hell.
    
11. More Tales from the Script (2010) 8  
    Fascinating unheard stories from top Hollywood screenwriters. A 47-minute continuation of Tales from the Script.
    
12. Shakespeare in Love (1998) 8  
    A young Shakespeare meets Gwyneth Paltrow and is inspired to write Romeo and Juliet.
    
13. Swimming Pool (2003) 8  
    An English mystery writer finds murder and intrigue in Paris, with Ludivine Sagnier. Rich symbolism.
    
14. Tales from the Script (2009) 8  
    Veteran Hollywood screenwriters share their triumphs and failures, insider insights, anecdotes and artistic compromises.
    

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FAIR

15. Majestic, The (2001) 6  
    In 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer loses his memory. Predictable, sentimental and syrupy, but charming.
    
16. Permanent Midnight (1998) 6  
    Ben Stiller plays desperate comedy writer and heroin addict Jerry Stahl. Maria Bello also stars.
    
17. Tuesdays with Morrie (1999) 6  
    A made-for-TV movie with sportswriter Hank Azaria and retired professor Jack Lemmon, dying of ALS.
    

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FROM BAD TO WORSE

(NO!  MY EYES!  MY EYES!)

18. Date Movie (2006) CRAP  
    Two Scary Movie screenwriters spoof the romantic comedy genre to death. Alyson Hannigan stars. Lame.
    

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Statistical ratings distribution of these 18 films (1.6% of total rated films):
With enough films included, it usually approximates a bell curve with a mean near 6.5...
(especially when considering that CRAP is 0-4 combined).
Average rating for these 18 films: 7.8.



10:

5.6%




9:

27.8%




8:

44.4%




7:

0%




6:

16.7%




5:

0%




CRAP:

5.6%