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Last film added: January 25, 2021. There are currently 1678 films in the database (since 1996).


    Keyword Search Result: "write"

    Search returned all film titles and reviews that contain the keyword "write" out of 1678 total films.
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  1. Movie DetailsAdaptation. (2002) 10  ComedyMind-blowingDocumentary/TrueI own on DVDFilmometer Best Film of the Year
    A screenwriter writes himself into the screenplay he's trying to adapt from a nonfiction book.
  2. Movie DetailsGrand Budapest Hotel, The (2014) 10  ComedyWith Sex/Nudity
    Wes Anderson crafts a wonderful pre-WWII Europe inspired by the late Austrian writer Stefan Zweig.

  3. EXCELLENT
  4. Movie Details2046 (2004) 9  Sci-FiWith Sex/Nudity
    Kar-Wai Wong presents a futuristic recapturing of a womanizing writer's memory of six past lovers.
  5. Movie DetailsAmerican Splendor (2003) 9  ComedyComic Book/SuperheroDocumentary/True
    Welcome to the life of Harvey Pekar, a hospital clerk, music collector and comic-book writer.
  6. Movie DetailsBroken Embraces (2009) 9  With Sex/Nudity
    Pedro Almodóvar's cinematic poem about a blind writer-director and his lost love Penélope Cruz.
  7. Movie DetailsCapote (2005) 9  Documentary/True
    A profile of writer Truman Capote, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, set during the early 1960s.
  8. Movie DetailsFollowing (1998) 9  I own on DVD
    A dark thriller by Christopher Nolan about a young writer who follows strangers around London.

  9. VERY GOOD
  10. Movie DetailsAlmost Famous (2000) 8  Musical/MusicWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    A high-school boy is given the opportunity to write about a rising 1970s rock band.
  11. Movie DetailsCentral Station (1998) 8  
    A woman who writes letters for illiterate people meets a boy whose mother has died.
  12. Movie DetailsDr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008) 8  ComedyMusical/MusicObscure/RareSci-Fi
    Joss Whedon's three-part online musical miniseries. Filmed during the writers' strike, starring Neil Patrick Harris.
  13. Movie DetailsMindscape of Alan Moore, The (2003) 8  Obscure/RareComic Book/SuperheroDocumentary/True
    Creative philosophies from the brilliant comic writer of Watchmen, V for Vendetta and From Hell.
  14. Movie DetailsMore Tales from the Script (2010) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Fascinating unheard stories from top Hollywood screenwriters. A 47-minute continuation of Tales from the Script.
  15. Movie DetailsShakespeare in Love (1998) 8  ComedyWith Sex/NudityAcademy Awards Winner for Best Picture
    A young Shakespeare meets Gwyneth Paltrow and is inspired to write Romeo and Juliet.
  16. Movie DetailsSwimming Pool (2003) 8  With Sex/Nudity
    An English mystery writer finds murder and intrigue in Paris, with Ludivine Sagnier. Rich symbolism.
  17. Movie DetailsTales from the Script (2009) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Veteran Hollywood screenwriters share their triumphs and failures, insider insights, anecdotes and artistic compromises.

  18. GOOD
  19. Movie DetailsBig Sur (2013) 7  Obscure/RareWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    Depressed alcoholic Beat writer Jack Duluoz/Kerouac retreats to a small cabin in California's Big Sur.
  20. Movie DetailsFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) 7  Fantasy
    The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York's secret community of witches and wizards.
  21. Movie DetailsHush (2016) 7  Horror
    A deaf-mute writer lives alone in the woods. A masked killer appears in her window.
  22. Movie DetailsLimitless (2011) 7  Sci-Fi
    An experimental drug enables a struggling writer's success. Fun fantasy. Requires major suspension of disbelief.

  23. FAIR
  24. Movie DetailsMajestic, The (2001) 6  
    In 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer loses his memory. Predictable, sentimental and syrupy, but charming.
  25. Movie DetailsPermanent Midnight (1998) 6  ComedyObscure/RareWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    Ben Stiller plays desperate comedy writer and heroin addict Jerry Stahl. Maria Bello also stars.
  26. Movie DetailsTuesdays with Morrie (1999) 6  Obscure/RareTV Shows
    A made-for-TV movie with sportswriter Hank Azaria and retired professor Jack Lemmon, dying of ALS.

  27. ADEQUATE
  28. Movie DetailsHost, The (2013) 5  Sci-Fi
    From the writer of Twilight comes a poorly structured alien-human romance, presumably for adolescent girls.

  29. FROM BAD TO WORSE
  30. Movie DetailsDate Movie (2006) CRAP  Comedy
    Two Scary Movie screenwriters spoof the romantic comedy genre to death. Alyson Hannigan stars. Lame.


  31. Statistical ratings distribution of these 24 films (1.4% 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 24 films: 7.6.

    10:8.3%

    9:20.8%

    8:33.3%

    7:16.7%

    6:12.5%

    5:4.2%

    CRAP:4.2%



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