Here we've displayed a list of the best Author films : Another Road Home(2004), Mishima(1985), Kwaidan(1964), Misery(1990), Jules and Jim(1962), Food, Inc.(2008), The Fault in Our Stars(2014), A Pure Formality(1994), Finding Neverland(2004), The Long Goodbye(1973), Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird(2010), Nocturnal Animals(2016) ... ...
Documentary
USA
2004
77 Minutes
author parent caretaker daughter muslim jew emotional fascinating powerful jerusalem patterson, n.j. new york city jordan italy religious differences cultural differences reunion family homecoming israeli-palestinian conflict
The Personal Story Of An Israeli's Quest To Find Her Palestinian Caregiver
Biography
USA|Japan
1985
120 Minutes
Ken Ogata Kenji Sawada Toshiyuki Nagashima
militia member soldier young man author general nationalist dark moving temple japan home downward spiral darkness nationalism literature tradition book rivalry 1970s
A fictionalized account in four chapters of the life of celebrated Japanese writer Yukio Mishima.
Horror, Fantasy
Japan
1964
164 Minutes
Rentarô Mikuni Michiyo Aratama Tetsuro Tamba Katsuo Nakamura Keiko Kishi
author samurai wife musician ghost victim creative striking japan countryside teahouse family home ghosts folklore supernatural quest metamorphosis mystery unknown era
A collection of four Japanese folk tales with supernatural themes.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1990
107 Minutes
James Caan Kathy Bates Frances Sternhagen Richard Farnsworth Lauren Bacall Graham Jarvis J.T. Walsh June Christopher
author nurse prisoner uneasy tense creepy chilling colorado cabin obsession writing obsessive fan captivity car crash escape rivalry 1980s
After a famous author is rescued from a car crash by a fan of his novels, he comes to realize that the care he is receiving is only the beginning of a nightmare of captivity and abuse.
Drama
France
1962
110 Minutes
Jeanne Moreau Oskar Werner Henri Serre Marie Dubois Vanna Urbino Sabine Haudepin Bassiak Kate Noelle
author friend wife daughter emotional endearing paris austria love triangle friendship infidelity world war i forbidden love rivalry 1920s
Decades of a love triangle concerning two friends and an impulsive woman.
Documentary
USA
2008
94 Minutes
activist author farmer businessman politician mother disturbing gripping slaughterhouse farm office family home food agriculture corporate greed illness animal cruelty wretched excess discovery 2000s
An unflattering look inside America's corporate controlled food industry.
Romance, Drama
USA
2014
126 Minutes
Shailene Woodley Ansel Elgort Willem Dafoe Nat Wolff Laura Dern Sam Trammell Mike Birbiglia Emily Peachey
cancer patient teen boy author parent doctor nurse amusing charming emotional sad hospital doctor's office support group bedroom street trolley cancer dying wish relationships love
Two teenage cancer patients begin a life-affirming journey to visit a reclusive author in Amsterdam.
Mystery & Thriller
Italy|France
1994
108 Minutes
Gérard Depardieu Roman Polanski Sergio Rubini Nicola Di Pinto Paolo Lombardi Gaetano Cimarosa Maria Rosa Spagnolo Alberto Sironi
author recluse police officer inspector victim intense dark powerful eerie france police station crime scene interrogation room countryside mind games amnesia interrogation murder investigation mystery rivalry
Onoff is a famous writer who hasn't published any new books for quite some time and has become a recluse. When he is picked up by the police one stormy night, without any identification, ... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Biography, Drama
USA|UK
2004
106 Minutes
Johnny Depp Kate Winslet Julie Christie Radha Mitchell Dustin Hoffman Kelly Macdonald Ian Hart Paul Whitehouse Freddie Highmore Joe Prospero Nick Roud
author mother son wife arthur conan doyle orphan charming emotional endearing london theater england friendship childhood parenthood grief marriage discovery transformation growing up
The story of Sir J.M. Barrie's friendship with a family who inspired him to create Peter Pan.
Crime, Drama
USA
1973
112 Minutes
Elliott Gould Nina van Pallandt Sterling Hayden Mark Rydell Henry Gibson David Arkin Jim Bouton Warren Berlinger Jack Knight Pepe Callahan Rutanya Alda
private investigator gangster police chief author wife thief cool intricate crafty los angeles apartment beach house mexico rehabilitation clinic faking death investigation infidelity cover-up retribution underdog
Private investigator Philip Marlowe helps a friend out of a jam, but in doing so gets implicated in his wife's murder.
Documentary
USA
2010
82 Minutes
Jane Beasley
historian author interviewee interviewer harper lee oprah winfrey tom brokaw fascinating engaging moving united states archive literature legacy biography documentaries history society rise 2010s
It is our national novel. Reading to Kill a Mockingbird is something we all have in common. Harper Lee's first and only novel turns 50 this summer and the author hasn't given an interview ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2016
116 Minutes
Amy Adams Jake Gyllenhaal Michael Shannon Aaron Taylor-Johnson Isla Fisher Armie Hammer Ellie Bamber Laura Linney Andrea Riseborough Michael Sheen Neil Jackson
art gallerist husband ex-husband author family member friend brooding chilling intense los angeles art gallery house bedroom beach car reading reality ex-husbands truth fiction writing
A wealthy art gallery owner is haunted by her ex-husband's novel, a violent thriller she interprets as a symbolic revenge tale.
Drama
USA|UK|France|Canada|Germany
2002
114 Minutes
Meryl Streep Julianne Moore Nicole Kidman Ed Harris Toni Collette Claire Danes Jeff Daniels Stephen Dillane John C. Reilly Miranda Richardson Eileen Atkins
author housewife editor former lover emotional gripping moving household london los angeles new york city hotel suicide death party mental illness homosexuality discovery 1940s
The story of how the novel "Mrs. Dalloway" affects three generations of women, all of whom, in one way or another, have had to deal with suicide in their lives.
Fantasy
USA
1989
106 Minutes
Kevin Costner Amy Madigan James Earl Jones Gaby Hoffmann Ray Liotta Timothy Busfield Burt Lancaster Frank Whaley Dwier Brown
farmer baseball player author ghost wife shoeless joe jackson creative heartwarming touching incredible baseball field iowa farm cornfield small town boston father/son relationship magic family baseball
Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella is inspired by a voice he can't ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. Supported by his wife, Ray begins the quest by turning his ordinary cornfield into a place where dreams can come true.
Drama, Comedy
Argentina|Spain
2016
118 Minutes
Oscar Martínez Gastón Duprat Dady Brieva Andrea Frigerio Belén Chavanne Nora Navas Marcelo D'Andrea Gustavo Garzón Emma Rivera Iván Steinhardt Julián Larquier Tellarini
nobel laureate writer author old flame love interest amusing engaging charming witty creative emotional argentina jealousy celebrity happiness attraction success adventure discovery love
A recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature, who has been living in Europe for decades, accepts an invitation to receive a prize. In Argentina he finds both similarities and irreconcilable differences with the people of his hometown.
Comedy, Fantasy
USA|UK
2006
105 Minutes
Will Ferrell Maggie Gyllenhaal Dustin Hoffman Queen Latifah Emma Thompson Tony Hale Thomas Hulce Linda Hunt Eli Goodman Denise Hughes Jason Burke
auditor baker professor author assistant offbeat profound tender united states university meta film fate love existential crisis survival writing discovery escape transformation 2000s
I.R.S. auditor Harold Crick suddenly finds himself the subject of narration only he can hear: narration that begins to affect his entire life, from his work, to his love-interest, to his death.
Drama
USA
1943
110 Minutes
Bette Davis Miriam Hopkins Gig Young John Loder Dolores Moran Philip Reed Roscoe Karns Anne Revere
writer author husband daughter lover melodramatic playful united states house jealousy success book publishing divorce friendship rivalry forbidden love wretched excess revenge 1920s
Old friends Kit Marlowe and Millie Drake adopt contrasting lifestyles: Kit is a single, critically acclaimed author while married Millie writes popular pulp novels.
Drama
UK|USA
1987
97 Minutes
Anne Bancroft Anthony Hopkins Judi Dench Jean De Baer Maurice Denham Eleanor David Mercedes Ruehl Daniel Gerroll
author bookseller wife friend employee heartwarming tender new york city london apartment bookstore friendship writing book transformation 1970s
True story of a transatlantic business correspondence about used books that developed into a close friendship.
Romance, Drama
UK|France|USA
2018
124 Minutes
Lily James Matthew Goode Michiel Huisman Glen Powell Jessica Brown Findlay Katherine Parkinson Penelope Wilton Tom Courtenay Kit Connor Andy Gathergood
author nazi couple charming emotional endearing heartwarming passionate tender guernsey united kingdom london book club nazi occupation nazi collaboration discovery love quest transformation forbidden love
In the aftermath of World War II, a writer forms an unexpected bond with the residents of Guernsey Island when she decides to write a book about their experiences during the war.
Drama
USA
1978
93 Minutes
Diane Keaton Geraldine Page E.G. Marshall Kristin Griffith Mary Beth Hurt Richard Jordan Maureen Stapleton Sam Waterston Henderson Forsythe
mother father sister actress artist author brooding dark touching family home apartment new york divorce family transformation love 1970s
Three sisters find their lives spinning out of control in the wake of their parents' sudden, unexpected divorce.
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
USA
1985
86 Minutes
boy tom sawyer becky thatcher huckleberry finn author airy creative endearing uplifting hot-air balloon earth outer space comet destiny exploration humanity philosophy imagination mark twain adventure
Tom Sawyer, Becky Thatcher and Huck Finn join Mark Twain on his airship to meet Halley's Comet.
Documentary
USA
2010
117 Minutes
Eliot Spitzer Wrenn Schmidt Roger Stone Kim Allen Karen Finley
politician call girl friend author governor attorney general engaging solemn powerful new york state house office government building prostitution scandal politics eliot spitzer infidelity corruption discovery
An in-depth look at the rise and fall of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, including interviews with the scandalized, former politician.
Drama
Norway
2006
105 Minutes
Anders Danielsen Lie Espen Klouman Høiner Viktoria Winge Henrik Elvestad Christian Rubeck Odd-Magnus Williamson Pal Stokka Henrik Mestad
friend girlfriend writer author disheartening melodramatic amusing city apartment party ocean norway stage success friendship writing rejection jealousy mental breakdown quest
Two competitive friends, fueled by literary aspirations and youthful exuberance, endure the pangs of love, depression and burgeoning careers.
Documentary, Music
USA
2019
92 Minutes
songwriter broadway producer actor choreographer broadway star author charming cheery creative inspiring new york city broadway theater stage office tradition religion anti-semitism gender roles female sexuality race
The origin story behind one of Broadway's most beloved musicals, Fiddler on The Roof, and its creative roots in early 1960s New York, when "tradition" was on the wane as gender roles, sexuality, race relations and religion were evolving.
Animation, Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
2015
90 Minutes
Duke Johnson
trainer author consultant amusing mission cincinnati david customer service connections transformation 2000s
A man crippled by the mundanity of his life experiences something out of the ordinary.
Romance, Drama
France|Italy|Belgium|Iran
2010
106 Minutes
Juliette Binoche William Shimell Jean-Claude Carrière Agathe Natanson Gianna Giachetti Adrian Moore Angelo Barbagallo Andrea Laurenzi Filippo Troiano
author storekeeper waitress husband wife tourist charming moving profound emotional tuscany, italy small town coffee shop museum car travel secrets marriage impersonation relationships
In Tuscany to promote his latest book, a middle-aged British writer meets a French woman who leads him to the village of Lucignano. While there, a chance question reveals something deeper.
Sci-Fi, Romance, Drama, Horror, Fantasy
UK|Germany|Greece|France
2013
122 Minutes
Tilda Swinton Tom Hiddleston Anton Yelchin Mia Wasikowska John Hurt Jeffrey Wright Slimane Dazi Carter Logan Yasmine Hamdan Aurélie Thépaut
vampire musician married woman married man author sister bleak emotional melodramatic creative intense dark united states tangiers, morocco detroit house vampires relationships love depression
A depressed musician reunites with his lover. Though their romance, which has already endured several centuries, is disrupted by the arrival of her uncontrollable younger sister.
Fantasy, Romance
USA
2012
104 Minutes
Paul Dano Valerie Faris Zoe Kazan Antonio Banderas Annette Bening Steve Coogan Elliott Gould Chris Messina Alia Shawkat Deborah Ann Woll
author therapist dream girl friend brother agent cheeky amusing endearing house los angeles park party fiction writing romance imaginary friend therapy unusual romance love discovery
A novelist struggling with writer's block finds romance in a most unusual way: by creating a female character he thinks will love him, then willing her into existence.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2012
97 Minutes
Greg Kinnear Jennifer Connelly Lily Collins Logan Lerman Nat Wolff Patrick Schwarzenegger Liana Liberato Kristen Bell Michael Goodwin
author child parent father daughter son neighbor love interest romantic interest ex-wife engaging lighthearted inspiring playful mushy positive united states house beach bar
An acclaimed writer, his ex-wife, and their teenaged children come to terms with the complexities of love in all its forms over the course of one tumultuous year.
Biography, Drama, History
Cambodia|USA
2017
136 Minutes
Sareum Srey Moch Phoeung Kompheak Sveng Socheata Tharoth Sam
young girl soldier author village elder cambodian boy gripping inspiring incredible uplifting cambodia village jungle cultural revolution culture war discovery escape love sacrifice 1970s
Cambodian author and human rights activist Loung Ung recounts the horrors she suffered as a child under the rule of the deadly Khmer Rouge.