Here we've displayed a list of the best Writer's Block films : The Shining(1980), Barton Fink(1991), Adaptation(2002), Monster in a Box(1991), Stuck in Love(2012), Wonder Boys(2000), The Adventures of Mark Twain(1944), The Man Who Invented Christmas(2017), Turtle Diary(1985), Reuben, Reuben(1983), Sinister(2012), Under the Tuscan Sun(2003) ... ...
8.4/10
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
UK|USA
1980
142 Minutes
Jack Nicholson Shelley Duvall Danny Lloyd Scatman Crothers Barry Nelson Philip Stone Joe Turkel Anne Jackson Tony Burton Lia Beldam Billie Gibson
wife bartender psychic jack torrance chef caretaker chilling suspenseful disturbing creepy overlook hotel colorado violence axe insanity writer's block cabin fever extrasensory perception escape pursuit
A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.
7.7/10
Drama
UK|USA
1991
116 Minutes
John Turturro John Goodman Judy Davis Michael Lerner John Mahoney Tony Shalhoub Jon Polito Steve Buscemi David Warrilow Richard Portnow Christopher Murney
playwright neighbor insurance salesman producer drunk detective dark quirky intricate new york city hollywood, calif. hotel elevator movie studio writer's block death show business daunting task dance curse
A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.
7.7/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2002
114 Minutes
Nicolas Cage Meryl Streep Chris Cooper Tilda Swinton Cara Seymour Brian Cox Judy Greer Maggie Gyllenhaal Ron Livingston Jay Tavare Stephen Tobolowsky
screenwriter writer twin thief waitress quirky frenetic household jungle movie set restaurant new york city swamp evolution movie making robbery romance writer's block obsession pursuit
A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean for the screen.
7.3/10
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
1991
88 Minutes
writer amusing brooding creative witty london stage writer's block performance alienation suicide writing pursuit escape discovery 1980s
This is the story of Spalding Gray and his attempt to write a novel. It is a first person account about writing and living, and dealing with success while trying to be successful.
7.2/10
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.
7.2/10
Comedy, Drama
USA|Germany|UK|Japan
2000
112 Minutes
Michael Douglas Tobey Maguire Frances McDormand Robert Downey Jr. Katie Holmes Richard Thomas Rip Torn Philip Bosco Jane Adams Richard Knox Michael Cavaias
professor college student editor university president charming touching moving college pittsburgh writer's block infidelity midlife crisis aging teaching quest growing up 2000s
An English Professor tries to deal with his wife leaving him, the arrival of his editor who has been waiting for his book for seven years, and the various problems that his friends and associates involve him in.
7.1/10
Biography
USA
1944
130 Minutes
Fredric March Alexis Smith Donald Crisp Alan Hale C. Aubrey Smith John Carradine Percy Kilbride
publisher wife widow friend writer charming lighthearted hannibal, miss. mississippi river nevada writer's block trapping american civil war celebrities marital problems mark twain growing up rise love 19th century
The dramatized life of immortal humorist Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, from his days as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River until his death in 1910 shortly after Halley's Comet returned.
7.0/10
Other, Biography, Drama, History
Ireland|Canada
2017
104 Minutes
Dan Stevens Christopher Plummer Jonathan Pryce Justin Edwards Morfydd Clark Donald Sumpter Miles Jupp Simon Callow Miriam Margolyes Ian McNeice Bill Paterson
charles dickens author ebenezer scrooge tiny tim wife publisher heartwarming positive emotional amusing charming creative london apartment office carriage study storytelling christmas marriage
The journey that led to Charles Dickens' creation of "A Christmas Carol," a timeless tale that would redefine Christmas.
6.9/10
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
1985
95 Minutes
Glenda Jackson Ben Kingsley Richard Johnson Michael Gambon Rosemary Leach Eleanor Bron Harriet Walter Jeroen Krabbé Nigel Hawthorne
author woman bookseller man zookeeper turtle charming endearing tender london bookstore zoo sea beach england writer's block animal rights unusual romance turtles aquatic life
Two separate people, a man and a woman, find something very stirring about the sea turtles in their tank at the London Zoo. They meet and form an odd, but sympathetic camaraderie as they ... See full summary »
6.9/10
Comedy
USA
1983
101 Minutes
poet scottish person college student husband dentist love interest offbeat brash amusing new england connecticut hotel campus writer's block infidelity drinking poetry relationships love triangle wretched excess
A drunken Scottish poet, who has not written a word in years, feels compelled to regain control of his life and work after meeting a beautiful young woman.
6.8/10
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA|UK|Canada
2012
109 Minutes
Ethan Hawke Vincent D'Onofrio James Ransone Fred Dalton Thompson Clare Foley Juliet Rylance Michael Hall D'Addario Victoria Leigh Nick King Rob Riley Tavis Smiley
writer wife son daughter professor frightening tense household town murder relocation writer's block supernatural discovery mystery 2010s
Washed-up true crime writer Ellison Oswalt finds a box of super 8 home movies in his new home that suggest the murder that he is currently researching is the work of a serial killer whose work dates back to the 1960s.
6.8/10
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA|Italy
2003
113 Minutes
Diane Lane Sandra Oh Lindsay Duncan Vincent Riotta Raoul Bova Giulia Steigerwalt Mario Monicelli Roberto Nobile
divorcée critic ex-husband best friend actress love interest lighthearted playful amusing san francisco dinner party tuscany, italy wedding villa divorce self-discovery writer's block travel quest transformation
A writer impulsively buys a villa in Tuscany in order to change her life.
6.7/10
Comedy
Canada
1985
80 Minutes
John Paizs Eva Kovacs Neil Laurie Darrell Baran Jeffrey Owen Madden Tea Andrea Tanner Mark Yuill Neil Lawrie
screenwriter neighbor partner texan boarder young girl amusing offbeat campy emotional family home street canada rented room texas screenwriting writer's block opposites attract obsession unusual friendship
A young director intent on making "the greatest color crime movie ever" can't seem to finish his script--he has a beginning and an end, but he can't quite figure out the middle. The ... See full summary »
6.6/10
Romance
Argentina
2009
94 Minutes
composer director pregnant woman mother frenetic hilarious charming offbeat apartment recording studio bank office argentina writer's block mother/daughter relationship unlikely friendship film industry composing deception quest
Ezequiel is a film music composer that can't find the inspiration he needs to compose a new score and Paula is a pregnant woman recently abandoned by her boyfriend whose mother has just ... See full summary »
6.5/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1987
92 Minutes
James Woods Brian Dennehy Victoria Tennant Allison Balson Paul Shenar George Coe Anne Pitoniak Mary Carver Sully Boyar Kathleen Lloyd Harold Tyner
detective hit man executive daughter author gritty suspenseful los angeles police station family home crime writer's block kidnapping unusual friendship corporate espionage escape discovery 1980s
A hitman approachs a writer to help him create the next best seller on his career, but the violent world he was a part of has other plans.
6.5/10
Romance
USA
1997
92 Minutes
Chenoa Maxwell Christopher Scott Cherot Hill Harper Tammi Katherine Jones Betty Vaughn Robinne Lee Reginald James Nia Long
aspiring writer friend singer-songwriter sister grandmother father airy tender amusing charming antwerp, belgium new york city washington, d.c. family home writer's block romance unrequited love music industry failure career aspirations
Lee Plenty is a flailing, wannabe writer, homeless and apartment-sitting for his friend, the wealthy Havilland Savage, while she is off visiting family. So Lee jumps at the chance to see Havilland, whom he has secretly loved for years.
6.4/10
Romance
USA
1964
108 Minutes
William Holden Audrey Hepburn Noel Coward Gregoire Aslan Raymond Bussières Christian Duvaleix Tony Curtis Mel Ferrer Fred Astaire Frank Sinatra Dominique Boschero
screenwriter producer assistant singer gangster police detective airy amusing creative playful paris french riviera hotel screenwriting procrastination life imitating art film industry writer's block unusual romance love
The sprightly young assistant of a Hollywood screenwriter helps him over his writer's block by acting out his fantasies of possible plots.
6.3/10
Comedy
USA
1988
103 Minutes
Chevy Chase Madolyn Smith Kevin O'Morrison Joseph Maher Jack Gilpin Brad Sullivan MacIntyre Dixon
sportswriter author sheriff mayor editor wife amusing tense madcap redbud, vt. farm small town small-town life jealousy daunting task writer's block relocation farming rivalry quest
A couple swap city life for the country, but their picturesque new hometown turns out to be just a little bit different to what they were expecting.
6.2/10
Comedy
USA
1989
101 Minutes
John Ritter Vincent Gardenia Alyson Reed Joel Brooks Julianne Phillips Raye Hollit Michael Kidd Chelsea Field
alcoholic wife bartender mother-in-law therapist writer wild hilarious los angeles bar party wedding alcoholism writing writer's block downward spiral sex relationships wretched excess transformation
A womanizing alcoholic writer, whose life seems to be falling apart at the seams, repeatedly finds himself in trouble of one sort or another with the law, ex-girlfriends, and jealous boyfriends.
6.1/10
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1930
72 Minutes
Richard Dix Miriam Seegar Margaret Livingston
writer sheriff agent mayor hermit criminal intricate witty suspenseful mountain hotel study treasure hunting murder deception writer's block amateur detectives conspiracy mystery discovery
A writer, looking for some peace and quiet in order to finish a novel, takes a room at the Baldpate Inn. Peace and quiet are last things he gets, though, as there are some very strange things going on at the establishment.
6.1/10
Romance
Canada
2001
105 Minutes
Wendy Crewson Peter Coyote Joe Cobden Emmanuelle Vaugier Jennifer Carmichael Dan Joffre Camille Mitchell Michael Shanks
author young man love interest ex-boyfriend writer friend endearing emotional amusing witty canada apartment restaurant writer's block relationships may-december romance aging loneliness love transformation
A famous 'Jackie Collins'-type novelist falls for a quirky twenty-year-old kid.
6.0/10
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
2008
88 Minutes
Jay Duplass Ross Partridge Steve Zissis Greta Gerwig Elise Muller Jett Garner Jennifer Lafleur Darrell Bryant Anthony Cristo
filmmaker villain love interest colleague witty creepy emotional woods cabin california big bear mountain love success writer's block filmmaking horror films mystery temptation rivalry 2000s
4 "actors" go to a cabin in the woods for the weekend to write a movie script. They talk about a relationship movie or a paper bag over the head movie. It starts with an anonymous baghead and slowly escalates.
6.0/10
Romance
UK|Hungary|Germany|USA
2005
96 Minutes
Stuart Townsend Amy Smart Seth Green Steve John Shepherd Jodhi May Anna Chancellor Raphael Schwartz Jacob Moriarty Callum Williams
writer best friend college buddy fiancée sister editor hedonistic amusing wedding london flat bachelor party writer's block wedding mistaken identity infidelity true love forbidden love discovery 2000s
A guy tries to help his best friend win the attention of the girl of his dreams.
5.8/10
Romance
USA
1989
94 Minutes
Tom Selleck Paulina Porizkova William Daniels James Farentino Hurd Hatfield Ronald Guttman Victor Argo Patrick Wayne Tess Harper Barbara Caruso
novelist district attorney murder suspect mother father spy amusing dark madcap endearing connecticut hospital country house courtroom writer's block dangerous romance murder case suspicion deception espionage
Phil has writer's block after 30 detective novels. In court for inspiration, he sees a cute Romanian murder suspect. He provides her alibi. She stays with him. Will he live to write another novel?
5.7/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1966
104 Minutes
Sean Connery Joanne Woodward Jean Seberg Patrick O'Neal Colleen Dewhurst Renee Taylor Clive Revill Werner Peters
poet wife psychiatrist partner seductress orderly frenetic hilarious sultry emotional new york city apartment mental institution brooklyn bridge hot tub artistic struggle writer's block mental illness institutionalization infidelity
Samson Shillitoe, mad genius of a poet irresistible to women, but plagued by writer's block, agrees to see a psychiatrist, and his beautiful wife.
5.4/10
Romance
India
2014
135 Minutes
author writer enemy love interest woman creative amusing engaging witty playful charming writers writer's block new love free spirits new life career adventure discovery love
A confused writer goes on the search of inspiration for his next story and falls in love with a best seller author who doesn't believe in love.
5.3/10
Comedy, Fantasy
UK
2020
95 Minutes
Dan Stevens Judi Dench Leslie Mann Isla Fisher Aimee-Ffion Edwards Emilia Fox Julian Rhind-Tutt James Fleet Michele Dotrice Simon Kunz Dave Johns
medium writer wife ghost airy amusing cheeky hysterical lighthearted quirky england house seance writer's block love triangle forbidden love discovery 1920s
A spiritualist medium holds a seance for a writer suffering from writer's block but accidentally summons the spirit of his deceased first wife, which leads to an increasingly complex love triangle with his current wife of five years.
5.2/10
Romance
USA
2003
88 Minutes
Alexander Chaplin Lindsay Sloane Chris Coppola Jordan Ladd Marina Black Tom McGowan Richard Kind
assistant writer dog editor dog owner ex-girlfriend emotional hilarious house office restaurant pets mistaken identity writer's block research friendship deception love discovery 2000s
A romantic comedy about a man, a woman, and their dogs. Steven Merritt, a research obsessed writer is mistaken for being gay by Rebecca, a young veterinarian assistant. He decides to play ... See full summary »
5.2/10
Drama
USA
2015
87 Minutes
James Franco Ed Harris Amber Heard Cynthia Nixon Christian Slater Jim Parrack Timothée Chalamet Danny Flaherty Michael Cristofer Wilmer Valderrama
writer murder suspect missing wife friend defendant lawyer dark engaging intense powerful unrestrained courtroom home bookstore prison oakland, calif. murder investigation murder trial traumatic past truth
Elliot, a troubled former successful writer decides to write about a missing wife and the following murder trial of her husband.
5.1/10
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
India
2005
160 Minutes
author wife young man professor doctor servant tense rousing india household writer's block schizophrenia manipulation romantic dilemma career obsession fall discovery love 2000s
When a novelist seeks inspiration by urging his wife to have an affair, the line between his story and reality is blurred.
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