Here we've displayed a list of the best Writing films : Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators(2017), Bukowski: Born Into This(2003), Misery(1990), Providence(1977), The Christmas Train(2017), Midnight in Paris(2011), Common Places(2002), The Secret of Kells(2009), Stranger Than Fiction(2006), 2046(2004), Reprise(2006), 84 Charing Cross Road(1987) ... ...
Documentary
USA
2017
81 Minutes
creator couple husband wife animator artist writer monkey amusing cheery creative engaging fascinating heartwarming inspiring lighthearted moving playful home united states
A documentary film exploring the extraordinary lives of Hans and Margret Rey, the authors of the beloved Curious George children's books.
Documentary
USA
2003
130 Minutes
writer wife girlfriend fan bono sean penn passionate offbeat brash amusing los angeles apartment bookstore charles bukowski writing drunkenness creative process bad behavior poetry rise
Documentary on Charles Bukowski, author of 'Notes of a Dirty Old Man', 'Love Is a Dog from Hell', and the autobiographical novels, 'Women', 'Hollywood', and 'Post Office'.
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.
Fantasy
Switzerland|France
1977
104 Minutes
John Gielgud Dirk Bogarde Ellen Burstyn David Warner Elaine Stritch Cyril Luckham Denis Lawson
novelist sick person son alcoholic wife illegitimate son uneasy offbeat fascinating outlandish providence, r.i. house family madness writing alcoholism family dysfunction discovery mystery escape
A dying writer bases his last book on his own perception of his family.
Other, Drama, Romance
USA
2017
86 Minutes
Dermot Mulroney Kimberly Williams-Paisley Danny Glover Joan Cusack Holly Elissa Kirsten Prout Anthony Konechny Jill Teed Karen Holness Terence Kelly John Innes
journalist passenger airy heartwarming inspiring lighthearted moving uplifting train united states father/son relationship train travel writing going home christmas love discovery 2010s
The rise and fall of the circus experience. The story of the circus as an American experiment and entertainment. The story of those who brought it to life.
Romance, Fantasy
Spain|USA|France
2011
94 Minutes
Owen Wilson Rachel McAdams Marion Cotillard Michael Sheen Kathy Bates Adrien Brody Léa Seydoux Nina Arianda Carla Bruni Kurt Fuller Mimi Kennedy
aspiring writer fiancée salvador dali gertrude stein ernest hemingway f. scott fitzgerald lighthearted quirky amusing emotional paris apartment café park restaurant france vacation time travel jazz age disillusionment
While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight.
Drama
Spain|Argentina
2002
112 Minutes
Federico Luppi Mercedes Sampietro Arturo Puig Carlos Santamaría Yael Barnatán Valentina Bassi Claudio Rissi María Fiorentino
professor wife son lawyer husband emotional tender argentina college apartment household farm retirement unhappy marriage father/son relationship abandonment business writing fall transformation
In Buenos Aires, a few days before traveling to Spain with his beloved wife Liliana Rovira to visit their son Pedro, the leftist Literature professor Fernando Robles is compulsory retired ... See full summary »
Fantasy, Kids & Family, Adventure, Animation
France|Belgium|Ireland|Netherlands|USA|Denmark|Brazil|Germany|Austria|Hungary|UK|Japan
2009
78 Minutes
Nora Twomey Paul Young
young boy illuminator uncle monk fairy cat suspenseful dreamy heartwarming monastery countryside fortress river forest scriptorium war religion survival writing good versus evil
A young boy in a remote medieval outpost under siege from barbarian raids is beckoned to adventure when a celebrated master illuminator arrives with an ancient book, brimming with secret wisdom and powers.
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.
Romance, Drama
Hong Kong|China|France|Italy|Germany
2004
127 Minutes
Tony Leung Gong Li Takuya Kimura Faye Wong Zhang Ziyi Carina Lau Chang Chen Wang Sum Ping Lam Siu Maggie Cheung Thongchai McIntyre
novelist prostitute heiress ex-lover gambler android airy offbeat intricate oriental hotel hong kong train singapore mythical land memory time travel romance writing lost loves quest
Several women enter a science fiction author's life over the course of a few years, after the author has lost the woman he considers his one true love.
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.
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.
Comedy, Drama
France|Germany|USA
2016
118 Minutes
Adam Driver Golshifteh Farahani Barry Shabaka Henley Cliff "Method Man" Smith Chasten Harmon William Jackson Harper Masatoshi Nagase Sterling Jerins Rizwan Manji
bus driver passenger dog bartender wife writer calm emotional heartwarming inspiring profound new jersey bus bar house small-town life writing working class work-life balance discovery
A quiet observation of the triumphs and defeats of daily life, along with the poetry evident in its smallest details.
Drama
USA
2000
133 Minutes
Sean Connery Rob Brown F. Murray Abraham Anna Paquin Busta Rhymes April Grace Michael Carmen Pitt Michael Nouri
basketball player writer mentor teenager engaging inspiring brooklyn, n.y. apartment basketball court friendship talent writing race relations culture clash discovery growing up 2000s
A young writing prodigy finds a mentor in a reclusive author.
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.
Gay & Lesbian, Biography
UK
1987
108 Minutes
Gary Oldman Alfred Molina Vanessa Redgrave Wallace Shawn Julie Walters James Grant Frances Barber Lindsay Duncan Janet Dale Dave Atkins
playwright lover agent psychiatrist joe orton dark intense england london brighton, england sussex, england bathhouse love homosexuality obsession jealousy writing forbidden love fall 1960s
Biographer John Lahr is writing a book about playwright Joe Orton. Joe and Kenneth meet at drama school and live together for ten years as lovers and collaborators. Both want to be writers, but only one of them is successful.
Drama
UK
2010
94 Minutes
Manjinder Virk Christine Bottomley Neil Dudgeon Natalie Gavin Robert Emms Parvani Lingiah Danny Webb Liam Price
playwright daughter son drug addict mother bleak dark shocking housing project bradford, england street estate poverty drug addiction tragedy writing andrea dunbar family dysfunction wretched excess escape
Portrayal of the late Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar.
Drama
UK|Germany|USA
2000
123 Minutes
Geoffrey Rush Kate Winslet Joaquin Phoenix Michael Caine Billie Whitelaw Patrick Malahide Amelia Warner Jane Menelaus Stephen Moyer
love interest doctor worker government official priest marquis de sade dark witty passionate france insane asylum imprisonment torture writing seduction sex murder temptation fall 18th century
In a Napoleonic era insane asylum, an inmate, the irrepressible Marquis De Sade, fights a battle of wills against a tyrannically prudish doctor.
Comedy
USA
1936
94 Minutes
Irene Dunne Melvyn Douglas Thomas Mitchell Thurston Hall Rosalind Keith Spring Byington
writer aunt publisher artist wife editor winsome heartwarming witty playful connecticut family home new york city secret life writing conflict of interest small-town life gossip transformation forbidden love
The author of a controversially racy best-selling book tries to hide her celebrity status from her provincial small-town neighbors, who'd be scandalized if they knew.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1982
136 Minutes
Robin Williams Glenn Close Mary Beth Hurt John Lithgow Hume Cronyn Jessica Tandy Swoosie Kurtz James McCall Peter Michael Goetz George Ede Mark Soper
nurse author wife transsexual child quirky amusing sad school household writing feminism gender bias sex growing up 1970s
A struggling young writer finds his life and work dominated by his unfaithful wife and his radical feminist mother, whose best-selling manifesto turns her into a cultural icon.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1987
100 Minutes
Mickey Rourke Faye Dunaway Alice Krige Jack Nance J.C. Quinn Frank Stallone Sandy Martin Roberta Bassin
writer drunk bartender barfly woman publisher gritty hedonistic cheeky emotional los angeles bar street apartment parking lot alcoholism poetry misfits drinking fighting
Based on the life of successful poet Charles Bukowski and his exploits in Hollywood during the 60s, 70s, and 80s.
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.
Drama
UK|Sweden|USA
2017
100 Minutes
Glenn Close Jonathan Pryce Christian Slater Annie Starke Harry Lloyd Max Irons Alix Wilton Regan Karin Franz Körlof Michael Benz Twinnie-Lee Moore
wife husband writer emotional brooding solemn rousing house party college lecture hall sacrifice talent dreams deferred career writing compromising situation love rise underdog
A wife questions her life choices as she travels to Stockholm to see her husband receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
86 Minutes
Sydney Greenstreet Peter Lorre Joan Lorring George Coulouris Rosalind Ivan Paul Cavanagh Arthur Shields Morton Lowry Holmes Herbert Art Foster Clyde Cook
superintendent successor artist nephew politician crafty engaging thrilling scotland yard london rooming house courtroom wrongful execution murder investigation redemption teamwork police work writing rivalry discovery
After an innocent man is executed in a case he was responsible for, a Scotland Yard superintendent finds himself investigating the murder of his key witness.
Biography, Drama, History
UK
2017
107 Minutes
Domhnall Gleeson Margot Robbie Kelly Macdonald Alex Lawther Will Tilston Stephen Campbell Moore Vicki Pepperdine Richard McCabe Geraldine Somerville Phoebe Waller-Bridge
christopher robin writer piglet father son winnie the pooh cheery charming creative endearing heartwarming playful london english countryside woods postwar britain children's book parent/child relationship writing success
The relationship between writer AA Milne and his son, Christopher Robin, and how this became the inspiration for Winnie the Pooh.
Adventure
UK|USA
1969
107 Minutes
Bill Travers Virginia McKenna Peter Jeffrey Jameson Clark Helena Gloag Roddy McMillan Jean Taylor Smith Willie Joss
otter doctor townsperson friend pet owner love interest charming playful uplifting london scotland village beach cottage exploration relocation pets city vs. country romance writing
Whoever said dog is man's best friend never met Mij! Mij is a cute, cuddly pet shop otter who captures the heart of Graham Merill (Bill Travers). It doesn't take Graham long to realize that... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2000
99 Minutes
writer photographer friend girlfriend doorman engaging emotional passionate tense greenwich village apartment restaurant friendship jealousy regret aging unemployment writing rivalry rise
Harry and Jake, two unsuccessful writers, spend a cathartic evening arguing about money, aesthetics, their friendship, and Harry's new manuscript.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Biography, Drama
USA
2018
106 Minutes
Melissa McCarthy Richard E. Grant Dolly Wells Ben Falcone Gregory Korostishevsky Jane Curtin Stephen Spinella Christian Navarro Pun Bandhu Marc Evan Jackson Erik LaRay Harvey
celebrity biographer friend writer storyteller amusing creative emotional new york city office park bookstore street writing creative process unemployment forgery celebrities pop culture transformation
When Lee Israel falls out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception.
Drama
Italy|USA
2015
116 Minutes
Russell Crowe Amanda Seyfried Kylie Rogers Aaron Paul Diane Kruger Bruce Greenwood Jane Fonda Quvenzhané Wallis Octavia Spencer Janet McTeer
writer father widow daughter family moving emotional gripping family home hospital united states study loss writing grief parent/child relationship illness love love growing up
A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge connections of her own.
Fantasy
UK
1945
96 Minutes
Rex Harrison Constance Cummings Kay Hammond Margaret Rutherford Hugh Wakefield Joyce Carey Jaqueline Clarke
writer psychic wife ghost airy amusing lighthearted family home love triangle ghosts writing pursuit quest 1940s
A man and his second wife are haunted by the ghost of his first wife.