Thursday 19 November 2015

Top 10 Movies About WRITERS!

    I'll just keep it short and simple.

    I won't write reviews or clatter the post with my personal opinions. It's just the bare bones; top 10 lists for you to take your pick and find what suits your taste.

    Here's a list of my top 10 favourite movies about, writers!



1-  Midnight in Paris

     While on a trip to Paris with his fiancĂ©e's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight.

Director:

 

Writer:

 

IMDb: 7.7



2-  The Words

     A writer at the peak of his literary success discovers the steep price he must pay for stealing another man's work.

IMDb: 7.1



3-  Misery


     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.

Director:

 

Writers:

  (novel), William Goldman(screenplay)

IMDb: 7.8



4-  Capote

     In 1959, Truman Capote learns of the murder of a Kansas family and decides to write a book about the case. While researching for his novel In Cold Blood, Capote forms a relationship with one of the killers, Perry Smith, who is on death row.

Director:

 

Writers:

  (screenplay), (book)

IMDb: 7.4


5-  The End of the Tour

     he story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace's groundbreaking epic novel, 'Infinite Jest.'

Director:

 

Writers:

  (screenplay), (book)

IMDb: 7.5



6-  Before Sunset

     Nine years after Jesse and Celine first met, they encounter each other again on the French leg of Jesse's book tour.

Director:

 

Writers:

  (screenplay), (screenplay), 5 more credits »

IMDb: 8.1




7-  Trumbo

     In 1947, Dalton Trumbo was Hollywood's top screenwriter until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs.

Director:

 

Writers:

  (book)

IMDb: 7.2



8-  Authors Anonymous

     When a dysfunctional group of unpublished writers accept Hannah into their fold, the last thing they expect is her overnight success. Can these lovable misfits achieve their artistic dreams and avoid killing one another in the process?

Director:

 

Writer:

 

IMDb: 4.4


9-  A Fantastic Fear of Everything

     A crime novelist whose research on Victorian serial killers has turned him into a paranoid wreck must confront his worst fears when a film executive takes a sudden interest in his movie script.

Writer:

  (screenplay)

IMDb: 5.9


10-  The Raven

     When a madman begins committing horrific murders inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's works, a young Baltimore detective joins forces with Poe to stop him from making his stories a reality.

Director:

 

Stars:

 Luke Evans

IMDb: 6.4




What's your favourite movie about writers??

Stay tuned for more top 10s...next time, my top 10 movies about BOOKS!