Equus (1977). Directed by Sidney Lumet. Writing Credits: Peter Shaffer (also play). Starring: Richard Burton, Peter Firth, Colin Blakely, Joan Plowright.
Erin Brockovich (2000). Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Writing Credits: Susannah Grant (written by). Starring: Julia Roberts, David Brisbin, Albert Finney. Academy Awards: Julia Roberts (Best Actress in a Leading Role).
Excalibur (1981). Directed by John Boorman. Writing Credits: Thomas Malory (book Le Morte d’Arthur), Rospo Pallenberg (adaptation), Rospo Pallenberg (screenplay), John Boorman (screenplay). Starring: Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay.
The Exorcist (1973). Directed by William Friedkin. Writing Credits: William Peter Blatty (also novel). Starring: Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Jason Miller, Lee J. Cobb. Academy Awards: William Peter Blatty (Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium).
Fandango (1985). Directed by Kevin Reynolds. Writing Credits: Kevin Reynolds. Starring: Kevin Costner, Judd Nelson, Sam Robards.
Fantasia (1940). Directed by James Algar and Samuel Armstrong. Writing Credits: Joe Grant (segment) (story), Dick Huemer (segment) (story). Starring: Leopold Stokowski (Conductor, The Philadelphia Orchestra), Deems Taylor (Narrator), Hugh Douglas (Narrator). Academy Awards: (Honorary Award) Walt Disney, William E. Garity, J. N. A. Hawkins, Leopold Stokowski (and his associates).
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). Directed by Amy Heckerling. Writing Credits: Cameron Crowe (book), Cameron Crowe (screenplay). Starring: Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold.
Fiddler on the Roof (1971). Directed by Norman Jewison. Writing Credits: Sholom Aleichem (book Tevye’s Daughters and play Tevye der Milkhiker as Sholem Aleichem), Joseph Stein (libretto and screenplay). Starring: Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey.
The Fisher King (1991). Directed by Terry Gilliam. Writing Credits: Richard LaGravenese (written by). Starring: Jeff Bridges, Adam Bryant, Robin Williams, Paul J. Lombardi, Mercedes Ruehl. Academy Awards: Mercedes Ruehl (Best Actress in a Supporting Role).
Forbidden Planet (1956). Directed by Fred M. Wilcox. Writing Credits: Irving Block (story), Allen Adler (story), Cyril Hume. Starring: Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen.
Fort Apache (1948). Directed by John Ford. Writing Credits: James Warner Bellah (story), Frank S. Nugent. Starring: John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Shirley Temple.
Frankenstein (1931). Directed by James Whale. Writing Credits: Mary Shelley (novel), Peggy Webling (play). Starring: Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boles.
Friday the 13th (1980). Directed by Sean S. Cunningham. Writing Credits: Victor Miller. Starring: Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King.
From Here to Eternity (1953). Directed by Fred Zinnemann. Writing Credits: James Jones (novel), Daniel Taradash. Starring: Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed, Frank Sinatra. Academy Awards: Frank Sinatra (Best Actor in a Supporting Role), Donna Reed (Best Actress in a Supporting Role), Fred Zinnemann (Best Director), William A. Lyon (Best Film Editing), Daniel Taradash (Best Writing, Screenplay).
G. I. Jane (1997). Directed by Ridley Scott. Writing Credits: Danielle Alexandra (story), David Twohy (screenplay), Danielle Alexandra (screenplay). Starring: Demi Moore, Viggo Mortensen, Anne Bancroft.
The Godfather (1972). Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Writing Credits: Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo (also novel). Starring: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard S. Castellano, Robert Duvall. Academy Awards: Marlon Brando (Best Actor in a Leading Role). Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola (Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium).
Gone with the Wind (1939). Directed by Victor Fleming. Writing Credits: Margaret Mitchell (novel), Sidney Howard. Starring: Thomas Mitchell, Barbara O’Neil, Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable. Academy Awards: Vivien Leigh (Best Actress in a Leading Role), Hattie McDaniel (Best Actress in a Supporting Role), Victor Fleming (Best Director), Hal C. Kern and James E. Newcom (Best Film Editing), Sidney Howard (Best Writing, Screenplay).
The Good Son (1993). Directed by Joseph Ruben. Writing Credits: Ian McEwan (written by). Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Elijah Wood, Wendy Crewson, David Morse.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1967). Directed by Sergio Leone. Writing Credits: Luciano Vincenzoni (story), Sergio Leone (story), Agenore Incrocci (screenplay) (as Age), Furio Scarpelli (screenplay) (as Scarpelli), Luciano Vincenzoni (screenplay), Sergio Leone (screenplay). Starring: Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Aldo Giuffrè.
Good Will Hunting (1997). Directed by Gus Van Sant. Writing Credits: Matt Damon (written by), Ben Affleck (written by). Starring: Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Stellan Skarsgård, Minnie Driver. Academy Awards: Robin Williams (Best Actor in a Supporting Role), Matt Damon and Ben Affleck (Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen).
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969). Directed by Herbert Ross. Writing Credits: James Hilton (novel) & Terence Rattigan (screenplay). Starring: George Baker, Peter O’Toole, Petula Clark.
The Graduate (1967). Directed by Mike Nichols. Writing Credits: Charles Webb (novel), Calder Willingham (screenplay), Buck Henry (screenplay). Starring: Anne Bancroft, Dustin Hoffman, Katharine Ross. Academy Awards: Mike Nichols (Best Director).
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965). Directed by George Stevens and David Lean. Writing Credits: James Lee Barrett, Henry Denker (source writings). Starring: Max von Sydow, Michael Anderson Jr., Carroll Baker.
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957). Directed by John Sturges. Writing Credits: George Scullin (article), Leon Uris. Starring: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming, Jo Van Fleet.
The Gunfighter (1950). Directed by Henry King. Writing Credits: William Bowers (story), André De Toth (story) (as Andre De Toth), William Bowers (screenplay), William Sellers (screenplay). Starring: Gregory Peck, Helen Westcott, Millard Mitchell, Jean Parker, Karl Malden.
Halloween (1978). Directed by John Carpenter. Writing Credits: John Carpenter (screenplay), Debra Hill (screenplay). Starring: Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nancy Kyes.
Hang ’Em High (1968). Directed by Ted Post. Writing Credits: Leonard Freeman, Mel Goldberg. Starring: Clint Eastwood, Inger Stevens, Ed Begley, Pat Hingle, Ben Johnson.
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986). Directed by Woody Allen. Writing Credits: Woody Allen. Starring: Barbara Hershey, Carrie Fisher, Michael Caine, Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, Maureen O’Sullivan. Academy Awards: Michael Caine (Best Actor in a Supporting Role), Dianne Wiest (Best Actress in a Supporting Role).
Harold and Maude (1971). Directed by Hal Ashby. Writing Credits: Colin Higgins. Starring: Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001). Directed by Chris Columbus. Writing Credits: J. K. Rowling (novel), Steven Kloves (screenplay). Starring: Richard Harris, Daniel Radcliffe, Maggie Smith, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane, Rupert Grint.
High Noon (1952). Directed by Fred Zinnemann. Writing Credits: John W. Cunningham (story), Carl Foreman (screenplay). Starring: Gary Cooper, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges, Katy Jurado, Grace Kelly. Academy Awards: Gary Cooper (Best Actor in a Leading Role), Elmo Williams, Harry W. Gerstad (Best Film Editing).
High Plains Drifter (1973). Directed by Clint Eastwood. Writing Credits: Ernest Tidyman. Starring: Clint Eastwood, Verna Bloom, Marianna Hill.
Hollywood Ending (2002). Directed by Woody Allen. Writing Credits: Woody Allen (written by). Starring: Téa Leoni, Bob Dorian, Ivan Martin.
Hoosiers (1986). Directed by David Anspaugh. Writing Credits: Angelo Pizzo (written by). Starring: Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper.
How the West Was Won (1962). Directed by John Ford and Henry Hathaway. Writing Credits: James R. Webb. Starring: Carroll Baker, Lee J. Cobb, Henry Fonda, Carolyn Jones, Karl Malden, Gregory Peck, George Peppard. Academy Awards: Harold F. Kress (Best Film Editing), James R. Webb (Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen).
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957). Directed by Herbert L. Strock. Writing Credits: Herman Cohen, Aben Kandel. Starring: Whit
Bissell, Phyllis Coates, Robert Burton, Gary Conway.
I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957). Directed by Gene Fowler Jr.. Writing Credits: Herman Cohen, Aben Kandel. Starring: Michael Landon, Yvonne Lime, Whit Bissell.
In Dreams (1999). Directed by Neil Jordan. Writing Credits: Bari Wood (novel Doll’s Eyes), Bruce Robinson (screenplay), Neil Jordan (screenplay). Starring: Annette Bening, Katie Sagona, Aidan Quinn, Robert Downey Jr.
It’s Alive (1974). Directed by Larry Cohen. Writing Credits: Larry Cohen. Starring: John P. Ryan, Sharon Farrell, James Dixon.
Jason and the Argonauts (1963). Directed by Don Chaffey. Writing Credits: Beverley Cross, Jan Read. Starring: Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack, Gary Raymond.
Jaws (1975). Directed by Steven Spielberg. Writing Credits: Peter Benchley (also novel), Carl Gottlieb. Starring: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton.
The Jazz Singer (1927). Directed by Alan Crosland. Writing Credits: Alfred A. Cohn (adaptation), Jack Jarmuth (titles), Samson Raphaelson (play). Starring: Al Jolson, May McAvoy, Warner Oland.
Jerry Maguire (1996). Directed by Cameron Crowe. Writing Credits: Cameron Crowe (written by). Starring: Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., Renée Zellweger. Academy Awards: Cuba Gooding Jr. (Best Actor in a Supporting Role).
Joe Kidd (1972). Directed by John Sturges. Writing Credits: Elmore Leonard. Starring: Clint Eastwood, Robert Duvall, John Saxon.
Jurassic Park (1993). Directed by Steven Spielberg. Writing Credits: Michael Crichton (novel), Michael Crichton (screenplay), David Koepp (screenplay). Starring: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough.
The Karate Kid (1984). Directed by John G. Avildsen. Writing Credits: Robert Mark Kamen. Starring: Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue.
Khartoum (1966). Directed by Basil Dearden and Eliot Elisofon. Writing Credits: Robert Ardrey. Starring: Charlton Heston, Laurence Olivier, Richard Johnson.
King Kong (1933). Directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack. Writing Credits: Merian C. Cooper (story), Edgar Wallace (story), James Ash-more Creelman, Ruth Rose. Starring: Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot.
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988). Directed by Martin Scorsese. Writing Credits: Nikos Kazantzakis (novel), Paul Schrader (screenplay). Starring: Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Paul Greco.
Lawrence of Arabia (1962). Directed by David Lean. Writing Credits: T. E. Lawrence (writings), Robert Bolt (screenplay). Starring: Peter O’Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Omar Sharif, José Ferrer. Academy Awards: David Lean (Best Director), Anne V. Coates (Best Film Editing).
Lethal Weapon (1987). Directed by Richard Donner. Writing Credits: Shane Black. Starring: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey.
Little Buddha (1993). Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. Writing Credits: Bernardo Bertolucci (story), Rudy Wurlitzer (screenplay). Starring: Keanu Reeves, Ruocheng Ying, Chris Isaak, Bridget Fonda.
The Little Mermaid (1989). Directed by Ron Clements, John Musker. Writing Credits: Roger Allers (story), Hans Christian Andersen (fairy tale). Starring: Jodi Benson (Ariel voice), Christopher Daniel Barnes.
The Little Princess (1939). Directed by Walter Lang and William A. Seiter. Writing Credits: Frances Hodgson Burnett (novel), Ethel Hill, Walter Ferris. Starring: Shirley Temple, Richard Greene, Anita Louise.
Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977). Directed by Richard Brooks. Writing Credits: Richard Brooks, Judith Rossner (novel). Starring: Diane Keaton, Tuesday Weld, William Atherton, Richard Kiley, Richard Gere.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001). Directed by Peter Jackson. Writing Credits: J. R. R. Tolkien (novel The Fellowship of the Ring), Frances Walsh (screenplay) (as Fran Walsh), Philippa Boyens (screenplay), Peter Jackson (screenplay). Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Sean Bean.
Mad Max (1979). Directed by George Miller. Writing Credits: George Miller (story), Byron Kennedy (story), James McCausland (screenplay), George Miller (screenplay). Starring: Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne.
Maid in Manhattan (2002). Directed by Wayne Wang. Writing Credits: John Hughes (story), Kevin Wade (screenplay). Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson, Stanley Tucci.
Malcolm X (1992). Directed by Spike Lee. Writing Credits: Alex Haley (book The Autobiography of Malcom X), Malcolm X (book The Autobiography of Malcom X), Arnold Perl (screenplay), Spike Lee (screenplay). Starring: Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman Jr., Delroy Lindo, Spike Lee, Theresa Randle.
The Maltese Falcon (1941). Directed by John Huston. Writing Credits: Dashiell Hammett (novel), John Huston (screenplay). Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George, Peter Lorre.
Manhattan (1979). Directed by Woody Allen. Writing Credits: Woody Allen, Marshall Brickman. Starring: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Michael Murphy, Mariel Hemingway, Meryl Streep, Anne Byrne Hoffman, Karen Ludwig.
Metropolis (1927). Directed by Fritz Lang. Writing Credits: Fritz Lang, Thea von Harbou (also novel). Starring: Alfred Abel, Gustav Fröhlich, Brigitte Helm.
Minority Report (2002). Directed by Steven Spielberg. Writing Credits: Philip K. Dick (short story), Scott Frank (screenplay), Jon Cohen (screenplay). Starring: Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Steve Harris, Max von Sydow, Samantha Morton, Kathryn Morris.
Mr. Mom (1983). Directed by Stan Dragoti. Writing Credits: John Hughes. Starring: Michael Keaton, Teri Garr, Frederick Koehler.
Moby Dick (1956). Directed by John Huston. Writing Credits: Herman Melville (novel Moby-Dick; or, The Whale), Ray Bradbury, John Huston. Starring: Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, Leo Genn, James Robertson Justice.
Modern Times (1936). Directed by Charles Chaplin. Writing Credits: Charles Chaplin. Starring: Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman.
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993). Directed by Chris Columbus. Writing Credits: Anne Fine (novel Alias Madame Doubtfire), Randi Mayem Singer (screenplay), Leslie Dixon (screenplay). Starring: Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan, Harvey Fierstein.
Mulan (1998). Directed by Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook. Writing Credits: Robert D. San Souci (story) & Rita Hsiao. Starring: Ming-Na (voice) (as Ming-Na Wen), B. D. Wong (voice), Soon-Tek Oh (voice).
The Mummy (1932). Directed by Karl Freund. Writing Credits: Nina Wilcox Putnam (story), Richard Schayer (story), John L. Balderston. Starring: Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners.
The Mummy (1999). Directed by Stephen Sommers. Writing Credits: Stephen Sommers (screen story), Lloyd Fonvielle (screen story), Kevin Jarre (screen story), Stephen Sommers (screenplay). Starring: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo.
My Darling Clementine (1946). Directed by John Ford. Writing Credits: Samuel G. Engel, Sam Hellman (story), Stuart N. Lake (book Wyatt Earp, Frontier Marshal), Winston Miller. Starring: Henry Fonda, Linda Darnell, Victor Mature, Cathy Downs, Walter Brennan.
New York Stories (1989). Directed by Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese. Writing Credits: Richard Price, Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola, Sofia Coppola. Starring: Woody Allen, Marvin Chatinover, Mae Questel, Mia Farrow, Molly Regan.
1941 (1979). Directed by Steven Spielberg. Writing Credits: Robert Zemeckis (story), Bob Gale (story), John Milius (story). Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Ned Beatty, John Belushi.
Nosferatu (1922). Directed by F. W. Murnau. Writing Credits: Henrik Galeen. Starring: Max Schreck, Alexander Granach, Gustav von Wangenheim.
Of Human Hearts (1938). Directed by Clarence Brown. Writing Credits: Honore Morrow (story), Bradbury Foote (screenplay). Starring: Walter Huston, James Stewart.
Office Space (1999). Directed by Mike Judge. Writing Credits: Mike Judge (Milton animated shorts), Mike Judge (screenplay). Starring: Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, Ajay Naidu, David Herman, Gary Cole, Stephen Root.
The Omen (1976). Directed by Rich
ard Donner. Writing Credits: David Seltzer. Starring: Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975). Directed by Milos Forman. Writing Credits: Bo Goldman, Lawrence Hauben, Ken Kesey (novel). Starring: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, William Redfield. Academy Awards: Jack Nicholson (Best Actor in a Leading Role), Louise Fletcher (Best Actress in a Leading Role), Milos Forman (Best Director), Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman (Best Writing, Screenplay Adapted From Other Material).
100 Heroes and Villains (2003). Directed by Gary Smith. Writing Credits: Bob Gazzale (written by). Starring: various actress and actors.
Ordinary People (1980). Directed by Robert Redford. Writing Credits: Judith Guest (novel), Alvin Sargent. Starring: Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch, Timothy Hutton, M. Emmet Walsh, Elizabeth McGovern. Academy Awards: Timothy Hutton (Best Actor in a Supporting Role), Robert Redford (Best Director), Ronald L. Schwary (Best Picture), Alvin Sargent (Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium).
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976). Directed by Clint Eastwood. Writing Credits: Forrest Carter (novel Gone to Texas), Sonia Chernus, Philip Kaufman (as Phil Kaufman). Starring: Clint Eastwood, Chief Dan George, Sondra Locke.
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943). Directed by William A. Wellman. Writing Credits: Walter Van Tilburg Clark (novel) & Lamar Trotti. Starring: Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews, Mary Beth Hughes, Anthony Quinn.
Pale Rider (1985). Directed by Clint Eastwood. Writing Credits: Michael Butler, Dennis Shryack. Starring: Clint Eastwood, Michael Moriarty, Carrie Snodgress, Chris Penn.
The Patriot (2000). Directed by Roland Emmerich. Writing Credits: Robert Rodat (written by). Starring: Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson, Jason Isaacs, Chris Cooper.
Payback (1999). Directed by Brian Helgeland. Writing Credits: Donald E. Westlake (novel The Hunter) (as Richard Stark), Brian Helgeland (screenplay), Terry Hayes (screenplay). Starring: Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Maria Bello, David Paymer.
The Penalty (1920). Directed by Wallace Worsley. Writing Credits: Charles Kenyon, Philip Lonergan, Gouverneur Morris (story). Starring: Lon Chaney, Ethel Grey Terry, Charles Clary.
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