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    Anna Kiri 2025 POSTER

    Anna Kiri

    2025

    French

    1

    aspiring writer

    Drama

    Francis Bordeleau Francis Bordeleau Director Caroline Néron Caroline Néron as Céline Anne-Marie Cadieux Anne-Marie Cadieux as Dominique Sébastien Dulck Sébastien Dulck as Le gentil Ivan Benoît McGinnis Benoît McGinnis as Pierre-Frédéric
    Escaping death after a failed robbery, a reckless and dreamy writer abandons her delinquency to pursue her quest of recognition.
    Mark Twain and Me 1991 POSTER

    Mark Twain and Me

    1991

    English

    6.7

    5

    62%

    62%

    aspiring writer

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    improbable friendship

    loss of a friend

    mentoring

    turn of the century

    Daniel Petrie Daniel Petrie Director Colin Fox Colin Fox as Dr. Quintard Talia Shire Talia Shire as Jean Clemens Fiona Reid Fiona Reid as Mrs. Quick John Shepherd John Shepherd as Oxford Dean
    During the final years of his life, the famous writer Samuel "Mark Twain" Clemens is befriended by a young girl named Dorothy Quick.
    Locating Silver Lake 2018 POSTER

    Locating Silver Lake

    2018

    English

    5.5

    7

    62%

    62%

    Action

    aspiring writer

    brokenhearted

    community

    diversity

    Drama

    los angeles, california

    loyalty

    Eric Bilitch Eric Bilitch Director Amaury Nolasco Amaury Nolasco as Jose Robert Rusler Robert Rusler as Mr. Jonathan Dan Lauria Dan Lauria as Speaker Aubrey Peeples Aubrey Peeples as Talya
    Upon graduating college, a brokenhearted aspiring writer, without a dime or connections, packs his bags and heads to Los Angeles in the hopes of finding a new beginning. He quickly gets immersed into two very different worlds - one young, provocative and alluring, the other rooted in diversity, community and loyalty - both with their own unique appeals, advantages and dangers. Through his new experiences, he realizes who he is and where he belongs.
    Black Widow 1954 POSTER

    Black Widow

    1954

    English

    6.7

    14

    55%

    55%

    Action

    aspiring writer

    broadway

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    murder

    murder investigation

    murder suspect

    Mystery

    new york city

    Nunnally Johnson Nunnally Johnson Director Virginia Leith Virginia Leith as Claire Amberly George Raft George Raft as Detective Lt. C.A. Bruce Forbes Murray Forbes Murray as Man in Hallway Aaron Spelling Aaron Spelling as Mr. Oliver
    When a young stage hopeful is found dead, suspicion falls on her mentor, a successful Broadway producer.
    This Is Not a Comedy 2021 POSTER

    This Is Not a Comedy

    2021

    Spanish

    5.1

    38%

    38%

    Action

    aspiring writer

    Comedy

    Drama

    dramedy

    middle aged man

    stand-up comedian

    Gabriel Nuncio Gabriel Nuncio Director Cecilia Suárez Cecilia Suárez as Cecilia Suarez Renata Vaca Renata Vaca as Dayana Cassandra Ciangherotti Cassandra Ciangherotti as Leyre Adriana Paz Adriana Paz as Melissa
    A comedian finds new meaning in his life when his best friend asks him to be her sperm donor, and he meets a girl who connects with the cosmos.
    The Words 2012 POSTER

    The Words

    2012

    English

    7.0

    81

    24%

    49%

    Action

    aspiring writer

    Drama

    Mystery

    plagiarized book

    plagiarized novel

    Romance

    stolen novel

    Thriller

    Brian Klugman Brian Klugman Director Dennis Quaid Dennis Quaid as Clay Hammond Zoe Saldana Zoe Saldana as Dora Jansen Mark Camacho Mark Camacho as Fan J.K. Simmons J.K. Simmons as Mr. Jansen
    The Words follows young writer Rory Jansen who finally achieves long sought after literary success after publishing the next great American novel. There's only one catch - he didn't write it. As the past comes back to haunt him and his literary star continues to rise, Jansen is forced to confront the steep price that must be paid for stealing another man's work, and for placing ambition and success above life's most fundamental three words.
    Raven's End 1963 POSTER

    Raven's End

    1963

    Swedish

    7.3

    3

    1930s

    Action

    aspiring writer

    Drama

    malmö

    teenage protagonist

    Bo Widerberg Bo Widerberg Director Thommy Berggren Thommy Berggren as Anders Ingvar Hirdwall Ingvar Hirdwall as Sixten Keve Hjelm Keve Hjelm as The Father Emy Storm Emy Storm as The Mother
    In 1936 Sweden, a teenager drifts through life in his small town, hoping that a novel about the neighborhood he grew up and lives in will reverse the fortunes of his family.
    Mother 1996 POSTER

    Mother

    1996

    English

    6.9

    15

    aspiring writer

    author

    Comedy

    Drama

    neurotic

    novelist

    sibling rivalry

    writer's block

    Albert Brooks Albert Brooks Director Rob Morrow Rob Morrow as Jeff Henderson Albert Brooks Albert Brooks as John Henderson Lisa Kudrow Lisa Kudrow as Linda James Gleason James Gleason as Waiter
    A neurotic, twice-divorced sci-fi writer moves back in with his mother to solve his personal problems.
    True Memoirs of an International Assassin 2016 POSTER

    True Memoirs of an International Assassin

    2016

    English

    5.9

    9

    Action

    aspiring writer

    assassin

    Comedy

    Crime

    writer's block

    Jeff Wadlow Jeff Wadlow Director Andy Garcia Andy Garcia as El Toro Kim Coates Kim Coates as President Miguel 'Mike' Cueto Zulay Henao Zulay Henao as Rosa Bolivar Kevin James Kevin James as Sam Larson / Mason Carver
    After a publisher changes a writer's debut novel about a deadly assassin from fiction to nonfiction, the author finds himself thrust into the world of his lead character, and must take on the role of his character for his own survival.
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