Screenplay: William Cottrell
Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by William Cottrell. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.
Peter Pan
1953 · Movie · 77 min. · United States
Direction Clyde Geronimi · Hamilton Luske · Wilfred Jackson · Jack Kinney
Plot Peter Pan has a special place in the realm of classic animated Disney films: it instils an element of child-like wonder. The 1953 version of James M Barrie's story is...
7.1
32K votes
7.1
32K votes
Alice in Wonderland
1951 · Movie · 75 min. · United States
Direction Clyde Geronimi · Hamilton Luske · Wilfred Jackson
Plot On a golden afternoon, young Alice follows a White Rabbit, who disappears down a nearby rabbit hole. Quickly following him, she tumbles into the burrow - and enters the merry,...
7.1
33K votes
7.1
33K votes
Aquarela do Brasil (S)
1942 · Movie · 7 min. · United States
Direction Wilfred Jackson
Plot The title translates to "Watercolor of Brazil", and that's how it starts: with a paintbrush rendering the flora and fauna of Brazil (which oddly overlap) in water colors. A flower...
6.9
78 votes
6.9
78 votes
Pinocchio
1940 · Movie · 87 min. · United States
Direction Ben Sharpsteen · Hamilton Luske
Plot Jiminy Cricket tells a story that begins with a woodworker named Geppetto, who carves a wooden marionette. Geppetto names the puppet Pinocchio and wishes on a star that his creation...
6.8
43K votes
6.8
43K votes
Thru the Mirror (S)
1936 · Movie · 9 min. · United States
Direction David Hand
Plot Mickey has been reading Alice in Wonderland, and falls asleep. He finds himself on the other side of the mirror, where the furniture is alive. He eats a walnut, which...
6.5
595 votes
6.5
595 votes
The Little House (S)
1952 · Movie · 8 min. · United States
Direction Wilfred Jackson
Plot As progress brings the city directly around a little house, she grows more and more depressed.
6.5
146 votes
6.5
146 votes
The Three Caballeros
1944 · Movie · 69 min. · United States
Direction Norman Ferguson
Plot A large box arrives for Donald on his birthday, three gifts inside. He unwraps one at a time, and each takes him on an adventure. The first is a movie...
6.3
3K votes
6.3
3K votes
The Grasshopper and the Ants (S)
1934 · Movie · 8 min. · United States
Direction Wilfred Jackson
Plot As in the classic fable, the grasshopper plays his fiddle and lives for the moment, while the industrious ants squirrel away massive amounts of food for the winter. With his...
6.0
646 votes
6.0
646 votes
Who Killed Cock Robin? (S)
1935 · Movie · 8 min. · United States
Direction David Hand
Plot Robin is crooning to a Mae West-like Jenny Wren when he is shot with an arrow. A court is convened; the judge, an owl, keeps singing the title. A variety...
5.9
348 votes
5.9
348 votes
The Reluctant Dragon
1941 · Movie · 74 min. · United States
Direction Alfred L. Werker · Hamilton Luske · Jack Cutting · Ub Iwerks
Cast Robert Benchley · Frances Gifford · Buddy Pepper · Nana Bryant
Plot Humorist Robert Benchley visits the Disney Studios to sell Walt on the idea of animating the story of The Reluctant Dragon. While evading an officious young studio guide, Benchley stumbles...
5.9
525 votes
5.9
525 votes
Little Toot (S)
1954 · Movie · 9 min. · United States
Direction Clyde Geronimi
Plot Little Toot is a baby tugboat who would rather play than help his father in New York harbor. When he does finally decide to help, he accidentally causes a major...
5.8
102 votes
5.8
102 votes
Saludos Amigos
1942 · Movie · 40 min. · United States
Direction Wilfred Jackson · Jack Kinney · Hamilton Luske · Bill Roberts
Plot Live-action segments show members of the Disney staff touring South America and recording their impressions in sketches. These segue into four animated sections: "Lake Titicaca" depicts tourist Donald Duck's troubles...
5.6
918 votes
5.6
918 votes
Victory Through Air Power
1943 · Documentary · 70 min. · United States
Direction Perce Pearce · James Algar · Clyde Geronimi · Jack Kinney
Cast Alexander de Seversky · Billy Mitchell · Art Baker
Plot An animated documentary promoting of the soundness of strategic aerial bombing in World War II.
5.5
69 votes
5.5
69 votes