Screenplay: John Wells

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by John Wells. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.


Shameless (TV Series)

2011 · Series · 50 min. · United States

Direction Paul Abbott · Mark Mylod · Mimi Leder · John Wells

Cast William H. Macy · Emmy Rossum · Ethan Cutkosky · Shanola Hampton

Plot TV Series (2011-2021). 11 Seasons. 134 Episodes. Meet the fabulously dysfunctional Gallagher family. Dad's a drunk, Mom split long ago, eldest daughter Fiona tries to hold the family together. Eldest...

7.8

15K votes

7.8

15K votes

Southland (TV Series)

2009 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Ann Biderman · Christopher Chulack · Nelson McCormick · James M. Muro

Cast Michael Cudlitz · Ben McKenzie · Shawn Hatosy · Regina King

Plot TV Series (2009-2013). From Emmy Award winners John Wells, Ann Biderman and Chris Chulack comes a raw and authentic look at a police unit in Los Angeles. From the beaches...

7.3

526 votes

7.3

526 votes

The West Wing (TV Series)

1999 · Series · 40 min. · United States

Direction Aaron Sorkin · Alex Graves · Christopher Misiano · Thomas Schlamme

Cast Martin Sheen · Allison Janney · John Spencer · Bradley Whitford

Plot TV Series (1999-2006). 7 Seasons. 155 Episodes. When the erudite Democrat Josiah "Jed" Bartlet is elected U.S. president, he installs his administration. He places confidants from his electoral campaigns in...

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7.0

13K votes

7.0

13K votes

China Beach (TV Series)

1988 · Series · 45 min. · United States

Direction William Broyles Jr. · John Sacret Young · Mimi Leder · Christopher Leitch

Cast Dana Delany · Nan Woods · Michael Boatman · Marg Helgenberger

Plot TV Series (1988-1991). 4 Seasons. 64 episodes. Created by William Broyles, Jr. and John Sacret Young, the series looks at the Vietnam War from a unique perspective: that of the...

6.8

140 votes

6.8

140 votes

Animal Kingdom (TV Series)

2016 · Series · 54 min. · United States

Direction Jonathan Lisco · John Wells · David Rodriguez · Christopher Chulack

Cast Ellen Barkin · Scott Speedman · Shawn Hatosy · Daniella Alonso

Plot TV Series (2016-Present Day). A 17-year-old boy moves in with his grandmother and uncles in their Southern California beach town after his mother ODs.

6.7

557 votes

6.7

557 votes

E.R. (TV Series)

1994 · Series · 45 min. · United States

Direction Michael Crichton · Christopher Chulack · Jonathan Kaplan · Richard Thorpe

Cast Noah Wyle · Maura Tierney · Laura Innes · George Clooney

Plot TV Series (1994-2009). 15 Seasons. 331 Episodes. Created by best-selling author Michael Crichton (“Jurassic Park”), the series centers on the medical personnel in the emergency room of a Chicago hospital....

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6.7

40K votes

6.7

40K votes

Smith (TV Series)

2006 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction John Wells · Christopher Chulack · Nelson McCormick · Alex Zakrzewski

Cast Ray Liotta · Virginia Madsen · Simon Baker · Jonny Lee Miller

Plot TV Series (2006). 7 Episodes. A drama about the lives of a crew of professional criminals.

6.5

163 votes

6.5

163 votes

Third Watch (TV Series)

1999 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction John Wells · Edward Allen Bernero · Jesús Salvador Treviño · Félix Enríquez Alcalá

Cast Coby Bell · Anthony Ruivivar · Molly Price · Skipp Sudduth

Plot TV Series (1999-2005). The exploits of a group of men and women who serve the City of New York as police officers, firemen, and paramedics in the fictional 55th Precinct.

6.4

1K votes

6.4

1K votes

The Company Men

2010 · Movie · 109 min. · United States

Direction John Wells

Cast Ben Affleck · Tommy Lee Jones · Kevin Costner · Maria Bello

Plot Bobby Walker (Ben Affleck) is living the American dream: great job, beautiful family, shiny Porsche in the garage. When corporate downsizing leaves him and co-workers Phil Woodward (Chris Cooper) and...

6.1

9K votes

6.1

9K votes

Princess Caraboo

1994 · Movie · 94 min. · United States

4.6

496 votes

4.6

496 votes

Star Wars: Hand of the Empire

2019 · Movie · 50 min. · United States

Direction Nathan Thomas Milliner

Cast John Wells · Krystabelle Dawn · Darrin Dickerson · Don West

Plot Emperor Palpatine dispatches a legion of imperial stormtroopers to the forest planet of Cilpar to retrieve a valuable asset.

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30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia

1968 · Movie · 85 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Joseph McGrath

Cast Dudley Moore · Eddie Foy Jr. · Suzy Kendall · John Bird

Plot Rupert Street, a piano player and composer, decides to write a musical and marry before he reaches his thirtieth birthday. One minor problem: he'll be 30 in six weeks...

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Angel Street (TV)

1992 · Movie · 93 min. · United States

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Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

1996 · Movie · 110 min. · United States

Direction Michael Ray Rhodes

Cast Moira Kelly · Martin Sheen · Lenny von Dohlen · Melinda Dillon

Plot The phrase "entertaining angels" refers to the practice of treating all guests--be they kings or peasants--as if they were visiting angels. This is the challenge for all humble Christians and...

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Queen of the Turf

1921 · Movie · 73 min. · Australia

Direction John Wells

Cast Agnes Vernon · Robert MacKinnon · John Cosgrove · John Faulkner

Plot Bobbie Morton is a gutsy heroine in the grand Australian tradition. She's a champion horsewoman who can hold her own amongst the men of the racecourse. As part of her...

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Rafter Romance

1933 · Movie · 73 min. · United States

Direction William A. Seiter

Cast Ginger Rogers · Norman Foster · George Sidney · Robert Benchley

Plot Mary, a working girl, shares a Greenwich Village apartment with Jack, an artist-night watchman. They share the apartment on a shift basis never seeing each other. Mary develops a hearty...

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American Woman (TV Miniseries)

2018 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Alex Hardcastle · Alethea Jones

Cast Alicia Silverstone · Mena Suvari · Jennifer Bartels · Makenna James

Plot TV Miniseries (12 episodes). A single mom struggles to raise her two daughters on her own in the 70s. Squad Goals circa 1975. Inspired by the upbringing of co-executive producer...

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Rentadick

1972 · Movie · 94 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Jim Clark

Cast James Booth · Richard Briers · Julie Ege · Ronald Fraser

Plot Armitage runs a chemical company that is on the verge of producing a gas that causes temporary disability. Clearly the military want it but it is also sought by a...

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