Screenplay: John Sacret Young

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


China Beach - Pilot Episode

1988 · Movie · 97 min. · United States

Direction Rod Holcomb

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

Synopsis Television pilot film for Emmy Award-winning dramatic sereies. This Pilot for the TV series introduces the people of the 510th Evac Hospital at China Beach Vietnam, 1967 who include cool but callous Army nurse Colleen McMurphy, naive Red Cross newcomer...

7.0

144 votes

7.0

144 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

Synopsis 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 women, military and civilian, who were present during the conflict....

6.8

140 votes

6.8

140 votes

Romero

1989 · Movie · 105 min. · United States

Direction John Duigan

Cast Raul Julia · Richard Jordan · Ana Alicia · Eddie Velez

Synopsis The life and work of Archbishop Oscar Romero who opposed, at great personal risk, the tyrannical repression in El Salvador.

6.3

537 votes

6.3

537 votes

Testament

1983 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction Lynne Littman

Cast Jane Alexander · William Devane · Kevin Costner · Ross Harris

Synopsis Nuclear war in the United States is portrayed in a realistic and believable manner. The story is told through the eyes of a woman who is struggling to take care of her family. The entire movie takes place in a...

6.2

265 votes

6.2

265 votes

Direction Timothy Busfield · Erica Dunton · Andrew Fleming · Joe Lazarov

Cast Dolly Parton · Julianne Hough · Melissa Leo · Ginnifer Goodwin

Synopsis An anthology series that showcases the stories, memories, and inspirations behind her most beloved songs.

4.7

39 votes

4.7

39 votes

The Possessed (TV)

1977 · Movie · 76 min. · United States

Direction Jerry Thorpe

Cast James Farentino · Claudette Nevins · Eugene Roche · Harrison Ford

Synopsis A former priest, now an exorcist, battles the satanic forces that are threatening the students at a girls school.

4.2

22 votes

4.2

22 votes

Direction Rod Holcomb

Cast Ted Danson · Jennifer Jason Leigh · Brian Dennehy · Marg Helgenberger

Synopsis An examination of the aftermath of Desert Storm and how servicemen and women were affected by it medically.

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A Rumor of War (TV Miniseries)

1980 · Series · 114 min. · United States

Direction Richard T. Heffron

Cast Brad Davis · Keith Carradine · Michael O'Keefe · Richard Bradford

Synopsis The memories of a US Marine lieutenant in Vietnam who slowly gets disillusioned as the war progresses.

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Chandler

1971 · Movie · 85 min. · United States

Direction Paul Magwood

Cast Warren Oates · Leslie Caron · Alex Dreier · Mitchell Ryan

Synopsis A hardboiled aging private eye is hired to find and protect a missing government witness sought after by the gangsters. The witness is a beautiful French woman and even the cops can't be trusted. The case is tough, but so...

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Generations

2010 · Documentary · 30 min. · United States

Direction Barbara Hammer · Gina Carducci

Synopsis 'Generations' is a 30 minute 16mm film about mentoring and passing on the tradition of personal experimental filmmaking. Barbara Hammer, 70 years old, hands the camera to Gina Carducci, a young queer filmmaker. Shooting during the last days of Astroland...

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Police Story (TV Series)

1973 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Joseph Wambaugh · Virgil W. Vogel · Barry Crane · Michael O'Herlihy

Cast Scott Brady · Don Meredith · Joe Santos · Mel Scott

Synopsis Classic anthology series, which details the personal lives of the men and women of the Los Angeles Police Department. The stories ranged from highly dramatic to extremely funny. Even though there weren't any real regulars, Don Meredith and Tony LoBianco...

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Police Story: Monster Manor

1988 · Movie · 95 min. · United States

Direction Aaron Lipstadt

Cast Brian McNamara · Clayton Rohner · Scott Burkholder · Claudia Christian

Synopsis Misfit cops turn an old mansion into a party house and end up as part of an undercover operation.

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Deceit (TV)

2004 · Movie · 91 min. · United States

Direction John Sacret Young

Cast Marlo Thomas · Vondie Curtis-Hall · Brett Cullen · Emily Barclay

Synopsis Ellen's life is turned upside down after her wealthy hubby vanishes at sea. Everyone close to her is a liar - especially Ellen's missing spouse. Was this a case of an affair gone bad? A corporate cover-up? Or something far...

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