Screenplay: Douglas McGrath

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


Bullets over Broadway

1994 · Movie · 99 min. · United States

Direction Woody Allen

Cast John Cusack · Dianne Wiest · Chazz Palminteri · Jim Broadbent

Plot The 20s. David Shayne, a down-and-out playwright, has finally obtained funding for one of his plays. On one condition: one of the parts is to be played by Olive, useless...

7.5

28K votes

7.5

28K votes

Infamous

2006 · Movie · 110 min. · United States

Direction Douglas McGrath

Cast Toby Jones · Daniel Craig · Sandra Bullock · Sigourney Weaver

Plot On November 16, 1959, Truman Capote reads about the murder of a Kansas family. There are no suspects. With Harper Lee, he visits the town: he wants to write about...

6.6

4K votes

6.6

4K votes

Nicholas Nickleby

2002 · Movie · 132 min. · United States

Direction Douglas McGrath

Cast Charlie Hunnam · Jamie Bell · Nathan Lane · Christopher Plummer

Plot Young Nicholas and his family enjoy a comfortable life, until Nicholas' father dies and the family is left penniless. Nicholas, his sister and mother venture to London to seek help...

6.3

1K votes

6.3

1K votes

Emma

1996 · Movie · 120 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Douglas McGrath

Cast Gwyneth Paltrow · Toni Collette · Alan Cumming · Jeremy Northam

Plot Based on the Jane Austen novel, "Emma" tells the story of a young woman in England who plays her town's matchmaker. When attempting to match up her friend with the...

6.0

4K votes

6.0

4K votes

Company Man

2000 · Movie · 95 min. · United States

Direction Peter Askin · Douglas McGrath

Cast Douglas McGrath · Sigourney Weaver · Denis Leary · Alan Cumming

Plot A high school teacher in the 60s becomes an international spy and becomes involved in a plot to overthrow Fidel Castro.

4.8

567 votes

4.8

567 votes

Born Yesterday

1993 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Luis Mandoki

Cast Melanie Griffith · Don Johnson · John Goodman · Edward Herrmann

Plot A businessman shows up in Washington to lobby agendas that are friendly to his construction plans. His ditsy ex-showgirl bimbo proves to be an embarrassment in social situations, so he...

4.3

2K votes

4.3

2K votes

Beautiful

2023 · Movie · min. · United States

Direction Lisa Cholodenko

Cast Daisy Edgar-Jones

Plot Chronicles the life and career of celebrated singer-songwriter, Carole King.

Not rated

Not rated