Screenplay: Jane Campion

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


The Piano

1993 · Movie · 121 min. · New Zealand

Direction Jane Campion

Cast Holly Hunter · Anna Paquin · Harvey Keitel · Sam Neill

Plot Set in 1851, a mute Scottish woman (Hunter) arrives in colonial New Zealand for an arranged marriage, with her precocious young daughter (Paquin) and beloved piano in tow. When her...

7.4

48K votes

7.4

48K votes

Top of the Lake (TV Series)

2013 · Series · 60 min. · Australia

Direction Jane Campion · Garth Davis

Cast Elisabeth Moss · Jaqueline Joe · David Wenham · Holly Hunter

Plot TV Series (2013). When pregnant, 12-year-old Tui tries to kill herself in a freezing New Zealand lake, Detective Robin Griffin has plenty of questions for the girl. But when Tui...

6.7

3K votes

6.7

3K votes

Top of the Lake: China Girl (TV Series)

2017 · Series · 350 min. · Australia

Direction Jane Campion · Ariel Kleiman

Cast Elisabeth Moss · Nicole Kidman · Gwendoline Christie · David Dencik

Plot TV Series (2017). 6 Episodes. Inspector Robin Griffin returns to Sydney, where she tries to recover from a breakup with her fiancé and struggles to get her career back after...

6.5

1K votes

6.5

1K votes

Passionless Moments (S)

1983 · Movie · 13 min. · Australia

Direction Jane Campion · Gerard Lee

Cast David Benton · Ann Burriman · Sean Callinan · Paul Chubb

Plot Second short by Jane Campion, co-directed by Gerard Lee. Little, uncomfortable, everyday moments, shown with tenderness, humour and a curious perspective. A sober work with a Raymond Carver feel.

6.4

41 votes

6.4

41 votes

The Power of the Dog

2021 · Movie · 128 min. · Australia

Direction Jane Campion

Cast Benedict Cumberbatch · Jesse Plemons · Kirsten Dunst · Kodi Smit-McPhee

Plot Montana, 1925. Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he...

6.4

21K votes

6.4

21K votes

The Water Diary (S)

2006 · Movie · 18 min. · France

Direction Jane Campion

Cast Alice Englert · Tintin Marova Kelly · Isidore Tillers

Plot A story through a child's eyes about living through a drought.

6.3

31 votes

6.3

31 votes

To Each His Cinema

2007 · Movie · 111 min. · France

Direction Theodoros Angelopoulos · Olivier Assayas · Bille August · Jane Campion

Cast Cindy Beckett · Audrey Dana · Jacques Frantz · George Babluani

Plot To Each His Cinema is a 2007 film, produced and conceived by Gilles Jacob, celebrating the Cannes Film Festival's 60th anniversary. The film is comprised of a collection of 35...

6.2

1K votes

6.2

1K votes

Bright Star

2009 · Movie · 119 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Jane Campion

Cast Abbie Cornish · Ben Whishaw · Paul Schneider · Thomas Brodie-Sangster

Plot The drama based on the three-year romance between 19th century english poet John Keats (Ben Whishaw) and Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish), which was cut short by Keats' untimely death at...

6.1

3K votes

6.1

3K votes

Sweetie

1989 · Movie · 100 min. · New Zealand

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6.1

175 votes

6.1

175 votes

A Girl's Own Story (S)

1984 · Movie · 25 min. · Australia

Direction Jane Campion

Cast Gabrielle Shornegg · Geraldine Haywood · Marina Knight

Plot A look at three girls, young teens, in the era of the Beatles. Pam lives with parents who haven't spoken directly to each other in two years, using their daughters...

6.0

57 votes

6.0

57 votes

8

2008 · Movie · 100 min. · France

Direction Jane Campion · Gael García Bernal · Jan Kounen · Mira Nair

Cast Nigist Anteneh · Tefera Gizaw · Fekadu Kebede · Ingvar Eggert Sigurdsson

Plot 8 shorts centered around 8 themes directed by 8 famous film directors involved and sharing their opinion on progress, on the set-backs and the challenges our planet faces today.

5.7

96 votes

5.7

96 votes

Holy Smoke

1999 · Movie · 114 min. · United States

Direction Jane Campion

Cast Kate Winslet · Harvey Keitel · Julie Hamilton · Sophie Lee

Plot While on a journey of discovery in exotic India, beautiful young Ruth Barron falls under the influence of a charismatic religious guru. Her desperate parents then hire P. J. Waters,...

5.4

2K votes

5.4

2K votes

An Exercise in Discipline - Peel (S)

1982 · Movie · 9 min. · Australia

Direction Jane Campion

Cast Tim Pye · Katie Pye · Ben Martin

Plot A father along with his son and sister is driving back home in his car. The son continiously is throwing orange peels onto the road when suddenly the father stops...

5.1

65 votes

5.1

65 votes

In the Cut

2003 · Movie · 120 min. · United States

Direction Jane Campion

Cast Meg Ryan · Mark Ruffalo · Kevin Bacon · Jennifer Jason Leigh

Plot In the underbelly of lower Manhattan, Frannie Avery (Meg Ryan), a reserved English professor, becomes obsessed after seeing more than she should of an impassioned couple. After the young woman...

4.7

3K votes

4.7

3K votes

After Hours

1984 · Movie · 26 min. · Australia

Direction Jane Campion

Cast Anna Maria Monticelli · Russell Newman · Danielle Pearse · Don Reid

Plot The difficulty of separating sexual fantasy and reality become apparent at an investigation of an alledged sexual harassment case.

Not rated

Not rated

Les courts des grands

2005 · Documentary · 203 min. · France

Direction Robert Zemeckis · Luc Besson · Tony Scott · George Lucas

Plot A journey through time, a true testimony on twelve of the greatest directors of contemporary cinema. This selection of short films is a tool for understanding their work. With 3...

Not rated

Not rated

Mishaps of Seduction and Conquest (S)

1984 · Movie · 15 min. · Australia

Direction Jane Campion

Cast Deborah Kennedy · Richard Evans

Plot Two brothers write letters to each other while one attempts to conquer Mount Everest and the other to conquer a writer named Emma.

Not rated

Not rated