Screenplay: John August

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


Big Fish

2003 · Movie · 126 min. · United States

Direction Tim Burton

Cast Ewan McGregor · Albert Finney · Billy Crudup · Jessica Lange

Plot Edward Bloom (Finney) has always been a teller of tall tales about his oversized life as a young man (Ewan McGregor), when his wanderlust led him on an unlikely journey...

7.9

129K votes

7.9

129K votes

Corpse Bride

2005 · Movie · 75 min. · United States

Direction Tim Burton · Mike Johnson

Plot Victor (voice of Johnny Depp) is travelling home with his friend to get married to his fiancee Victoria (Emily Watson). The two stop to rest in the woods, and as...

7.2

98K votes

7.2

98K votes

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

2005 · Movie · 116 min. · United States

Direction Tim Burton

Cast Johnny Depp · Freddie Highmore · David Kelly · Deep Roy

Plot Acclaimed director Tim Burton brings his vividly imaginative style to the beloved Roald Dahl classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, about eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka (Johnny Depp) and Charlie, a...

6.6

93K votes

6.6

93K votes

Frankenweenie

2012 · Movie · 87 min. · United States

Direction Tim Burton

Plot Young Victor conducts a science experiment to bring his beloved dog Sparky back to life, only to face unintended, sometimes monstrous, consequences. Remake from the famous short film from Burton....

6.6

26K votes

6.6

26K votes

Go

1999 · Movie · 98 min. · United States

Direction Doug Liman

Cast Sarah Polley · Katie Holmes · Jay Mohr · Scott Wolf

Plot All the story sets in L.A. and Las Vegas in a 24-hour period sometime between Christmas and New Year's. Slacker grocery-store clerk Ronna (Sarah Polley) is trying to score rent...

6.4

2K votes

6.4

2K votes

Titan A.E.

2000 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction Don Bluth · Gary Goldman

Plot A young man learns that he has to find a hidden Earth ship before an enemy alien species does in order to secure the survival of humanity.

6.2

12K votes

6.2

12K votes

Aladdin

2019 · Movie · 128 min. · United States

Direction Guy Ritchie

Cast Mena Massoud · Naomi Scott · Will Smith · Chico Kenzari

Plot “Aladdin” is the exciting tale of the charming street rat Aladdin, the courageous and self-determined Princess Jasmine and the Genie who may be the key to their future. A live-action...

6.2

22K votes

6.2

22K votes

The Nines

2007 · Movie · 99 min. · United States

Direction John August

Cast Ryan Reynolds · Hope Davis · Melissa McCarthy · Elle Fanning

Plot The Nines consists of three short films, each featuring the same actors in different — and sometimes overlapping — roles. “The Prisoner” tells the story of a troubled television star...

5.5

758 votes

5.5

758 votes

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

2019 · Movie · 111 min. · United States

Direction André Øvredal

Cast Zoe Margaret Colletti · Michael Garza · Austin Zajur · Gabriel Rush

Plot Stella Michaels (Colletti) is a young girl still haunted by her mother’s disappearance on Halloween night — an incident that she suspects her father knows more about than he lets...

5.3

7K votes

5.3

7K votes

Charlie's Angels

2000 · Movie · 98 min. · United States

Direction McG

Cast Cameron Diaz · Drew Barrymore · Lucy Liu · Bill Murray

Plot They’re beautiful, they’re brilliant and they work for Charlie. This is a sexy, high-octane update of the popular hit show, Natalie (Diaz), Dylan (Barrymore) and Alex (Liu), alongside faithful lieutenant...

3.9

32K votes

3.9

32K votes

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

2003 · Movie · 105 min. · United States

Direction McG

Cast Cameron Diaz · Drew Barrymore · Lucy Liu · Demi Moore

Plot The "Angels", three investigative agents (Barrymore, Diaz and Liu) who work for the Charles Townsend Detective Agency, return for another high-octane series of adventures as they investigate the theft of...

3.5

22K votes

3.5

22K votes

Toto: The Dog-Gone Amazing Story of the Wizard of Oz

2026 · Movie · min. · United States

Direction Alex Timbers

Plot The story of The Wizard of Oz from the point of view of Dorothy's loyal companion.

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