Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin
Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Aaron Sorkin. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.
The Newsroom: We Just Decided To - Pilot Episode (TV)
2012 · Movie · 70 min. · United States
Direction Greg Mottola
Cast Jeff Daniels · Emily Mortimer · John Gallagher Jr. · Alison Pill
Plot In the aftermath of his public tirade, acclaimed news anchor Will McAvoy (Jeff Daniels) returns to his job to find that most of his staff are leaving and his new...
7.6
4K votes
7.6
4K votes
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (TV Series)
2006 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Aaron Sorkin · Thomas Schlamme · Timothy Busfield · John Fortenberry
Cast Matthew Perry · Amanda Peet · Steven Weber · Bradley Whitford
Plot TV Series. 1 Season. 22 episodes. In the drama series, Aaron Sorkin lays bare the backstage politics, romances and delicate balance between creative talent, on-air personalities and network executives in...
7.6
2K votes
7.6
2K votes
The Newsroom (TV Series)
2012 · Series · 50 min. · United States
Direction Aaron Sorkin · Alan Poul · Greg Mottola · Lesli Linka Glatter
Cast Jeff Daniels · Emily Mortimer · John Gallagher Jr. · Alison Pill
Plot TV Series (2012-2014). 3 Seasons. 25 Episodes. A behind-the-scenes look at the people who make a nightly cable-news program. Focusing on a network anchor (Jeff Daniels), his new executive producer...
7.5
8K votes
7.5
8K votes
The Trial of the Chicago 7
2020 · Movie · 129 min. · United States
Direction Aaron Sorkin
Cast Eddie Redmayne · Sacha Baron Cohen · Mark Rylance · Frank Langella
Plot The film is based on the infamous 1969 trial of seven defendants charged by the federal government with conspiracy and more, arising from the countercultural protests in Chicago at the...
7.1
20K votes
7.1
20K 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...
7.0
13K votes
7.0
13K votes
Molly's Game
2017 · Movie · 141 min. · United States
Direction Aaron Sorkin
Cast Jessica Chastain · Idris Elba · Kevin Costner · Michael Cera
Plot 'Molly's Game' is the memoir of Molly Bloom. A world-class skier since she could walk, she became a nationally-ranked business mogul at 21 while still excelling in college. She just...
6.8
17K votes
6.8
17K votes
A Few Good Men
1992 · Movie · 134 min. · United States
Direction Rob Reiner
Cast Tom Cruise · Demi Moore · Jack Nicholson · Kevin Pollak
Plot In this military courtroom drama based on the play by Aaron Sorkin, Navy lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee is assigned to defend two Marines who are accused of the murder of...
6.8
54K votes
6.8
54K votes
The Social Network
2010 · Movie · 120 min. · United States
Direction David Fincher
Cast Jesse Eisenberg · Andrew Garfield · Justin Timberlake · Armie Hammer
Plot A story about the founders of the social-networking website, Facebook, especially his most famous creator: Mark Zuckerberg. On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark...
6.8
94K votes
6.8
94K votes
Moneyball
2011 · Movie · 133 min. · United States
Direction Bennett Miller
Cast Brad Pitt · Jonah Hill · Philip Seymour Hoffman · Robin Wright
Plot The story of Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane successful attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget, by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.
6.7
35K votes
6.7
35K votes
Sports Night (TV Series)
1998 · Series · 30 min. · United States
Direction Aaron Sorkin · Thomas Schlamme · Robert Berlinger · Alex Graves
Cast Josh Charles · Peter Krause · Felicity Huffman · Joshua Malina
Plot TV Series (1998-2000). It's about sports. The same way Charlie's Angels was about law enforcement. It's also a Show About a Show About Sports, That Isn't About Sports At All.
6.5
430 votes
6.5
430 votes
Charlie Wilson's War
2007 · Movie · 97 min. · United States
Direction Mike Nichols
Cast Tom Hanks · Julia Roberts · Philip Seymour Hoffman · Amy Adams
Plot Adapted from George Crile's book, Charlie Wilson's War tells the story of a rogue congressman and CIA agent who found the means to secretly arm rebels to fight against invading...
6.2
14K votes
6.2
14K votes
Steve Jobs
2015 · Movie · 121 min. · United States
Direction Danny Boyle
Cast Michael Fassbender · Kate Winslet · Seth Rogen · Jeff Daniels
Plot His passion and ingenuity have been the driving force behind the digital age. However his drive to revolutionize technology was sacrificial. Ultimately it affected his family life and possibly his...
6.1
19K votes
6.1
19K votes
Being the Ricardos
2021 · Movie · 132 min. · United States
Direction Aaron Sorkin
Cast Nicole Kidman · Javier Bardem · J.K. Simmons · Nina Arianda
Plot Follows legend TV icon Lucy Ball (1911-1989) and her husband Desi Arnaz as they face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their marriage.
5.9
5K votes
5.9
5K votes
Malice
1993 · Movie · 106 min. · United States
Direction Harold Becker
Cast Alec Baldwin · Nicole Kidman · Bill Pullman · Bebe Neuwirth
Plot A tale about a happily married couple who would like to have children. Tracy teaches infants, Andy's a college professor. Things are never the same after she is taken to...
5.7
4K votes
5.7
4K votes
The American President
1995 · Movie · 114 min. · United States
Direction Rob Reiner
Cast Michael Douglas · Annette Bening · Richard Dreyfuss · Martin Sheen
Plot Widowed before his election, the President of the United States (Michael Douglas) begins to date three years into his presidency and finds an unlikely match. Despite political opposition, the president...
5.3
7K votes
5.3
7K votes
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote (TV)
2020 · Movie · 64 min. · United States
Direction Thomas Schlamme
Cast Martin Sheen · Rob Lowe · Allison Janney · Bradley Whitford
Plot Stage version of "The West Wing's" season 3 episode "Hartsfield's Landing", written by Aaron Sorkin, with the original cast. Premiere: October 15 on HBO Max.
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