Screenplay: Martin Goldsmith

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


Detour

1945 · Movie · 67 min. · United States

Direction Edgar G. Ulmer

Cast Tom Neal · Ann Savage · Claudia Drake · Esther Howard

Plot Low budget director Edgar G. Ulmer cemented his reputation with this downbeat film noir masterpiece. It has since inspired countless filmmakers. The use of minimal sets and rear-screen projection gives...

7.4

4K votes

7.4

4K votes

Winter Journey

2019 · Documentary · 90 min. · Denmark

Direction Anders Østergaard

Cast Bruno Ganz · András Bálint · Harvey Friedman · Dani Levy

Plot Martin Goldsmith never knew what happened to his parents before they escaped from Germany in 1941. Over a weekend, he confronts his father and we are brought back to the...

7.2

105 votes

7.2

105 votes

The Narrow Margin

1952 · Movie · 71 min. · United States

Direction Richard Fleischer

Cast Charles McGraw · Marie Windsor · Jacqueline White · Gordon Gebert

Plot When a mobster's wife decides to testify against his evil deeds she goes undercover to avoid being killed. Now that she's coming to trial she has to be escorted across...

7.0

1K votes

7.0

1K votes

The Twilight Zone: What's in the Box (TV)

1964 · Movie · 25 min. · United States

Direction Richard L. Bare

Cast Joan Blondell · William Demarest · Sterling Holloway · Sandra Gould

Plot Philanderer Joe Britt sees his indiscretions shown on his own TV set after it was worked on by a unique repairman.

6.5

59 votes

6.5

59 votes

The Twilight Zone: The Encounter (TV)

1964 · Movie · 25 min. · United States

Direction Robert Butler

Cast Neville Brand · George Takei

Plot A man, Fenton, is cleaning out his attic when a Japanese gardener, Arthur Takamori, stops by asking if he would like his grass cut. Fenton invites him up for a...

6.3

49 votes

6.3

49 votes

Narrow Margin

1990 · Movie · 97 min. · United States

Direction Peter Hyams

Cast Gene Hackman · Anne Archer · James B. Sikking · J.T. Walsh

Plot A woman secretly witnesses the murder of her blind date for the evening by a top Mafia boss. She immediately goes into hiding without informing the authorities. When they finally...

6.1

3K votes

6.1

3K votes

Fort Massacre

1958 · Movie · 80 min. · United States

Direction Joseph M. Newman

Cast Joel McCrea · John Russell · Susan Cabot · Forrest Tucker

Plot A cavalry troop finds itself under constant attack by Indians.

6.0

223 votes

6.0

223 votes

The Gunfight at Dodge City

1959 · Movie · 81 min. · United States

5.9

189 votes

5.9

189 votes

Hell's Island

1955 · Movie · 84 min. · United States

Direction Phil Karlson

Cast John Payne · Mary Murphy · Francis L. Sullivan · Eduardo Noriega

Plot Down-on-his-luck Mike Cormack is hired to fly to a Caribbean island to retrieve a missing ruby. On the island, possibly involved with the ruby's disappearance, is his ex-girlfriend.

5.9

36 votes

5.9

36 votes

Cast a Long Shadow

1959 · Movie · 82 min. · United States

Direction Thomas Carr

Cast Audie Murphy · Terry Moore · John Dehner · James Best

Plot A young man without surname inherits a big indebted ranch and has to prove his worthiness managing a cattle drive.

5.1

22 votes

5.1

22 votes

Overland Pacific

1954 · Movie · 73 min. · United States

Direction Fred F. Sears

Cast Jock Mahoney · Peggie Castle · Adele Jergens · William Bishop

Plot Railroad investigator tries to find the reason behind constant Indian attacks on the railroad.

4.8

23 votes

4.8

23 votes

Detour

1992 · Movie · 91 min. · United States

Direction Wade Williams

Cast Tom Neal Jr. · Lea Lavish · Susanna Foster · Erin McGrane

Plot A nightclub piano player (Tom Neal Jr.) hitchhikes to the West Coast and soon figures into two deaths.

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Blind Spot

1947 · Movie · 73 min. · United States

Direction Bobby Gordon

Cast Chester Morris · Constance Dowling · Steven Geray · James Bell

Plot A down-and-nearly-out writer makes a drunken visit to the office of his publisher, who turns up dead shortly afterward, and the writer is unable to prove his innocence. But with...

Not rated

Not rated

The Lone Wolf in Mexico

1947 · Movie · 69 min. · United States

Direction D. Ross Lederman

Cast Gerald Mohr · Eric Blore · Sheila Ryan · Jacqueline deWit

Plot A croupier is murdered in a Mexico City gambling casino and the Lone Wolf is suspected. Sharon Montgomery, wife of diamond merchant Charles Montgomery, becomes involved in a jewel heist,...

Not rated

Not rated

Mission Over Korea

1953 · Movie · 85 min. · United States

Direction Fred F. Sears

Cast John Hodiak · John Derek · Audrey Totter · Maureen O'Sullivan

Plot A rookie pilot in the Korean War wants to avenge his brother''s death.

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Not rated

Dangerous Intruder

1945 · Movie · 65 min. · United States

Direction Vernon Keays

Cast Charles Arnt · Veda Ann Borg · Tom Keene · Fay Helm

Plot An actress, Jenny (Veda Ann Borg), is hitchhiking across the country when she is accidently struck by a car. The driver, Max Ducone (Charles Arnt), offers to take her into...

Not rated

Not rated

Shakedown

1950 · Movie · 80 min. · United States

Direction Joseph Pevney

Cast Howard Duff · Brian Donlevy · Peggy Dow · Lawrence Tierney

Plot Jack Early is a go getting photographer who is determined to make a name for himself. He manages to be hired by a major San Francisco newspaper and from then...

Not rated

Not rated