Screenplay: David Koepp

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


Carlito's Way

1993 · Movie · 139 min. · United States

Direction Brian De Palma

Cast Al Pacino · Sean Penn · Penelope Ann Miller · James Rebhorn

Synopsis Puerto Rican Carlito Brigante is released from jail after serving five years of a much longer stretch. He vows to go straight and to live life as a fine, upstanding citizen. He even rekindles a romance with his ex-lover. However,...

7.9

39K votes

7.9

39K votes

Jurassic Park

1993 · Movie · 121 min. · United States

Direction Steven Spielberg

Cast Sam Neill · Laura Dern · Jeff Goldblum · Richard Attenborough

Synopsis In Jurassic Park (1993), visionary entrepreneur John Hammond invites a group of experts, including paleontologists Dr. Alan Grant and Dr. Ellie Sattler, as well as mathematician Dr. Ian Malcolm, to preview his groundbreaking theme park on a remote island. The...

7.0

145K votes

7.0

145K votes

Black Bag

2025 · Movie · 93 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Steven Soderbergh

Cast Michael Fassbender · Cate Blanchett · Tom Burke · Pierce Brosnan

Synopsis In a journey of self-discovery, a man faces the duty to love and defend his homeland, finding himself at three vital crossroads. A gripping spy drama about legendary intelligence agents George Woodhouse and his beloved wife Kathryn. When she is...

6.5

55 votes

6.5

55 votes

Spider-Man (Spiderman)

2002 · Movie · 121 min. · United States

Direction Sam Raimi

Cast Tobey Maguire · Kirsten Dunst · Willem Dafoe · James Franco

Synopsis Spider-Man (2002) follows Peter Parker, a high school student who gains extraordinary abilities after being bitten by a genetically modified spider. Struggling to balance his newfound powers with the challenges of everyday life, Peter learns the importance of responsibility. As...

6.4

92K votes

6.4

92K votes

Mission: Impossible

1996 · Movie · 110 min. · United States

Direction Brian De Palma

Cast Tom Cruise · Emmanuelle Béart · Jon Voight · Jean Reno

Synopsis In Mission: Impossible (1996), Ethan Hunt, a skilled operative of the Impossible Missions Force (IMF), is framed for the betrayal and murder of his team during a mission in Prague. Disavowed by his agency, Ethan goes rogue to uncover the...

6.3

103K votes

6.3

103K votes

Direction James Mangold

Cast Harrison Ford · Mads Mikkelsen · Phoebe Waller-Bridge · Antonio Banderas

Synopsis Daredevil archaeologist Indiana Jones races against time to retrieve a legendary dial that can change the course of history. Accompanied by his goddaughter, he soon finds himself squaring off against Jürgen Voller, a former Nazi who works for NASA.

6.2

21K votes

6.2

21K votes

Spider-Man 2

2004 · Movie · 127 min. · United States

Direction Sam Raimi

Cast Tobey Maguire · Kirsten Dunst · Alfred Molina · Rosemary Harris

Synopsis In Spider-Man 2, Tobey Maguire returns as the mild-mannered Peter Parker, who is juggling the delicate balance of his dual life as a college student and a superhuman crime fighter. The entertaining adventure escalates and Spider-Man's life becomes even more...

6.2

90K votes

6.2

90K votes

Stir of Echoes

1999 · Movie · 99 min. · United States

Direction David Koepp

Cast Kevin Bacon · Kathryn Erbe · Illeana Douglas · Kevin Dunn

Synopsis Stir of Echoes (1999) follows Tom Witzky, a blue-collar worker who, after being hypnotized at a party, begins experiencing vivid visions of a missing girl. As these supernatural encounters intensify, Tom becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth behind her disappearance....

6.2

15K votes

6.2

15K votes

Angels & Demons

2009 · Movie · 138 min. · United States

Direction Ron Howard

Cast Tom Hanks · Ewan McGregor · Ayelet Zurer · Stellan Skarsgard

Synopsis In Angels & Demons (2009), Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to Vatican City after a secret society, the Illuminati, threatens to destroy the Catholic Church using antimatter stolen from CERN. As the Pope has just died, the conclave to...

6.1

39K votes

6.1

39K votes

Panic Room

2002 · Movie · 115 min. · United States

Direction David Fincher

Cast Jodie Foster · Kristen Stewart · Forest Whitaker · Dwight Yoakam

Synopsis Panic Room (2002) follows a recently divorced woman and her diabetic daughter who move into a new home in New York City. The house features a high-security panic room designed to protect occupants during emergencies. On their first night, three...

6.1

37K votes

6.1

37K votes

Snake Eyes

1998 · Movie · 98 min. · United States

Direction Brian De Palma

Cast Nicolas Cage · Gary Sinise · Carla Gugino · John Heard

Synopsis In Snake Eyes (1998), a corrupt Atlantic City detective, Rick Santoro, witnesses a shocking assassination during a high-profile boxing match. As he investigates, he uncovers a web of conspiracy and betrayal involving his close friend, naval officer Kevin Dunne, and...

6.0

19K votes

6.0

19K votes

Secret Window

2004 · Movie · 97 min. · United States

Direction David Koepp

Cast Johnny Depp · John Turturro · Maria Bello · Timothy Hutton

Synopsis In Secret Window (2004), a troubled writer, Mort Rainey, retreats to a remote cabin after a painful divorce. His solitude is shattered when a mysterious stranger, John Shooter, accuses him of plagiarism, claiming Mort stole his story. As Shooter's threats...

6.0

27K votes

6.0

27K votes

The Trigger Effect

1996 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction David Koepp

Cast Kyle MacLachlan · Elisabeth Shue · Dermot Mulroney · Michael Rooker

Synopsis How tenuous is man's hold on civilization when survival becomes an issue? When the lights go out and stay out for several days, suburbanites Matthew and Annie learn the hard way that man is "by nature" a predatory creature. Matthew's...

5.9

2K votes

5.9

2K votes

The Paper

1994 · Movie · 110 min. · United States

Direction Ron Howard

Cast Michael Keaton · Marisa Tomei · Glenn Close · Robert Duvall

Synopsis An all-star cast featuring Michael Keaton as an aspiring writer who finds himself in the middle of a possible Pulitzer Prize-winning story only to be continually distracted by a brutal, demanding editor, and his pregnant wife. Academy Award winner Robert...

5.8

2K votes

5.8

2K votes

Toy Soldiers

1991 · Movie · 112 min. · United States

Direction Daniel Petrie Jr.

Cast Sean Astin · Wil Wheaton · Keith Coogan · Andrew Divoff

Synopsis Billy Tepper is the leader of a group of rebellious boys at The Regis School. He has already been expelled from three prominent private schools. His best friend, Joey Trotta, is the son of the Head of the New York...

5.8

2K votes

5.8

2K votes

Bad Influence

1990 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Curtis Hanson

Cast Rob Lowe · James Spader · Lisa Zane · Marcia Cross

Synopsis Michael is a young professional, unhappy with his life but unwilling to take chances or make changes. Alex is the enigmatic stranger who seduces him into a world of excitement and danger. When Alec starts calling the shots in Michael's...

5.8

2K votes

5.8

2K votes

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

1997 · Movie · 129 min. · United States

Direction Steven Spielberg

Cast Jeff Goldblum · Julianne Moore · Vince Vaughn · Pete Postlethwaite

Synopsis John Hammond summons chaos theorist and onetime colleague Ian Malcolm to his home with some startling information -- while nearly everything at his Jurassic Park had been destroyed, engineers were also operating a second site, where other dinosaurs, resurrected through...

5.7

49K votes

5.7

49K votes

War of the Worlds

2005 · Movie · 116 min. · United States

Direction Steven Spielberg

Cast Tom Cruise · Dakota Fanning · Justin Chatwin · Tim Robbins

Synopsis War of the Worlds (2005) follows Ray Ferrier, a divorced dockworker, as he struggles to protect his children during a sudden and catastrophic alien invasion. Mysterious tripod machines emerge from beneath the Earth, unleashing destruction and chaos. As society collapses,...

5.7

79K votes

5.7

79K votes

Presence

2024 · Movie · 85 min. · United States

Direction Steven Soderbergh

Cast Callina Liang · Lucy Liu · Chris Sullivan · Eddy Maday

Synopsis Rebekah (Lucy Liu), her husband (Chris Sullivan) and their children begin to experience unexplainable phenomena after moving into their new house in the suburbs. The strange presences that manifest themselves around them will make them cross the fine line between...

5.7

2K votes

5.7

2K votes

Death Becomes Her

1992 · Movie · 104 min. · United States

Direction Robert Zemeckis

Cast Meryl Streep · Goldie Hawn · Bruce Willis · Isabella Rossellini

Synopsis Death Becomes Her (1992) follows two rival women, Madeline and Helen, whose lifelong feud over love and beauty takes a supernatural turn. After both consume a mysterious potion promising eternal youth, they discover its bizarre consequences. As their obsession with...

5.7

23K votes

5.7

23K votes