Screenplay: Errol Morris

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


The Thin Blue Line

1988 · Documentary · 103 min. · United States

Direction Errol Morris

Plot "The Thin Blue Line" is the fascinating, controversial true story of the arrest and conviction of Randall Adams for the murder of a Dallas policeman in 1976. Billed as "the...

7.4

1K votes

7.4

1K votes

The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara

2003 · Documentary · 105 min. · United States

Direction Errol Morris

Cast Robert McNamara

Plot Documentary about Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense in the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations, who subsequently became president of the World Bank. "Fog of War" combines an interview with McNamara discussing...

7.4

1K votes

7.4

1K votes

Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.

1999 · Documentary · 91 min. · United States

Direction Errol Morris

Plot A cinematic portrait of the life and career of the infamous American execution device designer and holocaust denier.

7.1

241 votes

7.1

241 votes

Gates of Heaven

1978 · Documentary · 85 min. · United States

Direction Errol Morris

Plot Funny, inspiring, and bizarre, "Gates of Heaven" is the celebrated pet cemeteries documentary that is in reality an unorthodox look at life. Inspired by an article entitled "450 Dead Pets...

6.9

336 votes

6.9

336 votes

Vernon, Florida

1981 · Documentary · 55 min. · United States

Direction Errol Morris

Plot Documentary produced and directed by Errol Morris profiling various eccentric residents living within the town of Vernon, Florida. Originally titled Nub City, this follow-up to Gates of Heaven was initially...

6.9

180 votes

6.9

180 votes

Standard Operating Procedure

2008 · Documentary · 118 min. · United States

Direction Errol Morris

Plot Can a photograph change the world? In 2004, twelve photographs taken at the prison at Abu Ghraib in Baghdad changed the war in Iraq and had considerable consequences for the...

6.8

285 votes

6.8

285 votes

American Dharma

2018 · Documentary · 95 min. · United States

Direction Errol Morris

Cast Steve Bannon · Errol Morris

Plot Academy Award winning Director Errol Morris faces off with controversial political strategist and former Donald Trump adviser, Steve Bannon.

6.5

70 votes

6.5

70 votes

The Pigeon Tunnel

2023 · Documentary · 92 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Errol Morris

Cast John Le Carré

Plot Set against the turbulent backdrop of the Cold War, and leading up to the present day, the documentary spans six decades and le Carré offers his last and most candid...

6.5

65 votes

6.5

65 votes

Fast, Cheap & Out of Control

1997 · Documentary · 80 min. · United States

Direction Errol Morris

Plot What do an elderly topiary gardener, a retired lion tamer, a man fascinated by mole rats, and a cutting-edge robotics designer have in common? Both nothing and everything in this...

6.5

64 votes

6.5

64 votes

The Unknown Known: The Life and Times of Donald Rumsfeld

2013 · Documentary · 105 min. · United States

Direction Errol Morris

Cast Donald Rumsfeld · Errol Morris · Kenn Medeiros

Plot Former United States Secretary of Defense during George W. Bush administration, Donald Rumsfeld, discusses his career in Washington D.C. from his days as a congressman in the early 1960s to...

6.2

270 votes

6.2

270 votes

A Wilderness of Error (TV Miniseries)

2020 · Documentary · 240 min. · United States

Direction Marc Smerling

Cast Clay Boulware · John Morgan · Logan Stearns · Roger Hervas

Plot Examines the evidence in the case against army surgeon Jeffrey MacDonald, who was convicted in 1979 of murdering his pregnant wife and two daughters. A Green Beret physician, MacDonald claimed...

5.9

32 votes

5.9

32 votes