Screenplay: Errol Morris
Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Errol Morris. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.
Titles found: 11
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