Screenplay: Alan Sharp

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


Ulzana's Raid

1972 · Movie · 99 min. · United States

Direction Robert Aldrich

Cast Burt Lancaster · Bruce Davison · Joaquín Martínez · Jorge Luke

Plot After fierce war chief Ulzana and a small war party jump the reservation bent on murder and terror, an inexperienced young lieutenant is assigned to track him down.

7.1

2K votes

7.1

2K votes

Night Moves

1975 · Movie · 95 min. · United States

Direction Arthur Penn

Cast Gene Hackman · Jennifer Warren · Melanie Griffith · Susan Clark

Plot Former footballer and present private detective Harry Moseby gets hired on to what seems a standard missing person case, as an aging Hollywood actress whose only major roles came thanks...

6.9

3K votes

6.9

3K votes

The Hired Hand

1971 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction Peter Fonda

Cast Peter Fonda · Warren Oates · Verna Bloom · Robert Pratt

Plot Peter Fonda's superb yet little-seen directorial debut subverts the machismo of the Western genre with a quiet, understated tale of relationships and loyalty in the Wild West. Fonda stars as...

6.6

184 votes

6.6

184 votes

Dean Spanley

2008 · Movie · 100 min. · New Zealand

Direction Toa Fraser

Cast Sam Neill · Jeremy Northam · Bryan Brown · Peter O'Toole

Plot In 1930s London, gentleman Fisk (Northam) attends a lecture about reincarnation with his father. Spotting a dean (Neill) there, Fisk becomes curious about his views and invites him to dinner,...

6.5

144 votes

6.5

144 votes

Rob Roy

1995 · Movie · 139 min. · United States

Direction Michael Caton-Jones

Cast Liam Neeson · Jessica Lange · Tim Roth · John Hurt

Plot In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrwoing money from the local nobility to buy cattle...

6.5

12K votes

6.5

12K votes

The Last Run

1971 · Movie · 95 min. · United States

6.3

341 votes

6.3

341 votes

Direction Rob Bowman · Mark Haber · Brian Henson · Sergio Mimica-Gezzan

Cast William H. Macy · Jacqueline McKenzie · Linal Haft · Victoria Mussett

Plot An anthology series of eight one-hour episodes adapted from King's short stories "It is a joy to be working with such incredible talent, many of whom we've worked with before,...

5.7

955 votes

5.7

955 votes

Billy Two Hats

1974 · Movie · 95 min. · United States

Direction Ted Kotcheff

Cast Gregory Peck · Desi Arnaz Jr. · Jack Warden · David Huddleston

Plot When someone gets killed during a bank robbery by Deans, half-breed Billy Two Hats (Gregory Peck and Desi Arnaz, Jr.) and their partner, the robbers flee. Sheriff Gifford (Jack Warden)...

5.6

330 votes

5.6

330 votes

The Osterman Weekend

1983 · Movie · 99 min. · United States

Direction Sam Peckinpah

Cast Rutger Hauer · John Hurt · Craig T. Nelson · Burt Lancaster

Plot A T.V. personality looking forward to a weekend reunion party with several of his closest friends is presented with some rather exceptional information. He is told by the C.I.A. that...

5.5

1K votes

5.5

1K votes

Ben Hur (TV Miniseries)

2010 · Series · 240 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Steve Shill

Cast Joseph Morgan · Stephen Campbell Moore · Emily Vancamp · Kristin Kreuk

Plot TV Miniseries (2010). 2 Episodes. A young Jewish prince seeks revenge after an old friend wrongly imprisons him and his family.

5.2

432 votes

5.2

432 votes

Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (TV)

1991 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Robert Iscove

Cast Stacy Keach · Richard Thomas · Steve Landesberg · Don Harvey

Plot True story of the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, its crew's struggle to survive the sharks and exposure, and the captain's scape-goat court-martial.

5.2

46 votes

5.2

46 votes

The Fifth Quarter (Nightmares and Dreamscapes) (TV)

2006 · Movie · 51 min. · United States

Direction Rob Bowman

Cast Jeremy Sisto · Samantha Mathis · Christopher Morris · Christopher Kirby

Plot After a long period in prison, Willie Evans is released on probation and promises a straight life to his wife Karen. However, during the night, his former cell mate, Barney,...

5.0

230 votes

5.0

230 votes

Reversible Errors (TV)

2004 · Movie · 173 min. · United States

Direction Mike Robe

Cast William H. Macy · Tom Selleck · Monica Potter · Felicity Huffman

Plot William H. Macy and Tom Selleck star in this new four-hour miniseries, based on Scott Turow s best-selling novel. The suspense drama revolves around Arthur Raven (Macy), a successful corporate...

4.8

33 votes

4.8

33 votes

Damnation Alley

1977 · Movie · 91 min. · United States

4.6

121 votes

4.6

121 votes

Avenger (TV)

2006 · Movie · 92 min. · United States

Direction Robert Markowitz

Cast Sam Elliott · Timothy Hutton · Jamie Bartlett · David Hayman

Plot AVENGER tells the story of Cal Dexter (Sam Elliott), whose duty during the Vietnam War was to locate and destroy the jungle hideouts of the enemy. But today he's nothing...

4.2

101 votes

4.2

101 votes

D-Day: Assault on Fortress Europe

1990 · Documentary · 55 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Michael Campbell

Cast Patrick Allen

Plot Early in the morning of 6th June 1944, a vast and bizarre armada ploughed steadily against stiff head-winds through the rough waters of the English Channel, heading for the Normandy...

Not rated

Not rated

The Last Hit (TV)

1993 · Movie · 93 min. · United States

Direction Jan Egleson

Cast Bryan Brown · Brooke Adams · Harris Yulin · Daniel Von Bargen

Plot A retired asassin tries to make himself at home in New Mexico.

Not rated

Not rated

Lathe of Heaven (TV)

2002 · Movie · 91 min. · Canada

Direction Philip Haas

Cast James Caan · Lukas Haas · Lisa Bonet · David Strathairn

Plot In a near future society a man claims that his dreams physically change reality. His therapist is confused at first but soon decides to use him for his own gain.

Not rated

Not rated

Descending Angel (TV)

1990 · Movie · 98 min. · United States

Direction Jeremy Kagan

Cast George C. Scott · Diane Lane · Eric Roberts · Mark Margolis

Plot A recently engaged man, getting to know his future father-in-law better, unearths clues that the man may have been a Nazi collaborator and a mass murderer.

Not rated

Not rated