Screenplay: Jay Presson Allen
Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Jay Presson Allen. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.
Titles found: 15
Cabaret
1972 · Movie · 123 min. · United States
Direction Bob Fosse
Cast Liza Minnelli · Michael York · Helmut Griem · Joel Grey
Synopsis Cabaret (1972) is a musical drama set in 1931 Berlin during the rise of the Nazi Party. The story follows Sally Bowles, a vivacious American cabaret performer, and Brian Roberts, a reserved British academic, as they navigate their complex relationship...
7.8
31K votes
7.8
31K votes
Marnie
1964 · Movie · 129 min. · United States
Direction Alfred Hitchcock
Cast Tippi Hedren · Sean Connery · Diane Baker · Martin Gabel
Synopsis In Marnie (1964), a young, enigmatic woman named Marnie Edgar, who is a skilled thief, assumes various identities to commit fraud and theft. Her life takes a dramatic turn when she is caught by a wealthy businessman, Mark Rutland, who...
7.4
16K votes
7.4
16K votes
Prince of the City
1981 · Movie · 167 min. · United States
Direction Sidney Lumet
Cast Treat Williams · Jerry Orbach · Richard Forojny · Don Billet
Synopsis New York cop Daniel Ciello is involved in some questionable police practices. He is approached by internal affairs and in exchange for him potentially being let off the hook, he is instructed to begin to expose the inner workings of...
7.2
1K votes
7.2
1K votes
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
1969 · Movie · 116 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Ronald Neame
Cast Maggie Smith · Robert Stephens · Pamela Franklin · Gordon Jackson
Synopsis A liberated young schoolteacher at an Edinburgh girls' school in the period between the two wars, instructs her girls on the ways of life. Ignoring the more mundane subjects, she teaches them of love, politics and art. Her affairs with...
7.0
405 votes
7.0
405 votes
Deathtrap
1982 · Movie · 116 min. · United States
Direction Sidney Lumet
Cast Michael Caine · Christopher Reeve · Dyan Cannon · Irene Worth
Synopsis Sidney Lumet faithfully adapts Ira Levin's witty play of intertwining intentions and duplicitous loyalties in his stinging thriller DEATHTRAP. Set in the glittering milieu of New York's Hamptons, the film stars Michael Caine as Sidney Bruhl, a washed-up writer of...
6.6
2K votes
6.6
2K votes
Lord of the Flies
1990 · Movie · 90 min. · United States
Direction Harry Hook
Cast Balthazar Getty · Chris Furrh · Danuel Pipoly · James Badge Dale
Synopsis In Lord of the Flies (1990), a group of British schoolboys survives a plane crash and finds themselves stranded on a deserted island. Without adult supervision, they attempt to establish order, electing a leader and assigning roles. However, as tensions...
6.6
9K votes
6.6
9K votes
Travels with My Aunt
1972 · Movie · 109 min. · United States
Direction George Cukor
Cast Maggie Smith · Alec McCowen · Louis Gossett Jr. · Robert Stephens
Synopsis At his mother's funeral, stuffy bank clerk Henry Pulling meets his Aunt Augusta, an elderly eccentric with more-than-shady dealings, who pulls him along on a whirlwind adventure, as she attempts to rescue an old lover.
6.0
307 votes
6.0
307 votes
Family (TV Series)
1976 · Series · 45 min. · United States
Direction Jay Presson Allen · Richard Kinon · Edward Parone · Glenn Jordan
Cast Kristy McNichol · Meredith Baxter · Sada Thompson · James Broderick
Synopsis TV Series (1976-1980). 5 seasons. 86 episodes. The show featured Sada Thompson and James Broderick as Kate and Doug Lawrence, a happily married middle-class couple living in Pasadena, California. Doug is an independent lawyer, and Kate was a housewife (she...
5.8
30 votes
5.8
30 votes
Funny Lady
1975 · Movie · 136 min. · United States
Direction Herbert Ross
Cast Barbra Streisand · James Caan · Omar Sharif · Roddy McDowall
Synopsis When Barbra Streisand played Fanny Brice in Funny Girl, she brought to life a sympathetic yet strong-headed performer of stage and radio. In the sequel, Funny Lady, Brice comes off as a harsher woman, slightly bitchy, without the tremendous charm...
5.6
450 votes
5.6
450 votes
A Star Is Born
1976 · Movie · 139 min. · United States
Direction Frank Pierson
Cast Barbra Streisand · Kris Kristofferson · Gary Busey · Oliver Clark
Synopsis Rock star John Norman (Kris Kristofferson) has seen his popularity dwindle and he has difficulties keeping promises to his agent or journalists. He meets the young singer Esther (Barbra Streisand) and helps her to get a contract with a record...
5.6
952 votes
5.6
952 votes
Just Tell me what You Want
1980 · Movie · 112 min. · United States
Direction Sidney Lumet
Cast Alan King · Ali MacGraw · Peter Weller · Myrna Loy
Synopsis A television producer woman tries to let down her overbearing boyfriend who is her boss. She wants to marry with a young writer. When her friend hears this intention he does his best to win her heart again.
4.3
54 votes
4.3
54 votes
The Borrowers (TV)
1973 · Movie · 81 min. · United States
Direction Walter C. Miller
Cast Eddie Albert · Tammy Grimes · Judith Anderson · Beatrice Straight
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Tru (TV)
1992 · Movie · 90 min. · United States
Direction Kirk Browning
Cast Robert Morse
Synopsis A recording of a live performance of the Broadway play about two days in the life of Truman Capote during the time of the publication of his controversial story "Answered Prayers" in Esquire magazine in 1975...
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Wives and Lovers
1963 · Movie · 104 min. · United States
Direction John Rich
Cast Janet Leigh · Van Johnson · Shelley Winters · Martha Hyer
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (TV Series)
1978 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Mark Cullingham · John Bruce · Tina Wakerell · Christopher Hodson
Cast Geraldine McEwan · Lynsey Baxter · Amanda Kirby · Vivienne Ross
Synopsis TV Series (1978). 7 episodes.
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