Screenplay: Jonathan Ames

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


Bored to Death (TV Series)

2009 · Series · 26 min. · United States

Direction Jonathan Ames · Alan Taylor · Adam Bernstein · Michael Lehmann

Cast Jason Schwartzman · Zach Galifianakis · Ted Danson · Heather Burns

Plot (2009-2011) 3 seasons. 24 episodes. Inspired by detective stories, a well meaning but struggling writer decides to lead a sort of double life by pretending to be a private detective.

Max

7.0

4K votes

7.0

4K votes

Blunt Talk (TV Series)

2015 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Jonathan Ames · Tristram Shapeero · Bill D'Elia

Cast Patrick Stewart · Adrian Scarborough · Timm Sharp · Jacki Weaver

Plot TV Series (2015). 2 Seasons. 20 Episodes. British newscaster Walter Blunt comes to Los Angeles, intent on conquering the world of American cable TV. Through the platform of a nightly...

6.0

61 votes

6.0

61 votes

You Were Never Really Here

2017 · Movie · 95 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Lynne Ramsay

Cast Joaquin Phoenix · Alessandro Nivola · John Doman · Judith Roberts

Plot A former war vet devotes himself to saving women exploited by sex traffickers.

5.9

14K votes

5.9

14K votes

The Extra Man

2010 · Movie · 105 min. · United States

Direction Robert Pulcini · Shari Springer Berman

Cast Kevin Kline · Paul Dano · Katie Holmes · John C. Reilly

Plot A man who escorts wealthy widows in New York's Upper East Side takes a young aspiring playwright under his wing.

5.9

198 votes

5.9

198 votes