Screenplay: Matt Groening

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


The Simpsons (TV Series)

1989 · Series · 22 min. · United States

Direction Matt Groening · Sam Simon · James L. Brooks · Mark Kirkland

Plot TV Series (1989-Today). 32 Seasons. The Simpsons started out in the Tracy Ullman Show on the 19th April 1987, as shorts, and then, worked it's way up, to become as...

8.6

170K votes

8.6

170K votes

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror V (TV)

1994 · Movie · 22 min. · United States

Direction Jim Reardon

Plot The family's job at Mr. Burns' country estate goes awry when Homer goes mad. Meanwhile, Homer's attempt to repair a toaster results in inadvertent time travel, and Bart and Lisa...

8.1

6K votes

8.1

6K votes

Futurama (TV Series)

1999 · Series · 22 min. · United States

Direction Matt Groening · Peter Avanzino · Bret Haaland · Gregg Vanzo

Plot TV Series (1999-2003). Philip J. Fry is a 25 year old delivery boy living in New York City who is cryogenically frozen on New Year's 1999 for 1000 years, where...

7.8

99K votes

7.8

99K votes

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror IV (TV)

1993 · Movie · 22 min. · United States

Direction David Silverman

Plot When Homer announces he would sell his soul for a donut, the Devil, disguised as Ned Flanders, shows up to take him up on the offer. Second Act, while ridings...

7.7

4K votes

7.7

4K votes

The Simpsons: Who Shot Mr. Burns? (TV)

1995 · Movie · 44 min. · United States

Direction Jeffrey Lynch · Wesley Archer

Plot "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" is the only two-part episode of The Simpsons to date. Part one is the twenty-fifth and final episode of the sixth season and originally aired on...

7.6

14K votes

7.6

14K votes

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror VII (TV)

1996 · Movie · 22 min. · United States

Direction Mike B. Anderson

Plot In "The Thing and I," Bart hears something in the attic one night and his parents tell him that it's his conjoined twin brother, Hugo. Hibbert then reveals that there...

7.6

4K votes

7.6

4K votes

Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire (TV)

1989 · Movie · 24 min. · United States

Direction David Silverman

Plot The family is forced to spend all of their savings to get Bart's new tattooo removed, and with no money for Christmas, Homer is forced to become a store Santa.

7.6

350 votes

7.6

350 votes

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror VI (TV)

1995 · Movie · 22 min. · United States

Direction Bob Anderson

Plot A freak lightning storm causes giant advertising mascots to come to life, Groundskeeper Willie dies and swears revenge on the kids in their dreams, and Homer accidentally finds himself trapped...

7.5

4K votes

7.5

4K votes

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror II (TV)

1991 · Movie · 22 min. · United States

Direction Jim Reardon

Plot The Simpson family receives a severed monkey's paw which can grant wishes, Bart gains magical powers which he uses to turn Homer into a Jack-in-the-box, and Mr. Burns uses Homer's...

7.5

4K votes

7.5

4K votes

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror (TV)

1990 · Movie · 22 min. · United States

Direction Rich Moore · Wesley Archer · David Silverman

Plot In this trilogy of horror-themed Halloween stories, Bart and Lisa attempt to scare each other with tales of the macabre. In first,"Bad Dream House", the Simpsons inhabit a haunted home,...

7.4

3K votes

7.4

3K votes

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror IX (TV)

1998 · Movie · 21 min. · United States

Direction Steven Dean Moore

Plot Homer receives an evil hair transplant, Bart and Lisa get trapped in an Itchy and Scratchy cartoon, and Maggie is revealed to be an alien.

7.3

3K votes

7.3

3K votes

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror III (TV)

1992 · Movie · 22 min. · United States

Direction Carlos Baeza

Plot In "Clown Without Pity", a Krusty the Clown doll goes berserk in the Simpson home. In "King Homer", Marge is wooed by a giant ape. And final story, In "Dial...

7.3

3K votes

7.3

3K votes

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror VIII (TV)

1997 · Movie · 22 min. · United States

Direction Mark Kirkland

Plot In "The Homega Man," Homer battles mutants after Springfield is annihilated by a neutron bomb. Then, Bart has his DNA mixed with a fly in "Fly vs. Fly." Finally, Marge...

7.2

3K votes

7.2

3K votes

Futurama (Hulu) (TV Series)

2023 · Series · 20 min. · United States

7.2

664 votes

7.2

664 votes

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror X (TV)

1999 · Movie · 21 min. · United States

Direction Pete Michels

Plot The Simpsons attempt to cover up their accidental murder of Ned Flanders in "I Know What You Did-Iddly-Did." Then, Bart and Lisa become superheroes and save Lucy Lawless from the...

7.1

2K votes

7.1

2K votes

The Simpsons: Homer Cubed (S)

1995 · Movie · 7 min. · United States

Direction Tim Johnson

Plot In a parody of the Twilight Zone episode, Little Girl Lost, Patty and Selma visit the Simpsons with two pillow cases full of seashells from their trip to "Sulphur Bay"...

7.1

4K votes

7.1

4K votes

The Simpsons: Homer's Evolution (S)

2007 · Movie · 1 min. · United States

Direction Matthew Nastuk

Plot A single-celled organism, resembling Homer, separates into a lot of cells (all of them yelling "D'oh!") and eventually turns into a jellyfish and then into a fish-like creature and swims...

7.1

196 votes

7.1

196 votes

Futurama: Bender's Big Score!

2007 · Movie · 88 min. · United States

Direction Dwayne Carey-Hill

Plot Planet Express sees a hostile takeover and Bender falls into the hands of criminals where he is used to fulfill their schemes.

7.0

16K votes

7.0

16K votes

Simpsons Pixels (S)

2015 · Movie · 2 min. · Australia

Direction Paul Robertson · Ivan Dixon

Plot Pixel tribute to the hit series "The Simpsons."

6.8

134 votes

6.8

134 votes

Guillermo Del Toro's The Simpsons Couch Gag (TV) (S)

2013 · Movie · 3 min. · United States

Direction Guillermo del Toro

Plot Guillermo del Toro creates the Couch Gag for this years Treehouse of Horror episode.

6.8

565 votes

6.8

565 votes