Screenplay: Thornton Wilder

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


Shadow of a Doubt

1943 · Movie · 108 min. · United States

Direction Alfred Hitchcock

Cast Teresa Wright · Joseph Cotten · Macdonald Carey · Henry Travers

Plot Charlotte 'Charlie' Newton is bored with her quiet life at home with her parents and her younger sister. She wishes something exciting wold happen and knows exactly what they need:...

7.6

11K votes

7.6

11K votes

Our Town

1940 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction Sam Wood

Cast William Holden · Martha Scott · Thomas Mitchell · Frank Craven

Plot Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. People grow up, get married, live, and die. Milk and the newspaper get delivered every morning,...

6.3

515 votes

6.3

515 votes

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

1944 · Movie · 107 min. · United States

Direction Rowland V. Lee

Cast Lynn Bari · Akim Tamiroff · Francis Lederer · Alla Nazimova

Plot An ancient Inca rope bridge spanning a chasm in the Peruvian Andes collapses, sending five travelers to their deaths in the gorge below. A monk who was nearby, Father Juniper,...

5.6

24 votes

5.6

24 votes

Mr. North

1988 · Movie · 92 min. · United States

Direction Danny Huston

Cast Anthony Edwards · Robert Mitchum · Harry Dean Stanton · Anjelica Huston

Plot Mr. North, a stranger to a small, but wealthy, Rhode Island town, quickly has rumors started about him that he has the power to heal people's ailments. The rumors are...

5.4

164 votes

5.4

164 votes

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

2004 · Movie · 124 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Mary McGuckian

Cast Robert De Niro · Kathy Bates · Harvey Keitel · Gabriel Byrne

Plot When The Bridge of San Luis Rey breaks, five travellers are precipitated into the gulf below. Was it chance or the hand of God that brought these five together at...

3.9

2K votes

3.9

2K votes

Our Town (TV)

2003 · Movie · 120 min. · United States

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Shadow of a Doubt (TV)

1991 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Karen Arthur

Cast Mark Harmon · Margaret Welsh · Norm Skaggs · William Lanteau

Plot Charlie is a young woman who is thrilled that her favorite Uncle Charlie is coming home for good. But she soon discovers that her namesake, a "Wall Street financier," has...

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The Matchmaker

1958 · Movie · 103 min. · United States

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The Bridge of San Luis Rey

1929 · Movie · 86 min. · United States

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The Big Time (TV)

2002 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Paris Barclay

Cast Dylan Baker · Molly Ringwald · Christopher Lloyd · Christina Hendricks

Plot In 1948 Manhattan, a diverse group of people are committed to making the fledgling Empire Network a success. Among them: a naive young woman who's hired as a script girl;...

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Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV Series)

1950 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Alex Segal · Lawrence Carra · Charles S. Dubin · Frank Telford

Cast Charles Dingle · Nina Foch · James Dunn · Wright King

Plot Dramatic anthology series presenting plays adopted from Pulitzer Prize winning stories, plays, novels, etc.

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Our Town (TV)

1977 · Movie · 120 min. · United States

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Producers' Showcase (TV Series)

1954 · Series · 90 min. · United States

Direction Clark Jones · Kirk Browning · Delbert Mann · Vincent J. Donehue

Cast Cyril Ritchard · Lorne Greene · Nehemiah Persoff · Claire Bloom

Plot Live 90 minute productions were aired under this title every fourth Monday on NBC for three seasons. The productions were lavish and included many memorable performances by top stars. Peter...

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OT: Our Town

2002 · Documentary · 76 min. · United States

Direction Scott Hamilton Kennedy

Cast Catherine Borek · Karen Greene · Ebony Starr Norwood-Brown · Archy Posada

Plot Dominguez High, in the infamous Compton, CA, has not produced a play in over twenty years. With no money and no stage, two teachers and twenty-four students attempt to produce...

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