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Criterion Channel
87
85
8.4
/19212/
83
/341/
81
/261/
4.3
/25499/
97
/29/
95
/190/

Apur Sansar (1959)
Apu, now a jobless ex-student dreaming vaguely of a future as a writer, is invited to join an old college friend on a trip up-country to a village wedding.
poster
77
7.7
/31799/
74
/423/
72
/352/
3.7
/10679/
95
/41/
87
/338/
63
/8/
cc age 12+

The Caine Mutiny (1954)
When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardize his ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny.
poster
The Roku Channel
77
7.2
/34227/
70
/1193/
70
/597/
3.8
/58230/
92
/160/
82
/383/
82
/35/
cc age 16+

The End of the Tour (2015)
The story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace's groundbreaking epic novel, 'Infinite Jest.'
poster
Kanopy
76
7.1
/10720/
69
/342/
67
/219/
3.7
/51603/
91
/126/
74
/14/
82
/28/

Afire (2023)
Self-important author Leon joins his best friend on a summer holiday near the Baltic Sea to complete his novel. When they arrive, they find their house is already occupied by a carefree woman who challenges Leon to open up. Meanwhile, forest wildfires rage around them and impending disaster looms.
poster
Netflix
76
7.7
/333659/
76
/6867/
74
/3974/
3.6
/197681/
86
/84/
86
/9101/
67
/30/
cc age 15+

As Good as It Gets (1997)
Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer of romantic fiction, is rude to everyone he meets, including his gay neighbor, Simon. After Simon is brutally attacked and hospitalized, Melvin finds his life turned upside down when he has to look after Simon's dog. In addition, Carol, the only waitress at the local diner who will tolerate him, leaves work to care for her chronically ill son, making it impossible for Melvin to eat breakfast.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
75
6.7
/4719/
68
/279/
65
/149/
3.4
/21315/
96
/45/
79
/27/
72
/10/
cc age 16+

Princess Cyd (2017)
High school athlete Cyd Loughlin lives alone with her depressive father in South Carolina, perpetually longing to get away from it all. When her aunt, famous novelist Miranda Ruth, agrees to host her for a few weeks during the summer, Cyd jumps at the opportunity. While there, she falls for a girl in the neighborhood, even as she and her aunt gently challenge each other in the realms of sex and spirit.
poster
Hoopla
75
6.9
/7288/
67
/138/
68
/88/
3.5
/7486/
88
/42/
75
/6004/
76
/17/

Mother (1996)
A neurotic, twice-divorced sci-fi writer moves back in with his mother to solve his personal problems.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
75
7.0
/24582/
69
/624/
67
/312/
3.5
/19736/
95
/58/
79
/547/
75
/28/
cc age 16+

Croupier (1998)
Jack Manfred is an aspiring writer who to make ends meet, takes a job as a croupier. Jack remains an observer, knowing that everything in life is a gamble and that gamblers are born to lose. Inevitably, he gets sucked into the world of the casino which takes its toll on his relationships and the novel he is writing.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
75
7.0
/30324/
70
/792/
68
/672/
3.7
/79908/
83
/29/
78
/542/
83
/11/

Tenebre (1982)
A razor-wielding serial killer is on the loose, murdering those around Peter Neal, an American mystery author in Italy to promote his newest novel.
poster
Kanopy
75
7.5
/243431/
75
/6387/
72
/2428/
3.6
/163676/
73
/176/
85
/29389/
67
/35/
cc age 13+

Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
Harold Crick is a lonely IRS agent whose mundane existence is transformed when he hears a mysterious voice narrating his life.
poster
74
7.2
/44724/
72
/1713/
70
/1099/
3.5
/42898/
85
/234/
77
/311/
77
/36/
cc age 15+

The Wife (2018)
A wife questions her life choices as she travels to Stockholm with her husband, where he is slated to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.
poster
74
7.4
/334221/
72
/16409/
74
/8097/
3.7
/603918/
74
/302/
74
/1501/
67
/45/
cc age 17+

Nocturnal Animals (2016)
Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, she is drawn into the fictional life of Tony Hastings, a mathematics professor whose family vacation turns violent.
poster
73
7.2
/108291/
73
/3045/
71
/1722/
3.6
/134286/
79
/183/
75
/1423/
67
/40/
cc age 16+

Ruby Sparks (2012)
Calvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing – as well as his romantic life. Finally, he makes a breakthrough and creates a character named Ruby who inspires him. When Calvin finds Ruby, in the flesh, sitting on his couch about a week later, he is completely flabbergasted that his words have turned into a living, breathing person.
poster
Kanopy
72
6.5
/17043/
63
/886/
63
/171/
3.3
/76890/
94
/219/
64
/126/
80
/43/
cc age 15+

You Hurt My Feelings (2023)
A novelist's longstanding marriage is suddenly upended when she overhears her husband giving his honest reaction to her latest book.
poster
Netflix
71
6.8
/26075/
66
/1211/
67
/622/
3.4
/180981/
80
/202/
76
/65/
70
/45/
cc age 13+

The Room Next Door (2024)
Ingrid and Martha were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become an autofiction novelist while Martha became a war reporter, and they were separated by the circumstances of life. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.
poster
71
6.9
/110318/
71
/3592/
67
/1960/
3.4
/72321/
86
/56/
70
/1795/
63
/17/
cc age 12+

Romancing the Stone (1984)
Though she can spin wild tales of passionate romance, novelist Joan Wilder has no life of her own. Then one day adventure comes her way in the form of a mysterious package. It turns out that the parcel is the ransom she'll need to free her abducted sister, so Joan flies to South America to hand it over. But she gets on the wrong bus and winds up hopelessly stranded in the jungle.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
69
6.5
/137393/
66
/7996/
65
/2658/
3.0
/374104/
76
/298/
76
/684/
63
/52/
cc age 13+

A Haunting in Venice (2023)
Celebrated sleuth Hercule Poirot, now retired and living in self-imposed exile in Venice, reluctantly attends a Halloween séance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets.
poster
MGM Plus
69
6.8
/5865/
67
/89/
60
/63/
3.4
/2930/
74
/19/
71
/181/

Impromptu (1991)
In 1830s France, pianist/composer Frédéric Chopin is pursued romantically by the determined, individualistic woman who uses the name George Sand.
poster
69
7.0
/13556/
68
/232/
68
/245/
3.6
/22812/
86
/29/
76
/224/
75
/21/

The Flower of My Secret (1995)
Middle-aged romance author Leo writes under a pseudonym, since she despises her own work. At home, her husband, who works overseas, is distant both physically and emotionally. As she reevaluates her life and writing, Leo is led to an unexpected relationship with Ángel, a sensitive newspaper editor.
poster
Hulu
68
6.1
/173744/
64
/12218/
64
/3846/
2.7
/330125/
78
/272/
83
/2272/
60
/53/
cc age 13+

The Lost City (2022)
Reclusive author Loretta Sage writes about exotic places in her popular adventure novels that feature a handsome cover model named Alan. While on tour promoting her new book with Alan, Loretta gets kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire who hopes she can lead him to the ancient city's lost treasure that featured in her latest story. Alan, determined to prove he can be a hero in real life and not just on the pages of her books, sets off to rescue her.
poster
Kanopy
68
7.0
/21059/
73
/1506/
68
/838/
3.3
/17301/
79
/170/
78
/296/
60
/32/
cc age 8+

The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
In 1843, despite the fact that Dickens is a successful writer, the failure of his latest book puts his career at a crossroads, until the moment when, struggling with inspiration and confronting reality with his childhood memories, a new character is born in the depths of his troubled mind; an old, lonely, embittered man, so vivid, so human, that a whole world grows around him, a story so inspiring that changed the meaning of Christmas forever.
poster
67
6.9
/1903/
63
/20/
61
/25/
3.6
/1967/
55
/11/
78
/19/

Savage Messiah (1972)
In the Paris of the 1910s, brash young sculptor Henri Gaudier begins a creative partnership with an older writer, Sophie Brzeska. Though the couple is 20 years apart in age, Gaudier finds that his untamed work is complemented by the older woman's cultural refinement. He then moves to London with Brzeska, where he falls in with a group of avant-garde artists. There, Gaudier encounters yet another artistic muse in passionate suffragette Gosh Boyle.
poster
The Roku Channel
71
66
7.0
/9016/
68
/196/
69
/160/
3.5
/12565/
78
/23/
75
/158/

Blithe Spirit (1945)
A harmless séance at a novelist's home summons the ghost of his glamorous first wife.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
66
7.2
/94876/
73
/2526/
73
/1978/
3.5
/104458/
57
/42/
69
/406/
49
/13/
cc age 17+

Stuck in Love (2013)
An acclaimed writer, his ex-wife, and their teenaged children come to terms with the complexities of love in all its forms over the course of one tumultuous year.
poster
65
6.8
/310220/
69
/10007/
68
/5849/
3.4
/631996/
64
/155/
62
/5431/
53
/30/
cc age 17+

Sinister (2012)
True-crime writer Ellison Oswald is in a slump; he hasn't had a best seller in more than 10 years and is becoming increasingly desperate for a hit. So, when he discovers the existence of a snuff film showing the deaths of a family, he vows to solve the mystery. He moves his own family into the victims' home and gets to work. However, when old film footage and other clues hint at the presence of a supernatural force, Ellison learns that living in the house may be fatal.
poster
81
64
6.7
/3520/
75
/229/
79
/260/
3.8
/70911/
100
/5/
92
/8/
cc age 14+

My First Summer (2020)
Isolated on a remote property, 16-year-old Claudia finds her world transformed when a spirited girl named Grace wanders into her garden.
poster
Kanopy
64
6.1
/3232/
62
/82/
59
/57/
3.3
/1029/
77
/83/
49
/151/
67
/21/

The Eclipse (2009)
Michael is a widower who is struggling to adjust to his new role as the sole caretaker of his two children. Still reeling from the death of his wife, he has been plagued by terrifying apparitions. When he volunteers at a local literary festival, he finds himself drawn to Lena, an empathetic author of supernatural fiction. While Lena tries to help Michael with the mystery of his nightmarish visions, she must contend with problems of her own, as she’s being jealously pursued by self-obsessed novelist Nicholas, her one-time lover. As the festival progresses, the three adults’ lives converge and collide.
poster
Kanopy
63
6.5
/7877/
66
/344/
63
/189/
3.3
/14426/
71
/86/
62
/33/
50
/18/
cc age 15+

My Salinger Year (2020)
A college grad takes a clerical job working for the literary agent of the renowned, reclusive writer J.D. Salinger.
poster
66
62
6.8
/6282/
68
/259/
69
/234/
3.7
/12413/
67
/18/
60
/38/
56
/8/

Guilty of Romance (2011)
In a Tokyo love hotel district, a woman is found dead in a derelict apartment. As police investigate, a romance novelist's wife lives a life that seems simply a daily repetition without romance. To break away from the loveless monotony, she follows her desires and becomes a nude model enacting sex in front of a camera. Soon, she meets a mentor and begins selling her body to strangers, while at home, she hides behind the façade that she's still the doting wife she's supposed to be.
poster
Kanopy
62
7.1
/22200/
71
/801/
71
/403/
3.4
/9353/
70
/56/
70
/102/
52
/20/

5 to 7 (2014)
A young writer begins an affair with an older woman from France whose open marriage to a diplomat dictates that they can meet only between the hours of 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
poster
Kanopy
61
6.5
/22462/
70
/1375/
65
/711/
3.2
/10852/
51
/111/
47
/116/
56
/23/
cc age 14+

Genius (2016)
New York in the 1920s. Max Perkins, a literary editor is the first to sign such subsequent literary greats as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. When a sprawling, chaotic 1,000-page manuscript by an unknown writer falls into his hands, Perkins is convinced he has discovered a literary genius.
poster
73
57
6.8
/902/
65
/50/
70
/19/
3.6
/5302/
92
/24/

Four Mothers (2025)
Edward, a gay novelist saddled with caring for his elderly mother, finally finds himself on the brink of literary success. With pressure to go on a US book tour mounting, the last thing Edward needs is his friends jetting off to Spain for an impromptu Pride holiday, leaving their mothers on his doorstep! Over a chaotic weekend, he has to juggle his burgeoning career with the care of four eccentric, combative, and wildly different ladies.
poster
Kanopy
57
5.7
/20635/
65
/499/
59
/418/
3.2
/28263/
48
/25/
49
/470/
45
/21/

She-Devil (1989)
A cunning and resourceful housewife vows revenge on her husband when he begins an affair with a wealthy romance novelist.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
57
6.1
/32312/
64
/1078/
62
/600/
3.0
/37579/
63
/16/
46
/562/
44
/5/

House (1985)
Roger Cobb, a divorced horror novelist coming to terms with the disappearance of his young son, inherits an old mansion home to malevolent supernatural residents.
poster
77
57
7.4
/3320/
75
/152/
72
/58/
3.6
/2447/
86
/7/
87
/7/

To Walk Invisible (2016)
To Walk Invisible takes a new look at the extraordinary Brontë family, telling the story of these remarkable women who, despite the obstacles they faced, came from obscurity to produce some of the greatest novels in the English language.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
72
57
7.6
/5230/
71
/120/
71
/31/
3.5
/6005/

Nani's Gang Leader (2019)
A crime novelist is approached by a group of bereaved women to help them plot revenge against those responsible for the loss of their loved ones.
poster
57
6.1
/65455/
65
/2066/
62
/1223/
2.9
/23436/
48
/27/
37
/725/
53
/11/
cc age 13+

The Jewel of the Nile (1985)
Joan Wilder is thrust back into a world of murder, chases, foreign intrigue... and love. This time out she's duped by a duplicitous Arab dignitary who brings her to the Middle East, ostensibly to write a book about his life. Of course, he's up to no good, and Joan is just another pawn in his wicked game. But Jack Colton and his sidekick Ralph show up to help our intrepid heroine save the day.
poster
72
56
7.4
/4138/
71
/42/
70
/34/
3.5
/1955/
77
/469/

Old Acquaintance (1943)
Two writers, friends since childhood, fight over their books and lives.
poster
Hulu
55
6.0
/803/
59
/40/
69
/24/
2.9
/1489/
43
/35/
46
/10/
cc age 13+

Dance First (2023)
Parisian bon vivant, World War II Resistance fighter, Nobel Prize-winning playwright, philandering husband and recluse…Samuel Beckett lived a life of many parts. Titled after Beckett’s famous ethos “Dance first, think later”, the film is a sweeping account of the life of this 20th-century icon.
poster
Kanopy
75
54
6.8
/1669/
64
/67/
66
/42/
3.8
/13559/
100
/29/
71
/4/
83
/10/

The Novelist's Film (2022)
A novelist visits a bookstore run by a young colleague who's been out of touch, then takes a walk with a film director and his wife. She meets an actress and tries to convince her to make a film together.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
66
54
6.8
/4016/
67
/61/
67
/45/
3.3
/2578/
63
/373/

Another Man's Poison (1951)
Mystery novelist Janet Frobisher, lives in an isolated house, having been separated for years from her criminal husband. She has fallen in love with her secretary's fiancé and when her estranged husband unexpectedly returns, Janet poisons him, but just as she's about to dispose of the body, one of her husband's criminal cohorts also shows up.
poster
The Roku Channel
51
6.0
/3088/
63
/301/
58
/111/
3.0
/2406/
61
/31/
46
/26/
55
/8/

Zoom (2016)
A multi-dimensional interface between a comic book artist, a novelist, and a film director. Each lives in a separate reality but authors a story about one of the others.
poster
Apple TV
49
5.6
/97221/
61
/8332/
60
/1619/
2.2
/260260/
33
/306/
70
/929/
35
/56/
cc age 13+

Argylle (2024)
When the plots of reclusive author Elly Conway's fictional espionage novels begin to mirror the covert actions of a real-life spy organization, quiet evenings at home become a thing of the past. Accompanied by her cat Alfie and Aidan, a cat-allergic spy, Elly races across the world to stay one step ahead of the killers as the line between Conway's fictional world and her real one begins to blur.
poster
Netflix
63
49
6.7
/4389/
66
/209/
64
/57/
2.9
/4934/
35
/17/
88
/13/
cc age 14+

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry (2022)
This comical love story follows the story of A.J. Fikry, whose life is not at all what he expected it to be. His wife has died, his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history and now his prized possession, a rare edition of Poe poems, has been stolen. He’s given up on people and even the books in his store offer another reminder that the world is changing too rapidly. But when a mysterious package arrives at the store, it gives Fikry the chance to make his life over and see things anew.
poster
69
48
7.0
/2763/
71
/47/
68
/29/
3.6
/4035/
69
/30/

Come Live with Me (1941)
Seeking US citizenship, a Viennese refugee arranges a marriage of convenience with a struggling writer.
poster
60
46
5.9
/1318/
54
/40/
64
/72/
3.0
/8197/
63
/27/
61
/9/

Limonov: The Ballad (2024)
A revolutionary militant, a thug, an underground writer, a butler to a millionaire in Manhattan. But also a switchblade-waving poet, a lover of beautiful women, a warmonger, a political agitator, and a novelist who wrote of his greatness. Eduard Limonov’s life story is a journey through Russia, America, and Europe during the second half of the 20th century.
poster
MGM Plus
56
46
5.7
/3490/
57
/91/
57
/54/
2.5
/2135/
60
/2321/

Don't Tell Her It's Me (1990)
Gus is a fat cartoonist that recently won a battle against cancer, which explains his baldness. But he is also lonely. Therefore, his caring sister tries to set him up with suitable woman. But to do so, she must turn him into an irresistible man. When he falls in love with Emily, Gus takes the identity of a mysterious biker from New Zealand.
poster
Hoopla
55
46
6.5
/7121/
65
/186/
64
/135/
3.1
/983/
14
/7/
65
/433/

Neverwas (2005)
Zach Riley is a psychiatrist, who leaves a job at a prestigious university, to take up a job at the privately run mental institution, Millwood. What he doesn't reveal at the time of his appointment is that this was the very place where his novelist father, T.L. Pierson, spent many years of his life.


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