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Kanopy
85
7.9
/311013/
78
/7075/
74
/2985/
4.1
/659986/
91
/229/
92
/14901/
90
/38/
cc age 16+

Almost Famous (2000)
In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview and tour with the up-and-coming band, Stillwater.
poster
79
7.3
/1911/
65
/20/
70
/35/
3.7
/1428/
93
/123/

Raven's End (1963)
In 1936 Sweden, a teenager drifts through life in his small town, hoping that a novel about the neighborhood he grew up and lives in will reverse the fortunes of his family.
poster
76
7.2
/31626/
72
/999/
73
/776/
3.6
/17676/
84
/129/
78
/207/
76
/34/
cc age 14+

Testament of Youth (2015)
Testament of Youth is a powerful story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain, which has become the classic testimony of that war from a woman’s point of view. A searing journey from youthful hopes and dreams to the edge of despair and back again, it’s a film about young love, the futility of war and how to make sense of the darkest times.
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
75
7.1
/12381/
69
/206/
67
/279/
3.6
/6932/
96
/93/
79
/149/
75
/28/

With a Friend Like Harry... (2000)
Harry knew Michel in high school; they meet again by accident, Harry inserts himself in Michel's life... and things take a sinister turn.
poster
Kanopy
73
7.4
/108192/
72
/2470/
71
/1748/
3.5
/133999/
82
/39/
85
/1756/
60
/11/

Following (1999)
Bill, an idle, unemployed aspiring writer, walks the crowded streets of London following randomly chosen strangers, a seemingly innocent entertainment that becomes dangerous when he crosses paths with a mysterious character.
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
66
6.2
/91263/
65
/6239/
64
/2782/
2.8
/239622/
78
/237/
72
/1490/
61
/33/
cc age 14+

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)
Mill Valley, Pennsylvania, Halloween night, 1968. After playing a joke on a school bully, Stella and her friends decide to sneak into a supposedly haunted house that once belonged to the powerful Bellows family, unleashing dark forces that they will be unable to control.
poster
Kanopy
65
6.7
/2497/
67
/155/
64
/45/
3.3
/15962/
76
/62/
67
/9/
57
/8/

Sebastian (2024)
Max is a 25-year-old freelance writer and aspiring novelist who seems well on his way to success in London’s cultural spheres. Yet by night, he finds a different kind of exhilaration as a sex worker with the pseudonym Sebastian, meeting men via an escorting platform. Max uses his experiences as Sebastian to fuel his stories and the worthy debut novel that he has been longing to write, finally seems within reach.
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
Amazon Prime Video
63
6.9
/14286/
73
/628/
71
/338/
3.4
/13052/
61
/23/
75
/76/
51
/10/
cc age 8+

This Beautiful Fantastic (2016)
Set against the backdrop of a beautiful garden in the heart of London, this contemporary fairy tale revolves around the unlikely friendship between a reclusive young woman and a cantankerous old widower. Bella Brown is a beautifully quirky young woman who dreams of writing and illustrating a successful children’s book. After she is forced by her landlord to deal with her neglected garden or face eviction, she meets her match, nemesis, and unlikely mentor in Alfie Stephenson, a grumpy, loveless, old man who lives next door who happens to be an amazing horticulturalist.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
70
62
6.9
/4547/
68
/102/
61
/72/
3.3
/2421/
83
/6/
75
/156/

Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
A small-town shoemaker with a knack for spinning yarns, Hans encounters happiness and heartbreak on his road to becoming a full-fledged writer.
poster
MGM Plus
59
6.3
/43333/
65
/1129/
61
/615/
3.2
/32681/
64
/36/
54
/841/
56
/14/
cc age 13+

Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
Larry Donner, an author with a cruel ex-wife, teaches a writing workshop in which one of his students, Owen, is fed up with his domineering mother. When Owen watches a Hitchcock classic that seems to mirror his own life, he decides to put the movie's plot into action and offers to kill Larry's ex-wife, if Larry promises to murder his mom. Before Larry gets a chance to react to the plan, it seems that Owen has already set things in motion.
poster
Netflix
60
54
6.5
/6986/
62
/366/
62
/279/
3.2
/6473/
60
/20/
49
/10/
58
/4/
cc age 17+

The Motive (2017)
Álvaro, a man obsessed with the idea of writing what he brands as “high literature,” manipulates the lives and feelings of the people around him to write about the consequences caused by his devious acts.
poster
fuboTV
53
7.0
/83965/
70
/1784/
66
/1251/
3.1
/25163/
24
/127/
49
/1049/
37
/30/
cc age 13+

The Words (2012)
The Words follows young writer Rory Jansen who finally achieves long sought after literary success after publishing the next great American novel. There's only one catch - he didn't write it. As the past comes back to haunt him and his literary star continues to rise, Jansen is forced to confront the steep price that must be paid for stealing another man's work, and for placing ambition and success above life's most fundamental three words.
poster
Netflix
51
5.9
/25539/
67
/3336/
57
/832/
2.4
/15738/
43
/178/
37
/6/

True Memoirs of an International Assassin (2016)
After a publisher changes a writer's debut novel about a deadly assassin from fiction to nonfiction, the author finds himself thrust into the world of his lead character, and must take on the role of his character for his own survival.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
63
49
6.3
/4031/
61
/196/
57
/286/
2.9
/3160/
86
/14/
58
/1/

Black Tide (2018)
When a teenager suddenly disappears without a trace, the case is assigned to an alcoholic police officer who maintains a complicated relationship with his own troubled teenage son, suspected of drug trafficking.
poster
49
5.7
/842/
50
/16/
54
/19/
3.1
/362/
20
/5/
36
/1/

Heart Beat (1980)
An exploration of the relationship between Beat Generation writers Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady, and Cassady's wife, Carolyn.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
46
45
5.3
/9216/
62
/1024/
54
/251/
2.5
/3898/
35
/17/
18
/46/
50
/7/
cc age 16+

A Kind of Murder (2016)
In 1960s New York, Walter Stackhouse is a rich, successful architect and unhappily married to the beautiful but damaged Clara. His desire to be free of her feeds his obsession with Kimmel, a man suspected of brutally murdering his own wife. When Walter and Kimmel's lives become dangerously intertwined, a ruthless police detective becomes convinced he has found the murderer. But as the lines blur between innocence and intent, who, in fact, is the real killer?
poster
Amazon Prime Video
52
39
5.6
/2904/
54
/56/
60
/34/
2.4
/2233/
44
/83/

It Had to Be You (2000)
Sparks fly when Anna Penn and Charlie Hudson meet. Unfortunately, they're both engaged to other people. In fact, they're staying at the same New York City hotel in order to work on wrapping up the last details of their nuptials. Over days and evenings of joint wedding planning, the two grow closer -- and start to wonder if they're getting married to the right people after all.
poster
69
33
7.3
/1298/
67
/23/
76
/16/
3.5
/781/
65
/459/

The Glass Menagerie (1973)
Amanda Wingfield dominates her children with her faded gentility and exaggerated tales of her Southern belle past. Her son plans escape; her daughter withdraws into a dream world. When a gentleman caller appears, things move to crisis point.
poster
65
26
6.2
/258/
64
/48/
62
/16/
3.2
/391/
7.3
/28576/

Book Girl (2010)
Konoha Inoue and Tōko Amano, the Literary Girl, as she calls herself, are the sole members of their high school literature club. Their lives will be altered when Konoha's past, forgotten for a long time, reaches the present, involving them in a whirlwind of feelings where love, jealousy, revenge, remorse and forgiveness struggle to prevail.
poster
Criterion Channel
58
24
6.0
/720/
45
/6/
62
/18/
3.3
/358/
80
/5/
38
/5/

Plucking the Daisy (1956)
Due to an urgent need of money, aspiring writer Agnes participates in an amateur striptease contest. Her new boyfriend, Daniel, who is a reporter by profession, covers the contest for his magazine.
poster
Netflix
50
23
5.1
/427/
40
/12/
61
/84/
3.0
/1275/
38
/3/
cc age 14+

This Is Not a Comedy (2021)
A comedian finds new meaning in his life when his best friend asks him to be her sperm donor, and he meets a girl who connects with the cosmos.
poster
61
15
6.8
/653/
45
/2/
60
/17/
3.5
/416/

The Liar (1981)
Talkative, hyperactive young drifter Ville Alfa goes around Helsinki, basically trying to borrow money from friends and strangers by means of an incessant delivery of quirky and snappy quasi-intellectual lines and fabricated excuses.
poster
The Roku Channel
54
13
4.9
/829/
45
/42/
51
/23/
3.1
/235/
67
/4/

Don't Read This on a Plane (2021)
As novelist Jovana Fey attempts to check into the first hotel of her 3-week European book tour, she learns that her publisher has gone bankrupt. Penniless and stranded, she decides to continue the tour regardless.
poster
Disney Plus
69
12
6.7
/239/
66
/6/
73
/9/
71
/11/

Mark Twain and Me (1991)
During the final years of his life, the famous writer Samuel "Mark Twain" Clemens is befriended by a young girl named Dorothy Quick.
poster
60
12
6.3
/1020/
62
/9/
58
/13/
3.3
/283/
55
/5/

Susan Slade (1961)
A pregnant teen allows her mother to pass her secret baby off as her own.
poster
57
11
5.5
/390/
58
/24/
54
/14/
2.9
/415/
62
/4/

Locating Silver Lake (2018)
Upon graduating college, a brokenhearted aspiring writer, without a dime or connections, packs his bags and heads to Los Angeles in the hopes of finding a new beginning. He quickly gets immersed into two very different worlds - one young, provocative and alluring, the other rooted in diversity, community and loyalty - both with their own unique appeals, advantages and dangers. Through his new experiences, he realizes who he is and where he belongs.
poster
63
10
6.2
/137/
66
/3/
58
/6/
3.4
/665/

Places in the Sun (2024)
Samuela despairs of her lack of breakthrough as an author. When she is abandoned by her boyfriend, she secretly travels with her brother to the family holiday home in Lanzarote, where she wants to work on her novel. But instead of the peace she hoped for, she finds her father there, who occupies the house after the divorce. When her mother also shows up, the chaos is perfect.
poster
62
8
6.9
/78/
55
/10/
60
/4/
3.2
/625/

Abe's Story (2019)
In the late Victorian era, Abe, a burdened Irish aspiring writer, assistant to Henry, a world-famous stage actor, finds the inspiration to create his sinister novel about a bloody character through the adventures he has while traveling the world with his boss' theatrical troupe.
poster
51
7
5.3
/136/
50
/4/
42
/10/
3.1
/363/

Laissé inachevé à Tokyo (1982)
A young woman travels to Japan to write a novel.
poster
56
?
5.2
/102/
56
/9/
50
/1/
3.3
/323/

Terrestrial (2025)
A reunion weekend spirals out of control for four college friends when the host - a science fiction writer on the verge of newfound success - fights to maintain his sense of reality in the face of sudden, uncanny dangers.
poster
?
50
/1/

Mother and Me
Casey is a young woman confined to her home, living under the same roof as her mother. Struggling to write what’s poised to be a best-selling horror novel and living in the shadow of her late father, a renowned horror author, Casey grapples with the complexities of her relationship with her mother.
poster
?
100
/1/

I SHOULD NOT HAVE COME (2022)
Lucas, a writer without ideas, receives an unexpected visit from his neighbors.
poster
64
?
6.9
/41/
60
/1/
3.2
/219/

Anna Kiri (2025)
Escaping death after a failed robbery, a reckless and dreamy writer abandons her delinquency to pursue her quest of recognition.
poster
?
6.6
/21/
70
/1/

Everything Is Fine Here
25-year-old Arghavan lives with her parents in Tehran, and intends to marry her fiancé, Hesam. One day, her short stories win her a grant to attend a writing workshop in Germany. Soon before she is to leave, however, Arghavan is abducted and raped. In a strict, conservative society where young women are expected to be virgins before marriage, this is a social catastrophe. Plagued by gossip and finding little solace, Arghavan's life begins turning into a nightmare.
poster
?
5.7
/21/
50
/1/
65
/6/

Mitsugetsu (1984)
Tetsuaki's struggling to write a novel while his mother fades; Mitsuko's engagement has been forced upon her unwillingly; the two individuals run away to share their grief.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
?
6.8
/77/
58
/5/

Down by the River (2014)
A family deals with the disease of sickle cell, in there youngest family member. In the midst of this trying time and prosperous time at moments, there are many other obstacles that come in to play, that test the very foundation of this family.
poster
62
?
6.5
/201/
58
/5/
64
/7/

I'll Give It My All ... Tomorrow (2013)
41-year-old Shizuo Daikoku (Shinichi Tsutsumi) suddenly quits his job at a company to become a mangaka. His family and friends become involved in his new pursuit...
poster
?
7.6
/41/

Joe Orton Laid Bare (2017)
Exploring the wit, work and world of Joe Orton through his own words, and the testimony of those who knew him and worked with him.
poster
46
?
5.0
/364/
41
/5/
48
/7/

The Subterraneans (1960)
A disillusioned writer explores the subterranean depths of San Francisco's North Beach district.
poster
?
7.6
/63/
50
/1/
70
/2/

Northern Lights (2016)
Emma approaches adulthood, she tries to live an ordinary life and keep up to her late mothers expectations. However her anxiety weighs over her, stopping her from enjoying the last few youthful years.
poster
?

Al Límite de la Poesía (2025)
Valentina seeks refuge from the incessant waves of her mind in the pages of her upcoming poetry book Lapislazuli, trying to keep her life from slipping away like sand through her fingers. With words from her poem Citrino, we journey through a range of emotionsand feel the ups and downs of her Borderline Personality Disorder.


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