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poster
Criterion Channel
79
7.9
/8051/
76
/246/
75
/186/
4.0
/16652/
89
/30/

The Executioner (1963)
An undertaker gets married to an old executioner's daughter and, although he doesn't like it, must continue the profession of his father-in-law after his retirement.
poster
Criterion Channel
73
7.3
/17248/
71
/351/
71
/231/
3.8
/52658/
88
/82/
83
/477/
79
/25/

Reprise (2006)
Phillip and Erik have been best friends since childhood. Both young men share a passion for the works of reclusive novelist Sten Egil Dahl, and both harbor literary ambitions. However, fate deals differently with the friends as each strives to make his dream come true.
poster
Hulu
69
7.0
/135112/
71
/3606/
67
/2183/
3.5
/183974/
76
/220/
70
/11086/
66
/34/
cc age 13+

Julie & Julia (2009)
Julia Child and Julie Powell – both of whom wrote memoirs – find their lives intertwined. Though separated by time and space, both women are at loose ends... until they discover that with the right combination of passion, fearlessness and butter, anything is possible.
poster
67
6.6
/35017/
66
/1112/
63
/495/
3.3
/57414/
71
/141/
62
/781/
59
/37/
cc age 16+

Celeste & Jesse Forever (2012)
Celeste and Jesse met in high school and got married young. They laugh at the same jokes and finish each other’s sentences. They are forever linked in their friends’ minds as the perfect couple – she, a high-powered businesswoman and budding novelist; he, a free spirit who keeps things from getting boring. Their only problem is that they have decided to get divorced. Can their perfect relationship withstand this minor setback?
poster
Kanopy
64
6.9
/15806/
69
/614/
66
/716/
3.5
/15772/
78
/65/
67
/96/
64
/24/

Chinese Puzzle (2013)
Xavier is a 40-year-old father of two who still finds life very complicated. When the mother of his children moves to New York, he can't bear them growing up far away from him and so he decides to move there as well.
poster
YouTube TV
56
5.9
/418578/
62
/19704/
58
/12489/
2.6
/427094/
40
/242/
47
/29539/
49
/34/
cc age 14+

2012 (2009)
Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earth's core is heating up. He warns U.S. President Thomas Wilson that the crust of the earth is becoming unstable and that without proper preparations for saving a fraction of the world's population, the entire race is doomed. Meanwhile, writer Jackson Curtis stumbles on the same information. While the world's leaders race to build "arks" to escape the impending cataclysm, Curtis struggles to find a way to save his family. Meanwhile, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes of unprecedented strength wreak havoc around the world.
poster
Hoopla
70
55
6.9
/2929/
63
/34/
63
/61/
3.5
/976/
86
/51/
65
/117/
75
/15/

The Witnesses (2007)
Paris, 1984. A group of friends contend with the first outbreak of the AIDS epidemic.
poster
The Roku Channel
54
6.3
/48685/
60
/829/
59
/888/
2.9
/19314/
46
/134/
34
/1052/
51
/28/
cc age 16+

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
Two married couples find only trouble and heartache as their complicated lives unfold. After 40 years of marriage, Alfie leaves his wife to pursue what he thinks is happiness with a call girl. His wife, Helena, reeling from abandonment, decides to follow the advice of a psychic. Sally, the daughter of Alfie and Helena, is unhappy in her marriage and develops a crush on her boss, while her husband, Roy, falls for a woman engaged to be married.
poster
46
5.3
/2670/
58
/38/
56
/54/
3.0
/632/
24
/62/
42
/141/
26
/21/

Filth and Wisdom (2008)
Filth & Wisdom is a poignant view of the lives of three not quite ordinary friends settled into meaningless jobs that barely keep them afloat while helping to finance their dreams of bigger and brighter futures. Their unique yet universal stories capture their struggles that are at turns funny and tragic but always brutally honest. Their intertwined lives explore the inevitable: a path paved with filth will often end in wisdom and one paved with wisdom will often end in filth.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
56
46
5.8
/6104/
62
/237/
57
/129/
2.9
/758/
47
/188/
cc age 10+

My Girlfriend's Boyfriend (2010)
When Ethan arrives at the airport just in time to declare his undying love for his girlfriend, love appears to have conquered all. The scene, however, is really the ending of Ethan's novel, which his agent calls "unrealistic." Ethan soon meets a waitress, Jesse, and falls in love with her despite her growing devotion to Troy, a charming businessman. But the line between reality and fiction becomes increasingly blurred.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
50
46
5.4
/7065/
55
/224/
56
/184/
2.3
/2997/
43
/192/

Shortcut to Happiness (2007)
In Manhattan, the aspirant writer Jabez Stone is a complete loser: he is not able to sell his novels, he lives in a lousy apartment and he does not have success with women. When one of his friends Julius Jenson sells his novel for US$ 190,000.00 to an editor, Jabez fells envy and promises to sell his soul to the devil for success and accidentally kills a woman with his typing machine. The Devil knocks on his door, fixes the situation and seals a contract with Jabez. His low quality novels have bad reviews but become best-sellers; Jabez enriches; has success with women, but has no time for his friends. Jabez meets with the publisher Daniel Webster who offers him a chance to break the contract with the devil.
poster
49
43
5.4
/7914/
57
/175/
55
/159/
2.5
/1434/
50
/8/
31
/547/

Suburban Girl (2007)
Publishing assistant Brett Eisenberg wants to be a big-time editor. However, she lacks self-confidence, a problem that isn't helped by her new, overbearing boss. Brett soon enters into a relationship with Archie, an older man who has plenty of his own issues, including alcoholism, diabetes and a difficult relationship with his daughter. Intent on helping Archie get past his problems, she turns to her dying father for advice.
poster
70
42
7.4
/1473/
72
/45/
78
/33/
3.8
/1599/
71
/7/
51
/5/

Papusza (2013)
The rise and fall of the most distinguished Polish-Gypsy poetess Bronislawa Wajs, widely known as Papusza, and her relationship with her discoverer, writer Jerzy Ficowski.
poster
65
41
6.6
/1217/
66
/57/
64
/141/
3.2
/6272/

Trust (2024)
Pietro is a revered teacher, Teresa his brilliant and precocious student. Their affair is both illicit and tempestuous. After one fight, Teresa suggests that each tell the other a secret, one so shameful or shocking that were it to be made public, it would destroy that person’s life. Time passes, Pietro’s stature as a writer grows and his family settles into the comfort of a bourgeois life. But he is haunted by the possibility that Teresa may one day reappear and tear apart his world with the secret she knows.
poster
54
34
4.9
/749/
55
/75/
63
/49/
2.6
/3310/

Echoes (2022)
Julián Lemar, a best-selling suspense writer, goes on vacation with his family to a cabin in the woods. During a strong storm, the power goes out and a woman shows up desperately asking for help: her husband killed her son and now he wants to kill her. From that moment on, danger and deception are a constant threat and for Julián a hellish night begins until he discovers the truth.
poster
51
19
5.0
/610/
27
/5/
64
/5/
50
/6/
64
/14/

On the Road with Judas (2007)
A successful New York businessman leads a double life as a computer thief.
poster
50
?
6.0
/182/
60
/3/
32
/7/

This Is Not an Exit: The Fictional World of Bret Easton Ellis (1998)
When "American Psycho" was released early in 2000 it reaffirmed author Bret Easton Ellis as the controversial "bad boy" of contemporary American Fiction. "This Is Not an Exit" reveals the world inhabited by Ellis.
poster
46
?
4.7
/123/
36
/3/
56
/20/

Return of the Outlaws (2009)
Miraculously escaping a painful demise in the gallows, a notorious outlaw cons a crooked judge, an attractive saloon girl, and an old partner into carrying out the heist of a lifetime. As the plan gets underway, a small town sheriff makes it his personal mission to capture the outlaw and ensure that justice is served.
poster
?
10
/1/
60
/1/

Nikt nie jest winien (1988)
A famous writer suspects that his wife is cheating on him and tries to find out who her lover is.
poster
?
7.2
/70/
55
/4/
60
/3/

The Secret Centre (2000)
The English novelist, John Le Carré discusses his life as a secret agent and writer in this documentary about spies in fact and fiction, produced for British television.
poster
45
?
6.3
/295/
30
/2/
43
/9/

The Novelist (2008)
The Päätalo film tells the story of Kalle Päätalo, a carpenter and master builder, and his burning desire to become a writer, as well as the long road that led to the creation of Päätalo's first novel. Too much hard work, too little love in his marriage, and too little self-confidence prevent Kalle Päätalo from realizing his lifelong dream of becoming a writer. Until he finds new love.
poster
60
?
6.3
/100/
60
/4/
57
/7/

The Farm of Seven Sins (1949)
In 1825, Paul-Louis Courier, a Republican writer known for publishing pamphlets against the French monarchy, was killed in the farm where he had retired. Was it a political assassination or a vicious crime? Those who have known him loved him or hated him are interrogated by the police. Will the guilty person(s) be ferreted out?
poster
?
5.8
/52/
42
/4/

Miehen kunnia (1943)
Master Kaarlo Auer, who has achieved fame as the author of a successful novel, travels to a small town to meet Anna, the widow of his late friend Martti Vainio. Their daughter Virve Vainio finds an old calendar in the attic, in which an entry reveals literary theft.
poster
53
?
5.1
/155/
45
/5/
64
/5/

Welcome Aboard! (1990)
A philosophizing uninvited hitchhiker terrorizes a writer, who's selling dictionaries while he's struggling with writer's block.
poster
?
6.1
/43/
63
/6/
60
/5/

Alfonso Sánchez (1980)
Famous Spanish film critic Alfonso Sánchez talks about his personal life, his work and Anouk Aimée. A sentimental tribute to one of the most relevant figures on the Spanish film scene.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
44
?
5.0
/92/
27
/5/
56
/11/

Pinky (2022)
When Pinky discovers that he has the power to read the energy of others, he starts to see people for who they truly are. Which makes life, and losing his virginity, a lot more interesting.


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