Movies about Writers & Writing

Are you a writer, or anyone who likes writing? Here are ten films that have something real to say about what it means to write. These following list was listed by a member of Amazon.

1. Sylvia DVD ~ Gwyneth Paltrow
"about the lives of sylvia plath & ted hughes"
3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (79 customer reviews)

2. Il Postino DVD ~ Massimo Troisi
"Pablo Neruda"
4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (120 customer reviews)


3. Wonder Boys DVD ~ Philip Bosco
"A dysfunctional story of a writer suffering writer's block"
4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (198 customer reviews)

4. Henry Fool DVD ~ Thomas Jay Ryan
"About a writer trying to write an epic poem"

5. Elling DVD ~ Per Christian Ellefsen
"an agoraphobic finds his way in the world through poetry"

6. Mrs Parker & Vicious Circle [VHS] VHS Jennifer Jason Leigh
"about Dorothy Parker"

7. Kafka [VHS] VHS Jeremy Irons
"Soderbergh's film about Franz Kafka"
4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

8. Naked Lunch [VHS] VHS Peter Weller
"haven't seen this yet: Cronenberg's view of William S Burroughs's famed book"
4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (104 customer reviews)

9. Barton Fink [VHS] VHS John Turturro
"haven't seen this yet, either"
4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (135 customer reviews)

10. Beloved Infidel [VHS] VHS Gregory Peck
"about F. Scott Fitzgerald"
3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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