One of the very few screenwriters who's generally considered to be an auteur in his own right.
Can you think of any other examples? Aaron Sorkin, maybe?
One of the very few screenwriters who's generally considered to be an auteur in his own right.
Can you think of any other examples? Aaron Sorkin, maybe?
Being John Malkovich - 8
Human Nature - 4
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind - 7
Adaptation - 8
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - 10
Synecdoche, New York - 7
Anomalisa - 4
Ooooh I like this idea.
Being John Malkovich - 9
Adaptation - 9
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind - 8
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - 10
Synecdoche, New York - 10
Anomalisa - 9
Aaron Sorkin definitively. Also Robert Towne and, though I don't like him, Shane Black.
So are we scoring this based on the writing or the results of the movie?
David Mamet.
Being John Malkovich (1999) 8.5
Adaptation (2002) 7.0
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) 8.5
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) 10
Synecdoche, New York (2008) 7.0
Anomalisa (2015) 9.0
Being John Malkovich - 8.5
Human Nature - 7
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind - 7
Adaptation - 8
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - 9.5
Synecdoche, New York - 5.5
Anomalisa - 8
Midnight Run (1988) - 9
The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) - 8.5
The Adventures of Robinhood (1938) - 8
Sisters (1973) - 6.5
Shin Godzilla (2016) - 7.5
Synecdoche, New York - 7
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - 7
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind - 6
Adaptation - 8
Being John Malkovich - 7.5
Coming to America (Landis, 1988) **
The Beach Bum (Korine, 2019) *1/2
Us (Peele, 2019) ***1/2
Fugue (Smoczynska, 2018) ***1/2
Prisoners (Villeneuve, 2013) ***1/2
Shadow (Zhang, 2018) ***
Oslo, August 31st (J. Trier, 2011) ****
Climax (NoƩ, 2018) **1/2
Fighting With My Family (Merchant, 2019) **
Upstream Color (Carruth, 2013) ***
Being John Malkovich - 9
Adaptation - 10
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind - 7
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - 8
Synecdoche, NY - 10
Anomalisa - 8
He's a national treasure.
Ratings on a 1-10 scale for your pleasure:
Top Gun: Maverick - 8
Top Gun - 7
McCabe & Mrs. Miller - 8
Crimes of the Future - 8
Videodrome - 9
Valley Girl - 8
Summer of '42 - 7
In the Line of Fire - 8
Passenger 57 - 7
Everything Everywhere All at Once - 6
Being John Malkovich (1999) 10
Human Nature (2001) 6
Adaptation (2002) 9
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) 8
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) 10