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1. Your Place or Mine (2023)
PG-13 | 109 min | Comedy, Romance
Two long-distance best friends change each other's lives when she decides to pursue a lifelong dream and he volunteers to keep an eye on her teenage son.
Director: Aline Brosh McKenna | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Ashton Kutcher, Zoë Chao, Jesse Williams
Votes: 39,762
2. The Infernal Machine (2022)
R | 111 min | Mystery, Thriller
A reclusive and controversial author is drawn out of hiding when he begins to receive endless letters from an obsessive fan. What ensues is a dangerous labyrinth as he searches for the person behind the cryptic messages.
Director: Andrew Hunt | Stars: Guy Pearce, Jeremy Davies, Eduardo Frazão, Jane Hammill
Votes: 3,860
3. Transit (I) (2018)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
A man attempting to escape occupied France falls in love with the wife of a dead author whose identity he has assumed.
Director: Christian Petzold | Stars: Franz Rogowski, Paula Beer, Godehard Giese, Lilien Batman
Votes: 11,912 | Gross: $0.82M
4. Hammett (1982)
PG | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Fictional account of real-life mystery writer Dashiell Hammett, and his involvement in the investigation of a beautiful Chinese cabaret actress' mysterious disappearance in San Francisco.
Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: Frederic Forrest, Peter Boyle, Marilu Henner, Roy Kinnear
Votes: 3,712 | Gross: $0.04M
5. Being Flynn (2012)
R | 102 min | Drama
Working in a Boston homeless shelter, Nick Flynn re-encounters his father, a con man and self-proclaimed poet. Sensing trouble in his own life, Nick wrestles with the notion of reaching out yet again to his dad.
Director: Paul Weitz | Stars: Paul Dano, Robert De Niro, Julianne Moore, Olivia Thirlby
Votes: 17,863 | Gross: $0.53M
6. When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story (2010 TV Movie)
PG | 92 min | Biography, Drama
Based on the true story of the enduring but troubled love between Lois Wilson, co-founder of Al-Anon, and her alcoholic husband Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Director: John Kent Harrison | Stars: Winona Ryder, Barry Pepper, John Bourgeois, Rosemary Dunsmore
Votes: 1,227
7. Klown Forever (2015)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama
Frank and Casper's friendship is put to a test, when Casper decides to leave Denmark to pursue a solo career in Los Angeles. Determined to win his best friend back Frank chooses to follow Casper ensuring an eventful trip.
Director: Mikkel Nørgaard | Stars: Casper Christensen, Frank Hvam, Mia Lyhne, Simone Colling
Votes: 5,199
8. Purple Violets (2007)
103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Patti Petalson (Blair) struggles with the pressure of becoming the next important American writer.
Director: Edward Burns | Stars: Annette Arnold, Max Baker, Selma Blair, James Biberi
Votes: 3,475
9. Christmas on 5th Avenue (2021 TV Movie)
89 min | Romance
Hopeless romantic Eva Jordan decorates a spectacular Manhattan Penthouse for Christmas and brings moody writer Lucas Blade some joy for the holidays.
Director: Amy Force | Stars: Kathryn Davis, Olivier Renaud, Kate Vernon, Nigel Bennett
Votes: 525
10. Seven Keys to Baldpate (1929)
72 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
A writer, looking for some peace and quiet in order to finish a novel, takes a room at the Baldpate Inn. Peace and quiet are last things he gets, though, as there are some very strange things going on at the establishment.
Director: Reginald Barker | Stars: Richard Dix, Miriam Seegar, Margaret Livingston, Lucien Littlefield
Votes: 440
11. All the Good Ones Are Married (2007 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 95 min | Drama, Romance
Ben Gold gets the break of his life as aspiring author, but must stay home with his kids, Luke and Madison, to make his 5 months deadline. His feminist wife, workaholic fashion executive ... See full summary »
Director: Terry Ingram | Stars: Daryl Hannah, Joanna Douglas, James McGowan, Emma Taylor-Isherwood
Votes: 301
12. The Feminine Touch (1941)
Approved | 97 min | Comedy
An author writing a book on jealousy discovers his wife is an expert on the subject.
Director: W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: Rosalind Russell, Don Ameche, Kay Francis, Van Heflin
Votes: 971
13. Spanish Fly (1998)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Romance
A woman reporter in over her head in trying to write a book on the male machismo in Spain finds the men don't match her story's expectations. She also finds herself involved in relationships with the wrong men.
Director: Daphna Kastner | Stars: Felipe García Vélez, Daphna Kastner, Toni Cantó, Antonio Castro
Votes: 230 | Gross: $0.01M
14. Love's Match (2021 TV Movie)
TV-G | 89 min | Romance
Matchmaker Leah Price is the owner of dating website OneMatch. But when one of her clients still doesn't find love, Leah agrees to allow matchmaker Peter Beckett to help her. What they weren't expecting - a perfect match for themselves.
Director: Virginia Abramovich | Stars: Megan Hutchings, Robin Dunne, Kyana Teresa, Supinder Wraich
Votes: 367
15. Inspector Palmu's Error (1960)
109 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
A closed room mystery begins when an infamous tycoon is found dead in his bath tub. The famous police lieutenant Palmu is summoned to investigate.
Director: Matti Kassila | Stars: Joel Rinne, Elina Pohjanpää, Matti Ranin, Leo Riuttu
Votes: 2,105
16. The Stalker's Apprentice (1998 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 76 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Marcus Walwyn develops a fatal obsession for a young girl he meets on a train. Corrupted by a book he reads by the convicted serial killer Helmut Kranze he embarks on a murderous mission.
Director: Marcus D.F. White | Stars: Peter Davison, James Bolam, Paula Wilcox, Gideon Turner
Votes: 120
17.
Feud (2017–2024)
Episode:
Phantasm Forgiveness
(2024)
TV-MA | 49 min | Biography, Drama
Past, present and future collide as Truman makes a final push to finish Answered Prayers.
Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Naomi Watts, Diane Lane, Chloë Sevigny, Calista Flockhart
Votes: 370
18.
C.B. Strike (2017– )
Episode:
The Silkworm: Part 1
(2017)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Strike is approached by Leonora Quine with a plea to locate her husband, the notorious writer Owen Quine, who has disappeared without a trace.
Director: Kieron Hawkes | Stars: Tamsin Topolski, Tom Burke, Natasha O'Keeffe, Holliday Grainger
Votes: 1,018
19.
C.B. Strike (2017– )
Episode:
The Silkworm: Part 2
(2017)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In Yorkshire, Robin watches a TV interview with Fancourt where he accidentally reveals that he's read Bombyx Mori - despite his previous denials.
Director: Kieron Hawkes | Stars: Holliday Grainger, Emma Cater, Peter Sullivan, Tom Burke
Votes: 940