Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "magazine-writer"

1. Gone Girl (2014)

R | 149 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.

Director: David Fincher | Stars: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry

Votes: 1,067,789 | Gross: $167.77M

2. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)

PG | 109 min | Biography, Drama

Based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Lloyd Vogel.

Director: Marielle Heller | Stars: Matthew Rhys, Tom Hanks, Chris Cooper, Susan Kelechi Watson

Votes: 88,785 | Gross: $61.70M

3. The French Dispatch (2021)

R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional twentieth century French city that brings to life a collection of stories published in "The French Dispatch Magazine".

Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Benicio Del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Léa Seydoux

Votes: 150,693

4. Everest (2015)

PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

On May 10, 1996, mountain guides Rob Hall and Scott Fischer combine their expedition teams for a final ascent to the summit of Mount Everest. With little warning, a storm strikes the mountain and the climbers must now battle to survive.

Director: Baltasar Kormákur | Stars: Jason Clarke, Ang Phula Sherpa, Thomas M. Wright, Martin Henderson

Votes: 232,477 | Gross: $43.48M

5. The Crush (1993)

R | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A journalist becomes the unwanted center of attention for a 14-year-old girl, who proceeds to sabotage his life after he refuses her sexual advances.

Director: Alan Shapiro | Stars: Cary Elwes, Alicia Silverstone, Jennifer Rubin, Kurtwood Smith

Votes: 22,318 | Gross: $13.61M

6. Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game (2022)

95 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

The story of Roger Sharpe, the young midwesterner who overturned New York City's 35 year-old ban on pinball machines.

Directors: Austin Bragg, Meredith Bragg | Stars: Mike Faist, Crystal Reed, Dennis Boutsikaris, Christopher Convery

Votes: 3,911

7. The Philadelphia Story (1940)

Not Rated | 112 min | Comedy, Romance

When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.

Director: George Cukor | Stars: Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, Ruth Hussey

Votes: 73,871

8. For Love of the Game (1999)

PG-13 | 137 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

After 19 years of playing the game he's loved his whole life, Detroit Tigers pitcher Billy Chapel has to decide if he's going to risk everything and put everything out there.

Director: Sam Raimi | Stars: Kevin Costner, Kelly Preston, John C. Reilly, Jena Malone

Votes: 37,473 | Gross: $35.17M

9. That Girl (1966–1971)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

An aspiring actress moves from her hometown of Brewster, New York, to try to make it big in New York City, having to take several offbeat "temp" jobs to support herself in between her various auditions and bit parts.

Stars: Marlo Thomas, Ted Bessell, Lew Parker, Bernie Kopell

Votes: 3,264

10. Like Crazy (2011)

PG-13 | 86 min | Drama, Romance

A British college student falls for an American student, only to be separated from him when she's banned from the U.S. after overstaying her visa.

Director: Drake Doremus | Stars: Felicity Jones, Anton Yelchin, Jennifer Lawrence, Charlie Bewley

Votes: 63,299 | Gross: $3.41M

11. La Bohème (1926)

Passed | 95 min | Drama, Romance

A group of starving artists try to survive in 1830s Paris, including a seamstress and the would-be playwright she loves.

Director: King Vidor | Stars: Lillian Gish, John Gilbert, Renée Adorée, George Hassell

Votes: 1,681 | Gross: $1.01M

12. How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)

R | 110 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

A British writer struggles to fit in at a high-profile magazine in New York City.

Director: Robert B. Weide | Stars: Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst, Megan Fox, Kelan Guy

Votes: 70,901 | Gross: $2.78M

13. Taking the Reins (2021 TV Movie)

TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A writer discovers what ended her marriage and why she stopped riding horses after going back to her family ranch.

Director: Clare Niederpruem | Stars: Nikki Deloach, Scott Porter, Janine Turner, Eliza Hayes Maher

Votes: 1,117

14. Our Idiot Brother (2011)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama

A comedy centered on an idealist who barges into the lives of his three sisters.

Director: Jesse Peretz | Stars: Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Nick Sullivan

Votes: 90,582 | Gross: $24.81M

15. Gentleman's Agreement (1947)

Not Rated | 118 min | Drama, Romance

A reporter pretends to be Jewish in order to cover a story on anti-Semitism, and personally discovers the true depths of bigotry and hatred.

Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, John Garfield, Celeste Holm

Votes: 17,778

16. Are We Done Yet? (2007)

PG | 92 min | Comedy, Family

Newlyweds Nick and Suzanne Persons decide to move to the suburbs to provide a better life for their two kids, Lindsey and Kevin. But their idea of a dream home is disturbed by a contractor with a bizarre approach to business.

Director: Steve Carr | Stars: Ice Cube, Nia Long, John C. McGinley, Aleisha Allen

Votes: 22,549 | Gross: $49.66M

17. Love & Sex (2000)

R | 82 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Kate's fired from a women's magazine for writing about blow jobs, based on own experience as requested. She gets a last chance - 2500 happy, perky words on finding/keeping that perfect man. She tells about her relationships.

Director: Valerie Breiman | Stars: Famke Janssen, Jon Favreau, Noah Emmerich, Ann Magnuson

Votes: 5,744 | Gross: $0.55M

18. Just My Type (2020 TV Movie)

TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Vanessa, a features writer in NYC, hopes to land the interview of a lifetime with renowned mystery author, Martin Clayborne.

Director: Paul Ziller | Stars: Bethany Joy Lenz, Brett Dalton, Aleque Reid, Colleen Wheeler

Votes: 1,997

19. Full Frontal (2002)

R | 101 min | Comedy, Romance

A day in the life of a group of men and women in Hollywood, in the hours leading up to a friend's birthday party.

Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Julia Roberts, David Hyde Pierce, David Duchovny, Nicky Katt

Votes: 11,308 | Gross: $2.51M

20. A Christmas Prince (2017)

TV-PG | 92 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

When a reporter goes undercover as a tutor to get the inside scoop on a playboy prince, she gets tangled in some royal intrigue and ends up finding love - but will she be able to keep up her lie?

Director: Alex Zamm | Stars: Rose McIver, Ben Lamb, Alice Krige, Honor Kneafsey

Votes: 21,900

21. The Photograph (I) (2020)

PG-13 | 106 min | Drama, Romance

A series of intertwining love stories set in the past and in the present.

Director: Stella Meghie | Stars: Issa Rae, LaKeith Stanfield, Chanté Adams, Y'lan Noel

Votes: 6,209

22. Starting Over (1979)

R | 105 min | Comedy, Romance

A divorced man falls in love, but somehow he can't get over his ex-wife. This affects his love life in comic ways. Based on Dan Wakefield's novel.

Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Jill Clayburgh, Candice Bergen, Charles Durning

Votes: 3,242 | Gross: $41.64M

23. The Deadly Mantis (1957)

Approved | 79 min | Family, Horror, Sci-Fi

A giant prehistoric praying mantis, recently freed from the Arctic ice, voraciously preys on American military at the DEW Line and works its way south.

Director: Nathan Juran | Stars: Craig Stevens, William Hopper, Alix Talton, Donald Randolph

Votes: 4,103

24. Dinner with Friends (2001 TV Movie)

R | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Two married couples have their twelve-year bond of friendship put to the test when one couple reveals that they are splitting up.

Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Andie MacDowell, Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette

Votes: 3,335

25. I Am Michael (2015)

Not Rated | 98 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

Based on the fascinating true-life story of Michael Glatze, a gay activist who becomes a Christian pastor after identifying as a heterosexual.

Director: Justin Kelly | Stars: James Franco, Zachary Quinto, Emma Roberts, Charlie Carver

Votes: 5,897

26. Lucky Them (2013)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama

A rock journalist is assigned to track down her ex-boyfriend.

Director: Megan Griffiths | Stars: Toni Collette, Thomas Haden Church, Nina Arianda, Oliver Platt

Votes: 4,114 | Gross: $0.03M

27. The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 110 min | Drama, History

Story of a black woman in the South who was born into slavery in the 1850s and lives to become a part of the civil rights movement in the 1960s.

Director: John Korty | Stars: Cicely Tyson, Eric Brown, Richard Dysart, Joel Fluellen

Votes: 2,502

28. Christmas Getaway (2017 TV Movie)

TV-G | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A travel writer takes a Christmas vacation, but finds herself double-booked with a widower, his mother, and his daughter at the holiday site.

Director: Mel Damski | Stars: Bridget Regan, Travis Van Winkle, Raven Stewart, Teryl Rothery

Votes: 3,541

29. Follow the Sun (1961–1962)

60 min | Adventure

The show follows the adventures of two free-lance magazine writers based in Hawaii.

Stars: Barry Coe, Brett Halsey, Jay Lanin, Gary Lockwood

Votes: 81

30. Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)

Approved | 107 min | Drama

After spending three years in an asylum, a washed-up actor views a minor assignment from his old director in Rome as a chance for personal and professional redemption.

Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Edward G. Robinson, Cyd Charisse, George Hamilton

Votes: 2,960

31. Deeper: The Retribution of Beth (2014)

80 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A journalist is caught up in a woman's brutal revenge against two men who mistreated her in the past.

Director: Jeffrey Andersen | Stars: Andrew Francis, Jessica Harmon, Matthew Kevin Anderson, Elise Gatien

Votes: 514

32. Gidget Goes to Rome (1963)

Not Rated | 104 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance

Gidget, in Rome for a holiday, misinterprets attention she receives from a famous journalist. Discovering he is "chaperoning" her at Dad's request she resumes interest in her boyfriend. Based upon characters created by Frederick Kohner.

Director: Paul Wendkos | Stars: James Darren, Cindy Carol, Jessie Royce Landis, Cesare Danova

Votes: 784 | Gross: $4.36M

33. A Vineyard Romance (2021 TV Movie)

TV-G | 90 min | Drama, Romance

When Seattle magazine writer Samantha Hart is sent home to write an article about the wedding destination of Hawthorne Vineyards, she discovers the ex who broke her heart not only runs the vineyard, but he's about to get married there.

Director: Lucie Guest | Stars: Rebecca Olson, Marcus Rosner, Leanne Lapp, Lisa MacFadden

Votes: 644

34. Something Short of Paradise (1979)

PG | 87 min | Drama, Comedy, Romance

A romantic comedy revolving around the on-again, off-again relationship of a young New York couple.

Director: David Helpern | Stars: Susan Sarandon, David Steinberg, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Marilyn Sokol

Votes: 274

35. One Winter Weekend (2018 TV Movie)

TV-G | 84 min | Drama, Romance

A recently dumped travel writer goes on a ski getaway with her best friend and they find themselves double booked with two eligible men. When they are snowed in, love ensues, as it always does.

Director: Gary Yates | Stars: Taylor Cole, Jack Turner, Rukiya Bernard, Dewshane Williams

Votes: 2,143

36. Lying to Be Perfect (2010 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

An overweight magazine editor leads a double life as a sassy advice columnist at night. To keep her alter ego a secret, she agrees to lose weight with two of her friends.

Director: Gary Harvey | Stars: Poppy Montgomery, Adam Kaufman, Chelah Horsdal, Audrey Wasilewski

Votes: 2,511

37. A Christmas Detour (2015 TV Movie)

TV-G | 85 min | Comedy, Romance

An anxious bride-to-be throws in with a broken-hearted guy and a happily married couple for an emergency ride to NYC, learning about each other and themselves along the way.

Director: Ron Oliver | Stars: Candace Cameron Bure, Paul Greene, Sarah Strange, David James Lewis

Votes: 3,449

38. Life of the Party (2005)

R | Comedy, Drama, Sport

A group of friends plan an intervention to help their pal address his drinking problem. Things go awry when the shrink they hired fails to show up.

Director: Barra Grant | Stars: Eion Bailey, Ellen Pompeo, Clifton Collins Jr., John Ales

Votes: 333

39. Extramarital (1998)

R | 91 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

An aspiring writer (Traci Lords) gets involved in the investigation of her best friend after she is killed during a torrid affair.

Director: Yael Russcol | Stars: Traci Lords, Jeff Fahey, Brian Bloom, María Díaz

Votes: 504

40. Snowmance (2017 TV Movie)

Unrated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Each year Sarah builds her "Snow Beau" snowman with her best friend Nick. After another breakup, she begins to wonder if she'll ever find her own true love. A little Christmas magic brings her Snow Beau to life.

Director: Douglas Mitchell | Stars: Ashley Newbrough, Jesse Hutch, Adam Hurtig, Tom Anniko

Votes: 1,118

41. Run for the Sun (1956)

Approved | 99 min | Adventure, Thriller

In Central America, an action-adventure novelist and a journalist for a magazine find themselves at the mercy of Nazi war criminals.

Director: Roy Boulting | Stars: Richard Widmark, Trevor Howard, Jane Greer, Peter van Eyck

Votes: 1,517

42. Me Myself I (1999)

R | 104 min | Comedy, Romance

Pamela Drury is unhappy and alone. On her birthday she stumbles across a photo of Robert Dickson and wonders what would've happened had she said yes to his proposal. A freak accident causes... See full summary »

Director: Pip Karmel | Stars: Rachel Griffiths, David Roberts, Sandy Winton, Yael Stone

Votes: 2,669 | Gross: $0.57M

43. The Christmas Dance (2021)

94 min | Drama, Family, Romance

Traumatized by her past, Christmas is not at the top of Sarah's list this time of year. However, waltzing through life's unexpected emergencies, she is taught the Christmas Dance.

Director: Michael Arcell | Stars: Brady Amaya, Richard Karn, Katherine Kelly Lang, Noah Nelson

Votes: 300

44. A Twist of Christmas (2018 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 87 min | Family, Romance

In the shopping frenzy before Christmas at a busy department store, two single parents are each left with the wrong gifts for their respective children after their bags get accidentally switched.

Director: David Winning | Stars: Vanessa Lachey, Brendon Zub, Rick Fox, Christian Convery

Votes: 1,011

45. Crack-Up (1946)

Approved | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Art curator George Steele experiences a train wreck...which may not have actually happened. Is he cracking up, or the victim of a wicked plot?

Director: Irving Reis | Stars: Pat O'Brien, Claire Trevor, Herbert Marshall, Ray Collins

Votes: 1,627

46. The Whip Hand (1951)

Approved | 82 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Matt Corbin, a vacationing magazine writer, takes a fishing trip to Minnesota, and stumbles across a lake in which all the fish have mysteriously died. The locals are tight-lipped about it,... See full summary »

Director: William Cameron Menzies | Stars: Carla Balenda, Elliott Reid, Edgar Barrier, Raymond Burr

Votes: 716

47. Her Life as a Man (1984 TV Movie)

93 min | Comedy, Drama

To land a sportswriting job on a national magazine run by a chauvinistic editor, an aspiring female reporter convincingly disguises herself as a man to get the inside story.

Director: Robert Ellis Miller | Stars: Robyn Douglass, Marc Singer, Laraine Newman, Miriam Flynn

Votes: 113

48. Farewell Mr. Kringle (2010 TV Movie)

G | 83 min | Comedy, Romance

A magazine journalist who no longer celebrates Christmas visits the quaint town of Mistletoe to blog about an inspirational - albeit questionably delusional - man who parades around pretending to be the real Santa Claus.

Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: Christine Taylor, Christopher Wiehl, William Morgan Sheppard, Lin Shaye

Votes: 646

49. The Right Approach (1961)

Approved | 92 min | Drama, Music

The story of five fun-loving young bachelors who live together in a converted nightclub in the Hollywood Hills. Newcomer Leo Mack is a young Hollywood hopeful who stirs up trouble when he ... See full summary »

Director: David Butler | Stars: Frankie Vaughan, Martha Hyer, Juliet Prowse, Gary Crosby

Votes: 121

50. Will You Be My Black Friend?

Comedy | Announced

A magazine writer places ads on Craiglist in an effort to expand his social horizons.