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- DirectorChad MichaelStarsTerry BeckerJeff JordanKelli McNeilEmmy-award winner Terry Becker and superstar band Radiohead lend their talents to a timeless story of individuals who have the ability to write people's dreams. The Writer chronicles the tale of Joshua Knowne (Jeff Jordan), who suffers from a horrific series of nightmares until he meets a psychiatrist named Dr. Solomon (Becker) that recognizes his gift. Joshua learns his nightmares are linked to his power: they enable him to see the pain others are experiencing. He must take that knowledge, then, and compose dreams which show people an end to their suffering. His journey toward that goal, however, is darker and more dangerous than he could possibly imagine...
- DirectorRichard LaGraveneseStarsHilary SwankImelda StauntonPatrick DempseyA young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves and pursue education beyond high school.
- DirectorMarko SanginettoStarsMichael MingSona HouckShepard KosterA brilliant American novelist must make an impossible choice; give up on his epic novel, or lose his beautiful muse who is making it possible.
- DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsEwan McGregorPierce BrosnanOlivia WilliamsA ghost writer, hired to complete the memoirs of a former British Prime Minister, uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy.
- DirectorBrandon PolancoStarsBryan CranstonLela EdgarSpenser GraneseA vexed screenwriter, an elusive woman and the thin line between fact and fiction.
- DirectorRobert CelestinoStarsRick GomezFrank John HughesVinessa ShawHenry Harper is a successful novelist who has it all. But after surviving a recent trauma he finds himself haunted by a dream that terrifies him. Convinced that the only way to understand what the dream means is to write his way through it, Henry decides to go to a remote second home to begin work on his next novel, a thriller. While on his way there he encounters a strangely familiar drifter who confronts him with information that threatens to turn everything he knows to be true, upside down.
- DirectorAnthony FerraroStarsJason CauseyD.W. FerrantiAnthony FerraroFast losing his grip on reality The Writer wanders the streets homeless in a search for belonging and a chance to get his work published. A chance encounter with a woman gives him hope for a better outcome in his life. It will take all his concentration and effort not to blow it.
- DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsBrigitte BardotJack PalanceMichel PiccoliA French writer's marriage deteriorates while working on Fritz Lang's version of "The Odyssey", as his wife accuses him of using her to court favor with the film's brash American producer.
- DirectorRobert AltmanStarsTim RobbinsGreta ScacchiFred WardA Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected, but which one?
- DirectorRob ReinerStarsJames CaanKathy BatesRichard FarnsworthAfter a famous author is rescued from a car crash by a fan of his novels, he comes to realize that the care he is receiving is only the beginning of a nightmare of captivity and abuse.
- DirectorJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsJohn TurturroJohn GoodmanJudy DavisA renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.
- DirectorGiuseppe TornatoreStarsGérard DepardieuRoman PolanskiSergio RubiniOnoff is a famous writer who hasn't published any new books for quite some time and has become a recluse. When he is picked up by the police one stormy night, without any identification, out of breath and running madly, without clear memory of recent events, the Inspector is suspicious. Through interrogatory dialectic, the head of this lonely, isolated, broken-down police station tries to establish what has happened, by delving into the mind of his writer-hero, and clearing up a mysterious killing.
- DirectorAl PacinoStarsAl PacinoJerry OrbachSusan FloydHarry and Jake, two unsuccessful writers, spend a cathartic evening arguing about money, aesthetics, their friendship, and Harry's new manuscript.
- DirectorJulio MedemStarsPaz VegaTristán UlloaNajwa NimriVarious lives converge on an isolated island, all connected by an author whose novel has become inextricably entwined with his own life.
- DirectorFritz LangStarsLouis HaywardLee BowmanJane WyattA deranged writer murders a maid after she resists his advances. The writer engages his brother's help in hiding the body, causing unexpected problems for both of them.
- DirectorJohn CassavetesStarsGena RowlandsJohn CassavetesDiahnne AbbottTwo closely bound, emotionally wounded souls reunite after years apart.
- DirectorWoody AllenStarsGena RowlandsMia FarrowIan HolmFacing a mid-life crisis, a woman rents an apartment next to a psychiatrist's office to write a new book, only to become drawn to the plight of a pregnant woman seeking that doctor's help.
- DirectorDario ArgentoStarsTony MusanteSuzy KendallEnrico Maria SalernoAn American expatriate in Rome attempts to unmask a serial killer he witnessed in the act of an attempted murder - and is now hunting him and his girlfriend.
- DirectorAnthony VergeStarsAngela AndersonRoyanne FlorenceMaria MastroyannisSix strangers are traveling overnight on a train that has had a murder on that night every year for 82 years. They must determine who will be the next victim, and who among them is the murderer. It is Writer's Day!
- DirectorLiam BanksStarsTony GibbonsTony GoodallNikki JohnsonA writer is haunted by strange monsters and visions, are they real or the beginning of a slow descent into insanity?
- DirectorDaniel AugustoStarsJúlio AndradeRavel AndradeFabiana GugliA chronicle of Paulo Coelho's rise from his troubled life to become one of the most influential writers in Brazilian history.
- DirectorAbbas KiarostamiStarsJuliette BinocheWilliam ShimellJean-Claude CarrièreIn Tuscany to promote his latest book, a middle-aged British writer meets a French woman who leads him to the village of Lucignano. While there, a chance question reveals something deeper.
- DirectorAlain ResnaisStarsDirk BogardeEllen BurstynJohn GielgudA dying writer bases his last book on his own perception of his family.
- DirectorGus Van SantStarsSean ConneryRob BrownF. Murray AbrahamForrester, the author of a famous book, decides to help Jamal, a 16-year-old student, discover his writing prowess by mentoring him and enrolling him into a prestigious private school.
- DirectorAlex Ross PerryStarsJason SchwartzmanElisabeth MossJonathan PryceWhen a self-obsessed novelist (Jason Schwartzman) has problems with his novel and his girlfriend (Elisabeth Moss), he seeks refuge in his mentor's cottage where the peace and quiet allow him to focus on his favorite subject - himself.