7 Movies Written by Great Directors

1. Real love

true romance

• USA, 1993.
• Action, melodrama.
• Screenwriter: Quentin Tarantino.
• Duration: 119 minutes.
• IMDb: 7.9.

Clarence falls in love with Alabama, a call girl. He decides to help her get out of prostitution and therefore kills her pimp and also takes his drugs. Clarence and Alabama are forced to flee the city to avoid being avenged by criminals.

A year after the debut of the cult film "Reservoir Dogs" Tarantino I decided to try myself as a screenwriter. The picture is fully consistent with the style of this director: it has excellent dialogues, riddled with cruelty, but at the same time cheerful and lively. This script, inherited by Tony Scott, is still considered one of the main achievements of Tarantino.

2. spy bridge

Bridge of Spies

• USA, 2015.
• Thriller, drama.
• Writers: Ethan and Joel Coen.
• Duration: 142 minutes.
• IMDb: 7.6.

James Donovan - American advocatewho received a serious assignment from the CIA. He needs to negotiate with the Soviet authorities on the release of an American pilot who flew a reconnaissance aircraft. Donovan must complete a task that seems to everyone doomed to failure.

The screenplay for the film was written by the Coen brothers. Along with Matt Charman, the original author of the manuscript, they were nominated for an Academy Award for their work. And the film was directed by Steven Spielberg, who really liked the plot.

3. Cloverfield 10

10 Cloverfield Lane

• USA, 2016.
• Thriller, drama.
• Screenwriter: Damien Chazelle.
• Duration: 103 minutes.
• IMDb: 7.2.

Michelle was in a car accident. She soon finds herself locked in a bunker with two men. They assure her that it is not safe outside the premises: the whole world is poisoned and an alien invasion has begun. The girl is scared to be inside, but she also doubts that something good awaits her outside.

Director Damien Chazelle kept an eye on his old manuscripts, which he never managed to film, and as a result, the film was directed by Dan Trachtenberg. It turned out great thriller.

4. Dear Wendy

Dear Wendy

• Denmark, 2005
• Drama, melodrama.
• Screenwriter: Lars von Trier.
• Duration: 105 minutes.
• IMDb: 6.5.

Dick leaves the mine where he worked with his father to become a sales assistant. In a new place, he meets a guy named Stevie, who does not like to talk a lot about himself. One day, Dick finds what appears to be a toy gun, which Stevie recognizes as a real firearm. Together they create a pacifist club for gun lovers.

Lars von Trier, who wrote the script, lost interest in it, so he decided to give it to another director. In addition, at that moment the Danish master was working on the painting Manderlay. As a result, the work was used by Thomas Vinterberg, an old acquaintance of von Trier.

5. Face with a scar

scarface

• USA, 1983.
• Drama, crime.
• Screenwriter: Oliver Stone.
• Duration: 170 minutes.
• IMDb: 8.3.

In 1980, the US authorities open their country's borders to migrants. Thousands of Cubans chose to find themselves here, including Tony Montana. His American dream was to become the head of the drug mafia in Miami. He is ready to do anything to reach the top.

Oliver Stone turned down his screenplay, entrusting it to Brian De Palma. The end result is flawless. gangster the film that immortalized De Palma. Considering his next works, it can be said that "Scarface" was the pinnacle of his career.

6. From dusk to dawn

From Dusk Till Dawn

• USA, 1995
• Crime, horror.
• Screenwriter: Quentin Tarantino.
• Duration: 108 minutes.
• IMDb: 7.2.

The Gekko brothers are criminals trying to leave the US for Mexico. The mafia promised them help in exchange for a large percentage of the stolen money. The Gekkos take a family hostage to cross the border. Already in Mexico, the heroes stop at an ordinary bar to wait out the night. Their plans are thwarted by strange creatures that wake up after sunset.

The script was written by Quentin Tarantino, using a story by Robert Kutzman. The director himself also played one of the main roles. Picture taken Robert Rodriguez, quickly became a cult and received worldwide recognition. The following parts were also produced by Rodriguez and Tarantino, but did not have such success.

7. V stands for vendetta

V for Vendetta

• UK, 2006
• Fantasy, action.
• Writers: Lilly and Lana Wachowski.
• Duration: 132 minutes.
• IMDb: 8.2.

In England, as a result of a terrible epidemic, a harsh dictatorship is being established. Resistance among the people will rise thanks to a partisan named V - he will be the first to start a war against the authorities. On his side, he attracts a young girl, whom he himself saved from the hands of the police.

The Wachowski duo are best known as writers and directors.matrices”, and their participation in the film “V for Vendetta” is often forgotten. They managed to adapt Alan Moore's graphic novel of the same name, making it darker. The result was a dystopia, which is still equal to this day. And as a director, James McTeague made his debut. It is noteworthy that he was an assistant to the Wachowskis on three parts of The Matrix.