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Eric Roth

Eric Roth (born 22 March 1945) is an American screenwriter. He won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for Forrest Gump (1994). He also co-wrote the screenplay for Michael Mann's The Insider (1999) and for the Steven Spielberg film Munich (2005). Roth was born in New York City, New York, the son...
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Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump is a 1994 American comedy-drama film based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom. The film, directed by Robert Zemeckis, stars Tom Hanks, Robin Wright Penn, Jim Npatulia and Gary Sinise. The story is of Forrest Gump, a...

Initial release date:

  • 1994

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Rating:

PG-13 (USA)

Runtime:

  • 142 min (85.2 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 55,000,000 (US$)

The Insider

The Insider is a 1999 film that tells the true story of a 60 Minutes television series, as seen through the eyes of a real tobacco executive, Jeffrey Wigand. The 60 Minutes story originally aired in November 1995 in an altered form because CBS’ then...

Initial release date:

  • 1999

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 157 min (94.2 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 68,000,000 (US$)

Ali

Ali is a 2001 American biographical film directed by Michael Mann. The film tells the story of boxing icon Muhammad Ali (Will Smith) from 1964 to 1974 featuring his capture of the heavyweight title from Sonny Liston, his conversion to Islam,...

Initial release date:

  • Dec 25, 2001

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 159 min (95.4 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 107,000,000 (US$)

The Horse Whisperer

The Horse Whisperer is a 1998 movie directed by and starring Robert Redford, based on the 1995 novel of the same name by Nicholas Evans. Redford plays the title role, a talented trainer with a remarkable gift for understanding horses, who is hired...

Initial release date:

  • 1998

Directed by:

Rating:

PG-13 (USA)

Runtime:

  • 170 min (102 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 60,000,000 (US$)

Suspect

Suspect is a 1987 mystery/courtroom drama starring Cher as Kathleen Riley, Dennis Quaid as Eddie Sanger, and Liam Neeson as Carl Wayne Anderson. Other notable cast members include John Mahoney, Joe Mantegna, and Philip Bosco. The film was directed...

Initial release date:

  • Oct 23, 1987

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 121 min (72.6 hs )

Produced by:

Screenplay by:

Munich

Munich is a 2005 historical fiction film about the Israeli government's secret retaliation after the 1972 Munich massacre of Israeli Olympic athletes by Black September terrorists. The film stars Eric Bana and was co-produced and directed by Steven...

Initial release date:

  • Dec 23, 2005

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 164 min (98.4 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 75,000,000 (US$)

The Concorde...Airport '79

The Concorde ... Airport '79 is a 1979 American disaster film (in the UK, it was released a year later as Airport '80: The Concorde). The film was the fourth and final installment of the Airport series. Panned by critics, the film made only US$13...

Initial release date:

  • Aug 17, 1979

Runtime:

  • 123 min (73.8 hs )

The Good Shepherd

The Good Shepherd is a 2006 spy film directed by Robert De Niro and starring Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie, with an extensive supporting cast. Although it is a fictional film loosely based on real events, it is advertised as telling the untold story...

Initial release date:

  • Dec 22, 2006

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 167 min (100 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 110,000,000 (US$)

Screenplay by:

Lucky You

Lucky You is a 2007 drama directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Eric Bana, Drew Barrymore, and Robert Duvall. Huck Cheever (Eric Bana) is a young and talented poker player in Las Vegas haunted by his relationship with his estranged father, L.C....

Initial release date:

  • Sep 8, 2006

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 124 min (74.4 hs )

Shantaram

Shantaram is an upcoming film based on the bestselling novel Shantaram written by Gregory David Roberts. It will star Johnny Depp in the lead and Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan in a supporting role. Peter Weir was initially attached to direct...

Initial release date:

  • 2007

The Postman

The Postman is a 1997 film adaptation of the award-winning post-apocalyptic-themed novel of the same name, written in 1985 by author David Brin. It was filmed in northeastern Washington (Metaline Falls), Fidalgo Island, Washington, central Oregon...

Initial release date:

  • Dec 12, 1997

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 177 min (106 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 85,000,000 (US$)

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a 2008 American fantasy-drama film directed by David Fincher. The screenplay by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord is loosely based on the 1922 short story of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The film stars Brad...

Initial release date:

  • Nov 26, 2008

Directed by:

Rating:

PG-13 (USA)

Runtime:

  • 167 min (100 hs )

A Cold Case

A Cold Case is a thriller starring Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks playing the role of investigator Andy Rosenzweig. Rosenzweig, on the prospect of near-retirement, vows to solve one more crime - the 27-year-old case of the death of his best...

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