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Alvin Sargent
Writer 1927 - 2019

Alvin Sargent

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Alvin Sargent (April 12, 1927–May 9, 2019) was an American screenwriter. He won two Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay, for Julia (1977) and Ordinary People (1980). Sargent's other works include screenplays of the films The Sterile Cuckoo (1969), The Effect of Gamma... Read full bio →

Filmography

Every title this person wrote

22 titles
The Amazing Spider-Man

The Amazing Spider-Man

Marc Webb 2012 2h 16m 6.9

Peter Parker finds a clue that might help him understand why his parents disappeared when he was young. His path puts him on a collision course with Dr. Curt Connors, his father's former partner.

Spider-Man 3

Spider-Man 3

Sam Raimi 2007 2h 19m 6.8

In the third film from the Spider-man trilogy Peter Parker has finally decides to reconcile his love for Mary Jane and his job as a superhero. Yet dark clouds are on the horizon for Spider-man and they are not only from villans Sandman and Venom but from within. Spider-man must face a new evil.

Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man 2

Sam Raimi 2004 2h 7m 7.3

Spider-man is in a slump. His superhero career is affecting his everyday life and he decides he’s had enough and puts away his costume. Yet his urge to serve and protect comes back as Dr. Octopus is causing panic in New York City and Spider-Man must return to protect the people he loves.

Unfaithful

Unfaithful

Adrian Lyne 2002 2h 4m 6.7

Connie, a wife and mother whose 11-year marriage to Edward has lost its sexual spark. When Connie literally runs into handsome book collector Paul, he sweeps her into an all-consuming affair. But Edward soon becomes suspicious and decides to confront the other man.

Anywhere But Here

Anywhere But Here

Wayne Wang 1999 1h 54m 6.0

A mother and daughter search for success in Beverly Hills.

Bogus

Bogus

Norman Jewison 1996 1h 50m

Recently orphaned, a young boy is taken in by his godmother who is shocked to realize that she can see the boy's imaginary friend: a flamboyant, French magician named Bogus.

Hero

Hero

Stephen Frears 1992 1h 57m 7.6

Bernie Laplante is having a rough time. He's divorced, his ex-wife hates him and has custody of their son, the cops are setting a trap for him, then to top it all, he loses a shoe whilst rescuing passengers of a crashed jet.

What About Bob?

What About Bob?

Frank Oz 1991 1h 40m 7.0

Bob Wiley is a man who can hardly leave his house without his lips going numb from fear. Dr. Leo Marvin is the egotistical psychiatrist who has the misfortune of getting Bob pawned off on him by a fellow doctor. What Dr. Marvin thinks is just another aspect of his life that can be meticulously controlled turns out to be anything but.

Other People's Money

Other People's Money

Norman Jewison 1991 1h 43m 5.0

A corporate raider buys up shares in an undervalued company and falls in love with the founder's son's lawyer/step daughter. Let the battle begin.

White Palace

White Palace

Luis Mandoki 1990 1h 43m 7.0

Max Baron is a Jewish advertising executive in his 20s who's still getting over the death of his wife. Nora Baker is a 40-something diner waitress who enjoys the wilder side of life. Mismatched or not, their attraction is instant and smoldering.

Nuts

Nuts

Martin Ritt 1987 1h 56m 6.3

A high-class call girl kills a customer in self-defense. To avoid scandal, her parents try to have her declared mentally incompetent. Not helping matters is that she is very distrustful of everybody, including her court-appointed attorney, and is very disruptive during her court hearings.

Ordinary People

Ordinary People

Robert Redford 1980 2h 4m 7.3

The accidental death of the older son of an affluent family deeply strains the relationships among the bitter mother, the good-natured father and the guilt-ridden younger son.

Straight Time

Straight Time

Ulu Grosbard 1978 1h 54m 7.2

After being released on parole, a burglar attempts to go straight, get a regular job, and just go by the rules. He soon finds himself back in jail at the hands of a power-hungry parole officer.

Julia

Julia

Fred Zinnemann 1977 1h 57m 7.0

At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.

Bobby Deerfield

Bobby Deerfield

Sydney Pollack 1977 2h 4m

Bobby Deerfield, a famous American race car driver on the European circuit, falls in love with the enigmatic Lillian Morelli, who is terminally ill.

Paper Moon

Paper Moon

Peter Bogdanovich 1973 1h 42m 7.7

During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.

Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing

Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing

Alan J. Pakula 1973 1h 50m

While bicycling through the Spanish countryside, Walter, the aimless young son of a doctor, makes the acquaintance of proper, middle-aged, clumsy and secretive Lila. He falls in love with her, but she is resistant.

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

Paul Newman 1972 1h 40m 7.8

Middle-aged misfit Beatrice Hunsdorfer struggles to raise her two daughters, popular epileptic Ruth and promising science student Matilda, in this film version of Paul Zindel's stage play.

I Walk the Line

I Walk the Line

John Frankenheimer 1970 1h 37m 8.5

Henry Tawes, a middle-aged sheriff in a rural Tennessee town, is usually the first man to criticize others for their bad behavior. Miserable in his marriage, Henry falls in love with teenage Alma, who is the daughter of local criminal.

The Sterile Cuckoo

The Sterile Cuckoo

Alan J. Pakula 1969 1h 47m

Uptight college freshman Jerry Payne finds a carefree friend in zany Pookie. After an awkward meeting on the bus, Pookie quickly works her way into Jerry's life. She makes an unannounced visit to Jerry's campus, and before long annoyance turns to affection, and friendship turns to romance.

The Stalking Moon

The Stalking Moon

Robert Mulligan 1968 1h 49m 7.7

When an army scout retires to a farm in New Mexico he takes pity on a white woman and her half-breed son recently rescued from indians, and invites them to join him. He does this even knowing the child's father is a feared and murderous Apache and that sooner or later a showdown is almost inevitable.`

Gambit

Gambit

Ronald Neame 1966 1h 49m 7.0

Harry Dean (Michael Caine) has a perfect plan to steal a priceless bust. The core of which is Nicole (Shirley MacLaine) a look alike for his marks late wife. Will the gambit go as planned?

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