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Charles Leavitt
Writer

Charles Leavitt

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

After writing the 1996 film Sunchaser, the 1998 film The Mighty and the 2001 film K-PAX, Leavitt was hired by Warner Bros. in February 2004 to rewrite an early draft of the film Blood Diamond, then titled Okavango. The story had been stuck in "development hell" at the studio... Read full bio →

Filmography

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9 titles
Those Who Wish Me Dead

Those Who Wish Me Dead

Taylor Sheridan 2021 1h 40m 5.0

A young boy finds himself pursued by two assassins in the Montana wilderness, with a survival expert determined to protect him, and a forest fire threatening to consume them all.

Warcraft

Warcraft

Duncan Jones 2016 2h 3m 5.5

As an Orc horde invades the planet Azeroth using a magic portal, a few human heroes and dissenting Orcs must attempt to stop the true evil behind this war.

In the Heart of the Sea

In the Heart of the Sea

Ron Howard 2015 2h 2m 6.5

In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex is assaulted by something no one could believe—a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance.

Seventh Son

Seventh Son

Sergei Bodrov 2014 1h 42m 4.9

John Gregory, who is a seventh son of a seventh son and also the local spook, has protected the country from witches, boggarts, ghouls and all manner of things that go bump in the night. However John is not young anymore, and has been seeking an apprentice to carry on his trade. Most have failed to survive.

The Express

The Express

Gary Fleder 2008 2h 10m 7.0

Based on the incredible true story, The Express follows the inspirational life of college football hero Ernie Davis (Rob Brown), the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.

Blood Diamond

Blood Diamond

Edward Zwick 2006 2h 23m 7.8

An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman's son conscripted as a child soldier into the brutal rebel forces ripping a swath of torture and bloodshed countrywide.

K-PAX

K-PAX

Iain Softley 2001 2h 7.7

K-Pax is based on a novel and stars Jeff Bridges as a psychiatrist trying to figure out if his patient Kevin Spacey is an alien from another planet or just faking it.

The Mighty

The Mighty

Peter Chelsom 1998 1h 40m 7.0

Kevin suffers from a Morquio's syndrome, which weakens his heart and stunts his growth. Maxwell has dyslexia and towers above his classmates. The two couldn't be more different, but, when Kevin is asked to help Maxwell, they soon bond.

The Sunchaser

The Sunchaser

Michael Cimino 1996 2h 2m 8.0

Sunchaser is 1996 film directed by Michael Cimino and starring Woody Harrelson, Jon Seda and Anne Bancroft. The film was entered into the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. It was Michael Cimino's biggest box-office flop. The film grossed less than $30,000 domestically on a $31 million budget.

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