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David Magee
Writer 64 years old

David Magee

Flint, Michigan, USA

David Magee (born 1962) is an American screenwriter who was nominated for a 2004 Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Finding Neverland. Along with Simon Beaufoy, he wrote the screenplay for Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day starring Frances McDormand and Amy Adams, which was... Read full bio →

Filmography

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7 titles
The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

Rob Marshall 2023 2h 15m 5.0

A young mermaid makes a deal with a sea witch to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince.

Lady Chatterley's Lover

Lady Chatterley's Lover

Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre 2022 2h 6m

Unhappily married aristocrat Lady Chatterley begins a torrid affair — and falls deeply in love — with the gamekeeper on her husband's country estate.

A Man Called Otto

A Man Called Otto

Marc Forster 2022 2h 6m 7.0

When a lively young family moves in next door, grumpy widower Otto Anderson meets his match in a quick-witted, pregnant woman named Marisol, leading to an unlikely friendship that turns his world upside down.

Mary Poppins Returns

Mary Poppins Returns

Rob Marshall 2018 2h 11m 5.7

In Depression-era London, a now-grown Jane and Michael Banks, along with Michael's three children, are visited by the enigmatic Mary Poppins following a personal loss. Through her unique magical skills, and with the aid of her friend Jack, she helps the family rediscover the joy and wonder missing in their lives.

Life of Pi

Life of Pi

Ang Lee 2012 2h 7m 7.9

A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Bharat Nalluri 2008 1h 32m 6.1

Guinevere Pettigrew, a middle-aged London governess, finds herself unfairly dismissed from her job. An attempt to gain new employment catapults her into the glamorous world and dizzying social whirl of an American actress and singer, Delysia Lafosse.

Finding Neverland

Finding Neverland

Marc Forster 2004 1h 46m 8.2

Finding Neverland is an amusing drama about how the story of Peter Pan and Neverland came to be. During a writing slump play writer J.M. Barrie meets the widowed Sylvia and her three children who soon become an important part of Barrie’s life and the inspiration that lead him to create his masterpiece “Peter Pan.”

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