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Eric Roth
Writer 81 years old

Eric Roth

New York City, New York, USA

Eric R. Roth (born March 22, 1945) is an American screenwriter. He has been nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay: Forrest Gump (1994), The Insider (1999), Munich (2005), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), A Star Is Born (2018),... Read full bio →

Filmography

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17 titles
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Robert Zemeckis 2024 1h 44m 5.7

An odyssey through time and memory, centered on a place in New England where—from wilderness, and then, later, from a home—love, loss, struggle, hope and legacy play out between couples and families over generations.

Killers of the Flower Moon

Killers of the Flower Moon

Martin Scorsese 2023 3h 26m 7.7

When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.

Dune: Part One

Dune: Part One

Denis Villeneuve 2021 2h 35m 7.6

Paul Atreides arrives on Arrakis after his father accepts the stewardship of the dangerous planet. However, chaos ensues after a betrayal as forces clash to control melange, a precious resource.

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

Bradley Cooper 2018 2h 16m 7.6

Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers — and falls in love with — struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer — until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight.

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Stephen Daldry 2011 2h 9m 6.8

A nine-year-old amateur inventor, jewelry designer, astrophysicist, tambourine player and pacifist, searches New York for the lock that matches a mysterious key left by his father when he was killed in the September 11 attacks.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

David Fincher 2008 2h 46m 7.6

Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences.

Lucky You

Lucky You

Curtis Hanson 2007 2h 4m 5.1

A hotshot poker player tries to win a tournament in Vegas, but is fighting a losing battle with his personal problems.

The Good Shepherd

The Good Shepherd

Robert De Niro 2006 2h 47m 6.4

Edward Wilson, the only witness to his father's suicide and member of the Skull and Bones Society while a student at Yale, is a morally upright young man who values honor and discretion, qualities that help him to be recruited for a career in the newly founded OSS.

Munich

Munich

Steven Spielberg 2005 2h 44m 7.4

The political thriller based on the historical events and tragedies of the 1972 summer Olympics in Munich where 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team where kidnapped and killed. The film shows the Israeli secret service and how they acted. A Steven Spielberg film.

Ali

Ali

Michael Mann 2001 2h 37m 6.6

In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self-confidence and his unapologetic belief that he is the greatest boxer of all time.

The Insider

The Insider

Michael Mann 1999 2h 38m 8.0

Tells the true story of a 60 Minutes television series exposé of the tobacco industry, as seen through the eyes of a real tobacco executive, Jeffrey Wigand

The Horse Whisperer

The Horse Whisperer

Robert Redford 1998 2h 49m 6.6

Based on the novel by the same name from Nicholas Evans, the talented Robert Redford presents this meditative family drama set in the country side. Redford not only directs but also stars in the roll of a cowboy with a magical talent for healing.

The Postman

The Postman

Kevin Costner 1997 2h 58m 6.5

It is 2013. War has crippled the Earth. Technology has been erased. Our only hope is an unlikely hero. What begins as a con game becomes one man's quest to rebuild civilization by resuming postal service.

Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump

Robert Zemeckis 1994 2h 22m 8.8

This film tells the many unbelievable life adventures of a small town not-so-intelligent man named Forrest Gump. Throughout his life Forrest Gump influences popular culture, meets many famous people, and is witness to many historical events most of which he is unaware of their significance.

Suspect

Suspect

Peter Yates 1987 2h 1m 5.8

When a Supreme Court judge commits suicide and his secretary is found murdered, all fingers point to Carl Anderson, a homeless veteran who's deaf and mute. But when public defender Kathleen Riley is assigned to his case, she begins to believe that Anderson may actually be innocent.

The Concorde: Airport '79

The Concorde: Airport '79

David Lowell Rich 1979 2h 3m 3.8

This film is the last of the 'Airport' genre which stars George Kennedy again in his aviation-disaster struck role as Joe Patroni who has to contend with nuclear missiles, the French Air Force and the threat of the plane splitting in two over the Alps!

The Nickel Ride

The Nickel Ride

Robert Mulligan 1975 1h 39m

A world-weary crime boss is losing his grip on his organization.

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