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Lem Dobbs
Writer 66 years old

Lem Dobbs

Oxford, England, UK

Lem Dobbs is a British-American screenwriter, best known for the films Dark City and The Limey. He was born in Oxford, England, and is the son of the painter R. B. Kitaj. The pen name "Dobbs" was taken from the character played by Humphrey Bogart in The Treasure of the Sierra... Read full bio →

Filmography

Every title this person wrote

10 titles
Lee

Lee

Ellen Kuras 2023 1h 57m 7.0

The true story of photographer Elizabeth "Lee" Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II.

Gotti

Gotti

Kevin Connolly 2018 1h 46m 4.0

John Gotti rises to the top of the New York underworld to become the boss of the Gambino crime family. His life takes a tumultuous turn as he faces tragedy, multiple trials and a prison sentence.

The Company You Keep

The Company You Keep

Robert Redford 2012 2h 1m 6.6

A thriller centered on a former Weather Underground activist who goes on the run from a journalist who has discovered his identity.

Haywire

Haywire

Steven Soderbergh 2011 1h 33m 5.5

A black ops super soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and set up during a mission.

The Score

The Score

Frank Oz 2001 2h 4m 6.9

An aging thief hopes to retire and live off his ill-gotten wealth when a young kid convinces him into doing one last heist.

The Limey

The Limey

Steven Soderbergh 1999 1h 29m 8.5

An extremely volatile and dangerous Englishman goes to Los Angeles to find the man he considers responsible for his daughter's death.

Dark City

Dark City

Alex Proyas 1998 1h 41m 8.2

A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans.

The Hard Way

The Hard Way

John Badham 1991 1h 51m 5.7

Nick Lang is a famous actor, well know for his action movies. For the next film he needs the proper motivation and inspiration for his roll. Thus he teams up with the reluctant N.Y. cop John Moss. Not only does he have to put up with Nick who is laborious and out of touch with realities, but he also has to catch a cold-blooded murderer.

Kafka

Kafka

Steven Soderbergh 1991 1h 38m 6.8

Kafka works during the day at an insurance company, where events lead him to discover a mysterious underground society with strange suppressive goals.

Hider in the House

Hider in the House

Matthew Patrick 1989 1h 48m 6.0

A deranged man hides in the attic of a new house and becomes obsessed with the unsuspecting family that moves in.

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