Writer 73 years old

Steven Zaillian

Fresno, California, USA

Steven Zaillian (born January 30, 1953) is an Armenian-American screenwriter, film director, film editor, producer, and founder of Film Rites, a film production company. He won an Academy Award for his screenplay for Schindler's List and he has been nominated two times for... Read full bio →

Filmography

Every title this person wrote

17 titles

The Irishman

Martin Scorsese 2019 3h 29m 6.7

Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino.

Exodus: Gods and Kings

Ridley Scott 2014 2h 30m 5.4

The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 600,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

David Fincher 2011 2h 38m 7.9

Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined.

Moneyball

Bennett Miller 2011 2h 14m 7.3

The story of Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.

American Gangster

Ridley Scott 2007 2h 37m 7.5

Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. Based on a true story.

All the King's Men

Steven Zaillian 2006 2h 8m 5.0

The story of an idealist's rise to power in the world of Louisiana politics and the corruption that leads to his ultimate downfall. Based on the1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel written by Robert Penn Warren.

The Interpreter

Sydney Pollack 2005 2h 8m 6.4

A thriller about an interpreter who has overheard an assassination attempt in the UK. An American Secret Service agent is sent to investigate as Silvia Broome, the interpreter, is in danger of being killed by the assassins.

Gangs of New York

Martin Scorsese 2002 2h 48m 7.6

In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle.

Hannibal

Ridley Scott 2001 2h 11m 7.0

After having successfully eluded the authorities for years, Hannibal peacefully lives in Italy in disguise as an art scholar. Trouble strikes again when he's discovered leaving a deserving few dead in the process.

A Civil Action

Steven Zaillian 1998 1h 55m 6.2

Jan Schlickmann is a cynical lawyer who goes out to "get rid of" a case, only to find out it is potentially worth millions. The case becomes his obsession, to the extent that he is willing to give up everything - including his career and his clients' goals, in order to continue the case against all odds.

Mission: Impossible

Brian De Palma 1996 1h 51m 7.3

When Ethan Hunt, the leader of a crack espionage team whose perilous operation has gone awry with no explanation, discovers that a mole has penetrated the CIA, he's surprised to learn that he's the No. 1 suspect. To clear his name, Hunt now must ferret out the real double agent and, in the process, even the score.

Clear and Present Danger

Phillip Noyce 1994 2h 21m 6.8

CIA analyst Jack Ryan investigates a murdered businessman tied to Colombian cartels, uncovering a widening crisis where political pressure, criminal power, and national security interests collide.

Searching for Bobby Fischer

Steven Zaillian 1993 1h 50m 7.5

A prepubescent chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.

Schindler's List

Steven Spielberg 1993 3h 15m 8.8

Told from the perspective of businessman Oskar Schindler who saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his armor factory. Schindler’s list is bases on a true story and is illustrated in black and white and filmed on many original locations which brought much discussions and controversy.