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Unravel the World of Playwrights: Top Movies and TV Shows to Watch

Delve into the captivating realm of playwrights and their remarkable stories through the lens of cinema and television. From biographical dramas to adaptations of their works, we've curated a list of the best movies and TV shows that celebrate the lives and works of these creative visionaries.

All About Eve
Cast
Bette Davis Bette Davis
Anne Baxter Anne Baxter
George Sanders George Sanders
Celeste Holm Celeste Holm
8.1 1.7K votes
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America
Duration: 139 min.
Audience: PG
Story:  From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critic sees through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.
Plot:  playwright, hollywood, black and white, relationship, insecurity, broadway, based on short story, broadway star, ...
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Past Lives
7.7 2.4K votes
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: United States of America, South Korea
Duration: 106 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  After decades apart, childhood friends Nora and Hae Sung are reunited in New York for one fateful weekend as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life.
Plot:  new york city, immigrant, friendship, nostalgia, woman between two men, interracial marriage, fate, playwright, ...
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Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Cast
Michelle Dockery Michelle Dockery
Hugh Bonneville Hugh Bonneville
Elizabeth McGovern Elizabeth McGovern
Phyllis Logan Phyllis Logan
7.0 279 votes
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Duration: 123 min.
Audience: PG
Story:  When Mary finds herself at the center of a public scandal and the family faces financial strife, the entire household grapples with the threat of social disgrace. The Crawleys must embrace change as the staff prepares for a new chapter with the next generation leading Downton Abbey into the future.
Plot:  con man, scandal, sequel, playwright, historical fiction, aristocrat, horse racing, lgbt, ...
Time:  1930s, 20th century
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Shakespeare in Love
Cast
Joseph Fiennes Joseph Fiennes
Gwyneth Paltrow Gwyneth Paltrow
Geoffrey Rush Geoffrey Rush
Tom Wilkinson Tom Wilkinson
6.8 3.2K votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Country: United States of America
Duration: 124 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Young William Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, 'Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter', before it's even written. When lovely noblewoman Viola de Lesseps auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love — and Shakespeare's play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship intensifies, the comedy soon transforms into tragedy.
Style:  romantic
Plot:  london, england, theater play, queen elizabeth i, playwright, cross dressing, false history, francis bacon, ...
Time:  16th century
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Something's Gotta Give
6.6 1.8K votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: United States of America
Duration: 128 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  When perpetually single, aging music industry exec Harry Sanborn, and his latest trophy girlfriend, Marin, arrive at her mother's beach house in the Hamptons, they find that her mother, playwright Erica Barry, also plans to stay for the weekend. Erica is scandalized by the relationship and Harry's sexist ways. But when Harry has a heart attack while there, and the doctor prescribes bedrest, his only option is to stay at the Barry home. Left in the care of Erica and his doctor, a love triangle starts to take shape.
Plot:  new york city, paris, france, heart attack, age difference, womanizer, playwright, dating, ...
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Kagero-za
Cast
Michiyo Yasuda Michiyo Yasuda
Eriko Kusuta Eriko Kusuta
Yoshio Harada Yoshio Harada
Mariko Kaga Mariko Kaga
6.6 31 votes
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 140 min.
Story:  A 1920s playwright meets a beautiful woman who may be the ghost of his patron's deceased wife.
Plot:  based on novel or book, playwright, ghost, taisho period
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Morning Glory
Cast
Katharine Hepburn Katharine Hepburn
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Adolphe Menjou Adolphe Menjou
Mary Duncan Mary Duncan
6.2 56 votes
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: United States of America
Duration: 74 min.
Audience: NR
Story:  Wildly optimistic chatterbox Eva Lovelace is a would-be actress trying to crash the New York stage. She attracts the interest of a paternal actor, a philandering producer, and an earnest playwright. Is she destined for stardom, or will she fade like a morning glory after its brief blooming?
Plot:  mentor, diva, seduction, ambition, unrequited love, theatrical producer, playwright, tutor, ...
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