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1. Capote (2005)

R | 114 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

In 1959, Truman Capote learns of the murder of a Kansas family and decides to write a book about the case. While researching for his novel In Cold Blood, Capote forms a relationship with one of the killers, Perry Smith, who is on death row.

Director: Bennett Miller | Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Clifton Collins Jr., Catherine Keener, Allie Mickelson

Votes: 141,226 | Gross: $28.75M

2. Hemingway (2021)

TV-14 | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Explore the painstaking process through which Hemingway created some of the most important works of fiction in American letters.

Stars: Peter Coyote, Jeff Daniels, Edna O'Brien, Michael Kitakis

Votes: 1,634

3. Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time (2021)

Not Rated | 127 min | Documentary

Recounting the extraordinary life of author Kurt Vonnegut, and the 25-year friendship with the filmmaker who set out to document it.

Directors: Robert B. Weide, Don Argott | Stars: Linda Bates, John Irving, Jerome Klinkowitz, Sidney Offit

Votes: 1,380

4. The Past Is Never Dead: The Story of William Faulkner

Documentary, Biography, Drama | Completed

Narrated by Academy Award nominee Eric Roberts, "Faulkner: The Past Is Never Dead" is about the Nobel-prize writer William Faulkner who has not only shaped the American literary canon but ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Modak-Truran | Stars: Eric Roberts, Jack Fisher, William Faulkner, Brian Ames

5. Mark Twain (2001 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 212 min | Documentary, Biography

A biographical film about the acclaimed American humourist and author.

Director: Ken Burns | Stars: Keith David, Kevin Conway, Philip Bosco, Blythe Danner

Votes: 1,118

6. Breakfast with Hunter (2003)

91 min | Documentary, Biography

A documentary on the infamous gonzo journalist, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson.

Director: Wayne Ewing | Stars: Bob Braudis, Douglas Brinkley, Alex Cox, John Cusack

Votes: 734

7. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode: The Ghost Writer (1984)

PG | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Nathan Zuckerman is a promising young writer who spends a night in the home of E.I. Lonoff, an established author whom Zuckerman idolizes. Also staying in the Lonoff home is Amy Bellette, a... See full summary »

Director: Tristram Powell | Stars: Mark Linn-Baker, Claire Bloom, Sam Wanamaker, Paulette Smit

Votes: 44

8. Head Hunters (2019– )
Episode: Episode #1.20 (2019)

44 min | Game-Show

Monarchs, animated films, astronomy, music duos, cities, literature, food and drink, Olympic games and models are the question categories facing today's players.

Director: Chris Power | Star: Rob Beckett