Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "ghost-writer"

1. BoJack Horseman (2014–2020)

TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

BoJack Horseman was the star of the hit television show "Horsin' Around" in the '80s and '90s, but now he's washed up, living in Hollywood, complaining about everything, and wearing colorful sweaters.

Stars: Will Arnett, Amy Sedaris, Alison Brie, Aaron Paul

Votes: 188,422

2. Sunset Blvd. (1950)

Passed | 110 min | Drama, Film-Noir

A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.

Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson

Votes: 236,354

3. Cobb (1994)

R | 128 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

A reporter hired to write the 'official' biography of Ty Cobb discovers just how dark the baseball legend's real story is.

Director: Ron Shelton | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Wuhl, Lolita Davidovich, Ned Bellamy

Votes: 8,141 | Gross: $1.01M

4. Barton Fink (1991)

R | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller

A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.

Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis, Michael Lerner

Votes: 128,935 | Gross: $6.15M

5. The Ghost Writer (2010)

PG-13 | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A ghost writer, hired to complete the memoirs of a former British Prime Minister, uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy.

Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Olivia Williams, Jon Bernthal

Votes: 170,794 | Gross: $15.54M

6. Casanova (2005)

R | 112 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

The fabled romantic Giacomo Casanova, after failing to win the affection of the Venetian woman Francesca Bruni, strives to discover the real meaning of love.

Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons, Oliver Platt

Votes: 56,321 | Gross: $11.30M

7. Colette (I) (2018)

R | 111 min | Biography, Drama, History

Colette is pushed by her husband to write novels under his name. Upon their success, she fights to make her talents known, challenging gender norms.

Director: Wash Westmoreland | Stars: Keira Knightley, Fiona Shaw, Dominic West, Robert Pugh

Votes: 26,425 | Gross: $5.14M

8. Cyrano (2021)

PG-13 | 123 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

Too self-conscious to woo Roxanne himself, wordsmith Cyrano de Bergerac helps young Christian nab her heart through love letters.

Director: Joe Wright | Stars: Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Ben Mendelsohn

Votes: 14,867

9. The Bequeathed (2024)

TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A story in which ominous things continue and the secrets of the family are revealed as they suddenly inherit the family mountain from their uncle, whom they had forgotten.

Stars: Kim Hyun-joo, Hao Feng, Tom Choi, Aria Song

Votes: 1,602

10. Where the Truth Lies (2005)

R | 107 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Karen O'Connor, a young journalist known for her celebrity profiles, is consumed with discovering the truth behind a long-buried incident that affected the lives and careers of showbiz team Vince Collins and Lanny Morris.

Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth, Alison Lohman, David Hayman

Votes: 18,765 | Gross: $0.87M

11. The Wife (I) (2017)

R | 99 min | Drama

A wife questions her life choices as she travels to Stockholm to see her husband receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Director: Björn Runge | Stars: Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, Max Irons, Christian Slater

Votes: 42,891 | Gross: $9.60M

12. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)

Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

In 1900, a young widow finds her seaside cottage is haunted and forms a unique relationship with the ghost.

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison, George Sanders, Edna Best

Votes: 20,866

13. World's Greatest Dad (I) (2009)

R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama

When his son's body is found in a humiliating accident, a lonely high school teacher inadvertently attracts an overwhelming amount of community and media attention after covering up the truth with a phony suicide note.

Director: Bobcat Goldthwait | Stars: Robin Williams, Daryl Sabara, Morgan Murphy, Naomi Glick

Votes: 40,763 | Gross: $0.22M

14. The End of the Tour (2015)

R | 106 min | Biography, Drama

The story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace's groundbreaking epic novel, 'Infinite Jest.'

Director: James Ponsoldt | Stars: Jason Segel, Jesse Eisenberg, Anna Chlumsky, Mamie Gummer

Votes: 32,571 | Gross: $2.99M

15. Blithe Spirit (2020)

PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

A spiritualist medium holds a seance for a writer suffering from writer's block but accidentally summons the spirit of his deceased first wife, which leads to an increasingly complex love triangle with his current wife of five years.

Director: Edward Hall | Stars: Dan Stevens, Isla Fisher, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Michele Dotrice

Votes: 8,553

16. Recipe for Love (2014 TV Movie)

TV-G | 86 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

An earnest, culinary school hopeful, clashes with a big shot celebrity chef when she is assigned to ghostwrite his cookbook. As they struggle to get through each recipe together, their ... See full summary »

Director: Ron Oliver | Stars: Danielle Panabaker, Shawn Roberts, Pascale Hutton, Lori Triolo

Votes: 2,464

17. Lost (2021)

70 min | Drama, Romance

A forty year old woman who feels like she has not accomplished anything in life and a twenty-seven year old man who's frightened of himself.

Stars: Jeon Do-yeon, Ryu Jun-Yeol, Park Ji-young, Park Byeong-eun

Votes: 512

18. Luster (2002)

Unrated | 92 min | Comedy, Drama

Luster is a refreshingly funny and sexy look at unrequited love. Jackson, a cute, lanky, blue-haired poet who works in a record store, is at the center of Everett Lewis' twisted black LA ... See full summary »

Director: Everett Lewis | Stars: Justin Herwick, Barry Wyatt, Shane Powers, Pamela Gidley

Votes: 1,220

19. Chicago Typewriter (2017)

70 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Writers that lived under Japanese rule in the 1930s are reincarnated into a bestselling writer who is in a slump, a mysterious ghostwriter, and a devoted fan of the bestselling writer.

Stars: Yoo Ah-in, Lim Soo-jung, Go Kyung-pyo, Kwak Si-yang

Votes: 2,115

20. 'Til There Was You (1997)

PG-13 | 113 min | Romance, Comedy

Two strangers, whose paths are always crossing, finally meet when fate steps in.

Director: Scott Winant | Stars: Jeanne Tripplehorn, Dylan McDermott, John Plumpis, Janel Moloney

Votes: 3,003 | Gross: $3.48M

21. The Whole Town's Talking (1935)

Approved | 93 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A meek milquetoast clerk is mistaken for public enemy N° 1, and the notorious killer takes advantage of the situation.

Director: John Ford | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Jean Arthur, Arthur Hohl, James Donlan

Votes: 3,206

22. Carolina (I) (2003)

PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A young woman escapes her wildly eccentric family in search for a life of normalcy.

Director: Marleen Gorris | Stars: Julia Stiles, Shirley MacLaine, Alessandro Nivola, Randy Quaid

Votes: 4,329

23. Murder in Three Acts (1986 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Hercule Poirot attends a dinner party in which one of the guests clutches his throat and suddenly dies. The cause seems to be natural until another party with most of the same guests produces another corpse.

Director: Gary Nelson | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Tony Curtis, Emma Samms, Jonathan Cecil

Votes: 2,268

24. Pulp (1972)

PG | 95 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A seedy writer of sleazy pulp novels is recruited by a quirky, reclusive ex-actor to help him write his biography at his house in Malta.

Director: Mike Hodges | Stars: Michael Caine, Mickey Rooney, Lionel Stander, Lizabeth Scott

Votes: 2,905

25. 37 Seconds (2019)

115 min | Drama

Yuma is a young Japanese woman with cerebral palsy. Torn between her obligations towards her family and her dream to become a manga artist, she struggles to lead a self-determined life.

Director: Hikari | Stars: Makiko Watanabe, Nanami Kawakami, Eita Okuno, Yuka Itaya

Votes: 3,112

26. The Mistletoe Secret (2019 TV Movie)

TV-G | 83 min | Drama, Romance

A ghost writer/partner of a travel web site and TV feature arrives in Midway before Christmas to write about it. He falls for The Mistletoe Diner's Aria, as does his tall, handsome partner.

Director: Terry Ingram | Stars: Kellie Pickler, Tyler Hynes, Christopher Russell, Adrian Neblett

Votes: 1,590

27. Barsaat Ki Raat (1960)

142 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

Amidst fierce Qawali competitions, a poor poet/singer, Aman Hyderabadi, falls in love with Shabnam, the daughter of Police Commissioner Khan Bahadur. After Aman is humiliated by Bahadur, ... See full summary »

Director: P.L. Santoshi | Stars: Madhubala, Bharat Bhushan, Shyama, Chandrashekhar Vaidya

Votes: 148

28. Christmas Cupid's Arrow (2018 TV Movie)

90 min | Romance

Holly, a single college professor, signs up for an online dating service, but begins to grow suspicious when the guy's beautifully-written texts don't match his actions.

Director: Michael D. Sellers | Stars: Elisabeth Harnois, Jonathan Togo, Chad Michael Collins, Sasha Jackson

Votes: 366

29. Eat Your Heart Out (1997)

R | 94 min | Comedy, Drama

Daniel, Sam(antha), and Peter are three old friends living together in a Los Angeles loft. Being gifted with a great cooking skill and good looks, Daniel uses his talent to bring home one ... See full summary »

Director: Felix O. Adlon | Stars: Christian Oliver, Pamela Adlon, Laura San Giacomo, John Craig

Votes: 432

30. Budapest (2009)

113 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

José Costa is a Brazilian ghost writer. Returning from a ghost writers convention his airplane is rerouted to Budapest. His life is also rerouted when he meets Krista and with her help, ... See full summary »

Director: Walter Carvalho | Stars: Leonardo Medeiros, Gabriella Hámori, Giovanna Antonelli, Roxana A. Balogh

Votes: 550

31. That Certain Feeling (1956)

103 min | Comedy

Divorced comic strip cartoonist Francis X. Dignan is hired as a ghost-writer by pompous client Larry Larkin who happens to be the fiancé of Dignan's ex-wife.

Directors: Melvin Frank, Norman Panama | Stars: Bob Hope, Eva Marie Saint, George Sanders, Pearl Bailey

Votes: 419

32. Doll Face (1945)

Approved | 80 min | Comedy, Music, Musical

Burlesque star (Blaine) makes it in the big time.

Director: Lewis Seiler | Stars: Vivian Blaine, Dennis O'Keefe, Perry Como, Carmen Miranda

Votes: 571

33. The March Sisters at Christmas (2012 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 91 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

To keep the family home from being sold, the four very modern March sisters tackle home improvements on their own. But their romantic entanglements involving the boy next door, an old flame, and a new acquaintance become a distraction.

Director: John Stimpson | Stars: Julie Berman, Kaitlin Doubleday, Melissa Farman, Molly Kunz

Votes: 763

34. One or the Other (1974)

105 min | Action, Romance, Thriller

What started as a simple blackmail, quickly devolves into a downward spiral of psychological and physical violence.

Director: Wolfgang Petersen | Stars: Klaus Schwarzkopf, Elke Sommer, Jürgen Prochnow, Ulla Jacobsson

Votes: 284

35. Flower Girl (2009 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 90 min | Romance

Two men catch the attention of a florist (Marla Sokoloff) who wants to find love.

Director: Bradford May | Stars: Marla Sokoloff, Marion Ross, Kieren Hutchison, Brook Kerr

Votes: 1,038

36. Stalker (II) (2010)

R | 77 min | Horror, Thriller

A writer struggling with her second novel is terrorised by a homicidal PA.

Director: Martin Kemp | Stars: Jane March, Anna Brecon, Jennifer Matter, Danny Young

Votes: 611

37. Roman de gare (2007)

R | 103 min | Drama

A popular novelist researches unlikely sources to find characters for her next bestseller.

Director: Claude Lelouch | Stars: Fanny Ardant, Dominique Pinon, Audrey Dana, Michèle Bernier

Votes: 2,581 | Gross: $1.85M

38. Winchell (1998 TV Movie)

R | 105 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

The true story of the influential and controversial columnist, Walter Winchell.

Director: Paul Mazursky | Stars: Stanley Tucci, Glenne Headly, Paul Giamatti, Christopher Plummer

Votes: 631

39. Magical Nights (2018)

125 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

The corpse of a famous film producer is found in the Tiber. The investigations focus on three peculiar young scriptwriters.

Director: Paolo Virzì | Stars: Mauro Lamantia, Giovanni Toscano, Irene Vetere, Giancarlo Giannini

Votes: 1,640

40. Le grand jeu (I) (2015)

99 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Ostensible puppet master is an affable white-haired gentleman named Joseph Paskin casually approaches the sullen Pierre Blum outside a French casino. Joseph pretends not to recognize the 40... See full summary »

Director: Nicolas Pariser | Stars: Melvil Poupaud, André Dussollier, Clémence Poésy, Sophie Cattani

Votes: 442

41. Trumbo (2007)

PG-13 | 96 min | Documentary, Biography

Through a focus on the life of Dalton Trumbo (1905-1976), this film examines the effects on individuals and families of a congressional pursuit of Hollywood Communists after World War II. ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Askin | Stars: Dalton Trumbo, Joan Allen, Brian Dennehy, Michael Douglas

Votes: 1,244 | Gross: $7.85M

42. The Story of My Life (2004)

90 min | Comedy, Romance

Raphael is a ghostwriter who takes a job writing for famous footy player Kevin. To his delight and his girlfriend, Murials horror, Kevins current girlfriend is an old (easily rekindled) ... See full summary »

Director: Laurent Tirard | Stars: Edouard Baer, Marie-Josée Croze, Clovis Cornillac, Alice Taglioni

Votes: 1,758

43. The Yes Man (1991)

93 min | Comedy, Drama

Cesare Botero (Nanni Moretti) is a young minister well-known to be corrupted and corrupter. He is looking for an appropriate spokesman. He finds the right person in Prof. Luciano Sandulli (... See full summary »

Director: Daniele Luchetti | Stars: Silvio Orlando, Nanni Moretti, Giulio Brogi, Anne Roussel

Votes: 886

44. The Man on Her Mind (2014)

97 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Girl meets boy - or has she? For her, the image taps into her dreams. For him, it's an equally enchanting but otherworldly experience. Then reality intervenes. For both - or is it the four of them?

Directors: Bruce Guthrie, Alan Hruska | Stars: Shane Attwooll, Bronwen Hruska, Martin Hyde, Samuel James

Votes: 39

45. Dumas (2010)

Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, History

When Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet, his ghostwriter, are at the summit of their collaboration, Auguste decides to pass himself off as Alexandre in order to seduce Charlotte, a fervent admirer of the great man.

Director: Safy Nebbou | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Benoît Poelvoorde, Dominique Blanc, Mélanie Thierry

Votes: 698

46. Grand Slam (1933)

Passed | 67 min | Comedy

Because the Stanislavsky method of playing bridge has no rules, it promotes marital harmony for those who stick with it.

Directors: William Dieterle, Alfred E. Green | Stars: Paul Lukas, Loretta Young, Frank McHugh, Glenda Farrell

Votes: 363

47. Admissions (2004)

PG | 84 min | Drama

The Brighton has a traumatic drama in the breast of their family: the twenty-year-old Emily Brighton is intellectually disabled due to a fall when she was one, and her overprotective mother... See full summary »

Director: Melissa Painter | Stars: Lauren Ambrose, Amy Madigan, Christopher Lloyd, Fran Kranz

Votes: 339

48. It's Not Me, It's Him (1980)

105 min | Comedy

Georges Vallier is a famous screenwriter author of vaudevilles. He jealously keeps the secret from the existence of his "ghostwriter" Pierre Renaud.

Director: Pierre Richard | Stars: Pierre Richard, Aldo Maccione, Valérie Mairesse, Danielle Minazzoli

Votes: 725

49. Ghost Writer (2017– )

Comedy, Horror

A struggling author dies in a terrible accident and continues to finish his novel in the afterlife.

Stars: Keith Saltojanes, Scout Durwood, Mo Collins, Heather Anne Campbell

50. The Trial of Tony Blair (2007 TV Movie)

72 min | Comedy, Drama

In 2010, the International Criminal Court puts Tony Blair on trial for war crimes.

Director: Simon Cellan Jones | Stars: Robert Lindsay, Robert Bowman, Adrian Scarborough, Claire Skinner

Votes: 254