Movies and TvShows featuring "failed-writer" theme.

In the summer of 1922, writer and Wall Street trader Nick Carraway moves to New York, where he becomes drawn to his mysterious neighbor, Jay Gatsby. As Nick attends Gatsby's extravagant parties, he discovers the truth behind Gatsby's past and his obsession with his long-lost love, Daisy Buchanan. The story takes a tragic turn as secrets are revealed and lives are forever changed.

After a failed suicide attempt, a playwright moves back in with her mother in New Jersey and tries to get her life back on track.

A young drifter named Joe becomes involved in a murder investigation after he discovers a woman's body in the river. As the investigation unfolds, Joe's dark past and complicated relationships are revealed.

A struggling writer and a street prostitute form an odd couple as they navigate their way through New York City. They live in a rented apartment, deal with eviction, and try to pursue their dreams while facing various challenges.

Always - Sunset on Third Street is a heartwarming movie set in 1958 Tokyo. It follows the lives of various individuals living in a neighborhood, including a failed writer who starts a new job at a candy shop, a children's author and a science fiction author. The movie explores themes of rejection, family, and finding one's place in the world. It also delves into the challenges and joys of everyday life in post-war Japan.

In a small town plagued by drought, a failed writer turned amateur detective uncovers a web of corruption and conspiracy surrounding a mysterious woman. As he investigates further, he discovers incriminating photographs, a body in concrete, and a mirage of lies and deceit. With his life in danger, he must break free from the clutches of a powerful politician and solve the case to save himself and those he loves.

Pierre Blum, 40, is a writer who had his time of glory in the early 2000s. One evening, on a casino terrace, he meets Joseph Paskin. This mysterious man, charismatic and manipulative, is influential in the world of politics and persuades Pierre to take on a strange mission that takes him back to a past he’d prefer to forget, and puts his life in danger. In the middle of all this, Pierre falls in love with Laura, a young extreme-left activist. But in this world of subterfuge, who can really be trusted?

An attorney plays match-maker for her ex-husband, by hiring an actress to seduce him - all in an attempt to try and rid herself of alimony payments.

Homer Garcon is an unpublished and frustrated science fiction writer living off the success of his wife, Trude Garcon-Moore, a busy Hollywood producer. As a result, he finds himself "trapped" in lavish surroundings - his luxury jail - and with publisher rejection letters piling high, Homer has convinced himself of his wife's infidelity. Phillips' darkly-comic script follows Homer as he dives into the prickly territories of self-awareness and self pity, in his quest to find the truth about his possibly cheating wife--and himself--all at a Valentine's Day dinner decidedly set for three. A largely dialogue-driven film, A Swingin' Trio is about four things: love, music, betrayal, and one really good dinner.

A struggling writer accepts a once-in-a-lifetime offer to collaborate with a best-selling novelist at his remote Texas ranch.