Movies and TvShows featuring "writing-a-play" theme.

In Deathtrap, a struggling playwright named Sidney Bruhl is eager to find the next big hit. When a former student sends him a brilliant script called Deathtrap, Sidney sees an opportunity to revive his career. However, as the story unfolds, it becomes clear that Deathtrap is not just a play; it's a deadly mind game with unexpected twists and turns. As Sidney gets entangled in a web of deceit, murder, and betrayal, he must use all his wits to survive and come out on top. With its suspenseful plot and surprising ending, Deathtrap keeps the audience on the edge of their seats.

In 19th century France, a struggling playwright working at the Comedie-Francaise falls in love with a woman named Roxane. As he works on writing a play, he becomes determined to win her heart, even though he lacks confidence in his own appearance. With the help of his friend Cyrano de Bergerac, he embarks on a romantic and comedic journey filled with mistaken identities, unrequited love, and unexpected twists.

After a breakup, a best-selling author from Boston travels to Vermont and falls in love with a single father. They navigate the challenges of a new relationship while facing amnesia and a surprise visitor.

In a prison camp, a theater group tries to rehearse a play while dealing with the harsh conditions and tensions between guards and prisoners. As they use humor to cope with their situation, they face execution and attempted escapes. A male actor disguised as a female provides comic relief, with themes of war, acting, and survival.

An unknown Kentucky writer comes to New York and pursues fame and women.

A middle-aged playwright, who is an ex-convict, finds redemption and purpose in his life when he starts writing a play while serving time in prison. The play explores themes of prison life, redemption, and the power of art. Along the way, he encounters various challenges including plagiarism, a prison riot, and personal relationships. Inspired by a true story set in San Quentin prison.

The life of a heroine. The life and work of Hella Wuolijoki. A poet, spy and millionaire, she turned into an internationally acclaimed businesswoman, politician and playwright, who collaborated with Europe's leading writers such as Bertolt Brecht and Maxim Gorky, but faced the harshness of a changing world as the Finnish, Soviet and British secret services focus on her life, family and work.

La Bohème follows the lives and loves of a group of struggling artists living in the Latin Quarter of Paris. Amidst poverty, illness, and misunderstanding, they navigate through relationships and pursue their artistic dreams.

The comic mishaps of an ambitious literary society that attempts to produce a Roman tragedy written by one of its members.