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Eric Roth

Profession
Writing
Born
March 22, 1945 · New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Eric R. Roth (born March 22, 1945) is an American screenwriter. He has been nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay: Forrest Gump (1994), The Insider (1999), Munich (2005), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), A Star Is Born (2018), and Dune (2021) — winning for Forrest Gump; he also earned a Best Picture nomination for producing Mank (2020). Roth also worked on screenplays for the Oscar-nominated films Ali (2001), Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011), and Killers of the Flower Moon (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Eric Roth, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Forrest Gump poster
Forrest Gump
Film · 1994 · ★ 8.5
Dune poster
Dune
Film · 2021 · ★ 7.8
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button poster
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Film · 2008 · ★ 7.6
A Star Is Born poster
A Star Is Born
Film · 2018 · ★ 7.5
Scream 2 poster
Scream 2
Film · 1997 · ★ 6.5
Killers of the Flower Moon poster
Killers of the Flower Moon
Film · 2023 · ★ 7.4
House of Cards poster
House of Cards
Series · 2013 · ★ 8.0
Munich poster
Munich
Film · 2005 · ★ 7.1
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close poster
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Film · 2011 · ★ 7.0
The Insider poster
The Insider
Film · 1999 · ★ 7.5
Ali poster
Ali
Film · 2001 · ★ 6.7
Mank poster
Mank
Film · 2020 · ★ 6.7

Filmography