Writer

Eric Roth

1945

Active years (films on this site)

1987–2024

Genres

DramaCrimeMysteryRomanceThriller

Schools and movements

British CinemaAmerican Independent CinemaBlockbuster AuteursNew Hollywood

Directors worked with

Peter Yates1 filmMike Figgis1 filmDavid Fincher1 filmStephen Daldry1 filmMartin Scorsese1 filmRobert Zemeckis1 film

Biography

Eric R. Roth 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 the screenplays for the Oscar-nominated films Ali (2001), Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011), and Killers of the Flower Moon (2023).

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Awards and honours

International

• Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay 1995

National / local

• Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement 2012
• Writers Guild of America Award

6 films on this site

1. Suspect 1987 · Peter Yates · IMDb 6.6 · Writer
2. Mr. Jones (1993) 1993 · Mike Figgis · IMDb 5.9 · Writer
3. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2008 · David Fincher · IMDb 7.8 · Writer
4. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close 2011 · Stephen Daldry · IMDb 6.9 · Writer
5. Killers of the Flower Moon 2023 · Martin Scorsese · IMDb 7.5 · Writer
6. Here (2024) 2024 · Robert Zemeckis · IMDb 6.3 · Writer