Most Seen Movies from Writers

This list is based only on movie titles that I've seen.

1 Ian Fleming 20   23 Michael G. Wilson 6
2 George Lucas 14   24 Ronald Bass 6
3 Richard Maibaum 14   25 Oliver Stone 6
4 Ben Hecht 12   26 Dudley Nichols 6
5 Stanley Kubrick 11   27 John Logan 6
6 Quentin Tarantino 11   28 John Milius 5
7 Ted Elliott 10   29 Leo McCarey 5
8 Terry Rossio 10   30 Cindy Davis Hewitt 5
9 Billy Wilder 10   31 Robert Towne 5
10 Blake Edwards 10   32 Leigh Brackett 5
11 Hayao Miyazaki 9   33 Frank S. Nugent 5
12 Sergio Leone 9   34 Donald H. Hewitt 5
13 Andrew Stanton 9   35 Frank Waldman 5
14 Tony Gilroy 8   36 David Koepp 5
15 Francis Ford Coppola 7   37 Anthony Minghella 5
16 John Huston 7   38 Nicholas Pileggi 5
17 Paul Haggis 7   39 Akira Kurosawa 5
18 Steven Zaillian 6   40 Robert Bolt 5
19 Siu Fai Mak 6   41 Martin Scorsese 5
20 Felix Chong 6   42 Mario Puzo 5
21 Karan Johar 6   43 Jo Swerling 5
22 Harry Brown 6   44 Philip Kaufman 5


1
Ian Fleming
20 title(s)
1 1962 Dr. No (novel)
2 1963 From Russia with Love (novel) uncredited
3 1964 Goldfinger (novel)
4 1965 Thunderball (story)
5 1967 You Only Live Twice (novel)
6 1967 Casino Royale (novel "Casino Royale")
7 1969 On Her Majesty's Secret Service (novel)
8 1971 Diamonds Are Forever (novel)
9 1973 Live and Let Die (novel)
10 1974 The Man with the Golden Gun (novel)
11 1977 The Spy Who Loved Me (characters)
12 1979 Moonraker (story)
13 1981 For Your Eyes Only (stories For Your Eyes Only, Risico)
14 1983 Octopussy (stories Octopussy, The Property of a Lady)
15 1985 A View to a Kill (story)
16 1987 The Living Daylights (story)
17 1989 Licence to Kill (characters)
18 1995 GoldenEye (characters)
19 1997 Tomorrow Never Dies (characters)
20 2006 Casino Royale (novel)
 
2
George Lucas
14 title(s)
1 1977 Star Wars (written by)
2 1980 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (story)
3 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark (story) and
4 1983 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (story)
5 1983 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (screenplay)
6 1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (story)
7 1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (story) and
8 1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (characters) and
9 1999 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (written by)
10 2002 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (story)
11 2002 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (screenplay) and
12 2005 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (written by)
13 2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (story) and
14 2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (characters) and
 
3
Richard Maibaum
14 title(s)
1 1962 Dr. No (screenplay) &
2 1963 From Russia with Love (screenplay)
3 1964 Goldfinger (screenplay) &
4 1965 Thunderball (screenplay) and
5 1969 On Her Majesty's Secret Service (screenplay)
6 1971 Diamonds Are Forever (screenplay) and
7 1974 The Man with the Golden Gun (screenplay) and
8 1977 The Spy Who Loved Me (screenplay)
9 1981 For Your Eyes Only (screenplay) and
10 1983 Octopussy (screenplay) &
11 1983 Octopussy (screen story) &
12 1985 A View to a Kill (screenplay) and
13 1987 The Living Daylights (screenplay) and
14 1989 Licence to Kill (written by)
 
4
Ben Hecht
12 title(s)
1 1939 Wuthering Heights
2 1939 Gone with the Wind uncredited and
3 1939 Stagecoach uncredited
4 1940 The Shop Around the Corner uncredited
5 1944 Lifeboat uncredited
6 1945 Spellbound (screenplay)
7 1946 Notorious (written by)
8 1947 The Paradine Case (screenplay) uncredited
9 1948 Rope uncredited
10 1951 Strangers on a Train uncredited
11 1967 Casino Royale uncredited and
12 1983 Scarface (1932 screenplay) uncredited and
 
5
Stanley Kubrick
11 title(s)
1 1955 Killer's Kiss (story)
2 1956 The Killing (screenplay)
3 1957 Paths of Glory (screenplay) and
4 1962 Lolita uncredited
5 1964 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (screenplay and adaptation) &
6 1968 2001: A Space Odyssey (screenplay) &
7 1971 A Clockwork Orange (screenplay)
8 1975 Barry Lyndon (screenplay)
9 1980 The Shining (screenplay) &
10 1987 Full Metal Jacket (screenplay) &
11 1999 Eyes Wide Shut (screenplay) and
 
6
Quentin Tarantino
11 title(s)
1 1992 Reservoir Dogs (background radio dialog)
2 1992 Reservoir Dogs (written by)
3 1993 True Romance (written by)
4 1994 Pulp Fiction (written by)
5 1994 Pulp Fiction (stories) &
6 1996 From Dusk Till Dawn (screenplay)
7 1997 Jackie Brown (written by)
8 2003 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (character The Bride) (as Q) &
9 2003 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (written by)
10 2004 Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (character The Bride) (as Q) &
11 2004 Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (written by)
 
7
Ted Elliott
10 title(s)
1 1998 The Mask of Zorro (story) &
2 1998 The Mask of Zorro (screenplay) &
3 1998 Godzilla (story) &
4 2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (screenplay) &
5 2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (screen story) &
6 2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (written by) &
7 2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (characters) &
8 2007 National Treasure: Book of Secrets (story) &
9 2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (characters) &
10 2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (written by) &
 
8
Terry Rossio
10 title(s)
1 1998 The Mask of Zorro (story) and
2 1998 The Mask of Zorro (screenplay)
3 1998 Godzilla (story) and
4 2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (screenplay)
5 2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (screen story) and
6 2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (written by)
7 2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (characters) and
8 2007 National Treasure: Book of Secrets (story)
9 2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (characters) and
10 2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (written by)
 
9
Billy Wilder
10 title(s)
1 1944 Double Indemnity (screenplay) and
2 1945 Lost Weekend, The (screenplay)
3 1950 Sunset Blvd. (written by) &
4 1953 Stalag 17 and
5 1954 Sabrina (screenplay) &
6 1957 Love in the Afternoon
7 1959 Some Like It Hot (screenplay) and
8 1960 The Apartment (written by) &
9 1966 The Fortune Cookie
10 1967 Casino Royale uncredited and
 
10
Blake Edwards
10 title(s)
1 1963 The Pink Panther (screenplay)
2 1964 A Shot in the Dark (screenplay) and
3 1968 The Party (story)
4 1968 The Party (screenplay) and
5 1975 The Return of the Pink Panther (screenplay)
6 1976 The Pink Panther Strikes Again screenplay
7 1978 Revenge of the Pink Panther (screenplay)
8 1978 Revenge of the Pink Panther (story)
9 1982 Trail of the Pink Panther (screenplay) &
10 1982 Trail of the Pink Panther (story)
 
11
Hayao Miyazaki
9 title(s)
1 1984 Kaze no tani no Naushika also comic
2 1986 Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta (screenplay)
3 1986 Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta (story)
4 1988 Tonari no Totoro (book)
5 1992 Kurenai no buta screenplay
6 1995 Mimi wo sumaseba (screenplay)
7 1997 Mononoke-hime screenplay
8 2001 Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (screenplay)
9 2001 Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (story)
 
12
Sergio Leone
9 title(s)
1 1964 Per un pugno di dollari (screenplay)
2 1964 Per un pugno di dollari (story)
3 1965 Per qualche dollaro in più (screenplay) and
4 1965 Per qualche dollaro in più (scenario)
5 1966 Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (story)
6 1966 Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (screenplay)
7 1968 C'era una volta il West (screenplay) &
8 1968 C'era una volta il West (story)
9 1984 Once Upon a Time in America
 
13
Andrew Stanton
9 title(s)
1 1995 Toy Story (screenplay) &
2 1995 Toy Story (story) and
3 1999 Toy Story 2 (story)
4 1999 Toy Story 2 (screenplay) &
5 2003 Finding Nemo (screenplay) and
6 2003 Finding Nemo (story)
7 2003 Finding Nemo written by
8 2008 WALL·E (screenplay) &
9 2008 WALL·E (original story) &
 
14
Tony Gilroy
8 title(s)
1 1997 The Devil's Advocate (screenplay)
2 1998 Armageddon (adaptation) and
3 2000 Proof of Life (written by)
4 2002 The Bourne Identity (screenplay) and
5 2004 The Bourne Supremacy (screenplay)
6 2007 The Bourne Ultimatum (screenplay) and
7 2007 Michael Clayton (written by)
8 2007 The Bourne Ultimatum (screen story)
 
15
Francis Ford Coppola
7 title(s)
1 1970 Patton (screen story) and
2 1970 Patton (screenplay) and
3 1972 The Godfather (screenplay)
4 1974 The Godfather: Part II (screenplay) and
5 1974 The Conversation (written by)
6 1979 Apocalypse Now (screenplay)
7 1990 The Godfather: Part III (written by)
 
16
John Huston
7 title(s)
1 1939 Wuthering Heights uncredited
2 1941 Sergeant York (screenplay)
3 1941 The Maltese Falcon (screenplay)
4 1948 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
5 1948 Key Largo
6 1951 The African Queen (adaptation)
7 1956 Moby Dick
 
17
Paul Haggis
7 title(s)
1 2004 Crash (story)
2 2004 Crash (screenplay) &
3 2004 Million Dollar Baby (screenplay)
4 2006 Casino Royale (screenplay)
5 2007 In the Valley of Elah (screenplay)
6 2007 In the Valley of Elah (story)
7 2008 Quantum of Solace (written by) and
 
18
Steven Zaillian
6 title(s)
1 1990 Awakenings (screenplay)
2 1993 Schindler's List (screenplay)
3 1994 Clear and Present Danger (screenplay) and
4 1998 A Civil Action (screenplay)
5 2002 Gangs of New York (screenplay) and
6 2005 The Interpreter (screenplay)
 
19
Siu Fai Mak
6 title(s)
1 2002 Mou gaan dou (written by) (as Alan Mak) &
2 2003 Mou gaan dou III: Jung gik mou gaan (written by) (as Alan Mak) &
3 2003 Mou gaan dou III: Jung gik mou gaan (characters) uncredited &
4 2003 Mou gaan dou II (characters) uncredited &
5 2003 Mou gaan dou II (written by) (as Alan Mak) and
6 2006 The Departed (2002 screenplay Wu jian dao) (as Alan Mak) and
 
20
Felix Chong
6 title(s)
1 2002 Mou gaan dou (written by)
2 2003 Mou gaan dou III: Jung gik mou gaan (written by)
3 2003 Mou gaan dou III: Jung gik mou gaan (characters) uncredited
4 2003 Mou gaan dou II (characters) uncredited
5 2003 Mou gaan dou II (written by)
6 2006 The Departed (2002 screenplay Wu jian dao)
 
21
Karan Johar
6 title(s)
1 1998 Kuch Kuch Hota Hai dialogue
2 1998 Kuch Kuch Hota Hai story
3 1998 Kuch Kuch Hota Hai screenplay
4 2001 Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (written by)
5 2003 Kal Ho Naa Ho story
6 2003 Kal Ho Naa Ho screenplay
 
22
Harry Brown
6 title(s)
1 1949 Sands of Iwo Jima (story)
2 1949 Sands of Iwo Jima (screenplay)
3 1951 A Place in the Sun (screenplay)
4 1956 D-Day the Sixth of June
5 1966 El Dorado (novel The Stars in Their Courses)
6 2001 Ocean's Eleven (1960 screenplay) and
 
23
Michael G. Wilson
6 title(s)
1 1981 For Your Eyes Only (screenplay)
2 1983 Octopussy (screenplay)
3 1983 Octopussy (screen story)
4 1985 A View to a Kill (screenplay)
5 1987 The Living Daylights (screenplay)
6 1989 Licence to Kill (written by) and
 
24
Ronald Bass
6 title(s)
1 1988 Rain Man (screenplay) and
2 1994 When a Man Loves a Woman (written by) &
3 1997 My Best Friend's Wedding (written by)
4 1998 What Dreams May Come (screenplay) (as Ron Bass)
5 1999 Entrapment (story) (as Ron Bass) and
6 1999 Entrapment (screenplay) (as Ron Bass) and
 
25
Oliver Stone
6 title(s)
1 1983 Scarface (screenplay)
2 1986 Platoon written by
3 1987 Wall Street (written by)
4 1989 Born on the Fourth of July (screenplay) &
5 1995 Nixon (written by)
6 1999 Any Given Sunday (screenplay)
 
26
Dudley Nichols
6 title(s)
1 1938 Bringing Up Baby (screenplay) &
2 1939 Stagecoach
3 1943 For Whom the Bell Tolls screenplay
4 1943 Mr. Lucky contributing writer (uncredited)
5 1945 The Bells of St. Mary's (screenplay)
6 1957 The Tin Star
 
27
John Logan
6 title(s)
1 1999 Any Given Sunday (screen story)
2 1999 Any Given Sunday (screenplay) and
3 2000 Gladiator (screenplay) and
4 2003 The Last Samurai (screenplay) and
5 2003 Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas screenplay
6 2003 The Last Samurai (story)
 
28
John Milius
5 title(s)
1 1971 Dirty Harry uncredited
2 1972 Jeremiah Johnson (screenplay) and
3 1975 Jaws (Indianapolis monologue) uncredited and
4 1979 Apocalypse Now (screenplay) and
5 1994 Clear and Present Danger (screenplay)
 
29
Leo McCarey
5 title(s)
1 1944 Going My Way (story)
2 1945 The Bells of St. Mary's (story)
3 1957 An Affair to Remember (story) and
4 1957 An Affair to Remember (screenplay)
5 1994 Love Affair (1939 story)
 
30
Cindy Davis Hewitt
5 title(s)
1 1984 Kaze no tani no Naushika screenplay: English version
2 1988 Tonari no Totoro 2005 Disney Version
3 1992 Kurenai no buta screenplay: English version
4 1995 Mimi wo sumaseba screenplay: English version
5 2001 Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (adaptation: English version) and
 
31
Robert Towne
5 title(s)
1 1967 Bonnie and Clyde uncredited
2 1974 Chinatown (written by)
3 1990 The Two Jakes (written by)
4 1990 The Two Jakes (characters)
5 1994 Love Affair (screenplay) &
 
32
Leigh Brackett
5 title(s)
1 1946 The Big Sleep (screenplay) &
2 1959 Rio Bravo (screenplay)
3 1962 Hatari!
4 1966 El Dorado (screenplay)
5 1980 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (screenplay) and
 
33
Frank S. Nugent
5 title(s)
1 1948 Fort Apache
2 1949 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon screenplay (as Frank Nugent)
3 1952 The Quiet Man (screenplay)
4 1955 Mister Roberts (screenplay) (as Frank Nugent)
5 1956 The Searchers (screenplay)
 
34
Donald H. Hewitt
5 title(s)
1 1984 Kaze no tani no Naushika screenplay: English version
2 1988 Tonari no Totoro 2005 Disney Version
3 1992 Kurenai no buta screenplay: English version
4 1995 Mimi wo sumaseba screenplay: English version
5 2001 Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (adaptation: English version) and
 
35
Frank Waldman
5 title(s)
1 1968 The Party (screenplay)
2 1975 The Return of the Pink Panther (screenplay) and
3 1976 The Pink Panther Strikes Again screenplay
4 1978 Revenge of the Pink Panther (screenplay) &
5 1982 Trail of the Pink Panther (screenplay) &
 
36
David Koepp
5 title(s)
1 1993 Carlito's Way (screenplay)
2 1993 Jurassic Park (screenplay)
3 2002 Spider-Man (screenplay)
4 2004 Secret Window (screenplay)
5 2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (screenplay)
 
37
Anthony Minghella
5 title(s)
1 1991 Truly Madly Deeply
2 1996 The English Patient (screenplay)
3 1999 The Talented Mr. Ripley (screenplay)
4 2003 Cold Mountain (screenplay)
5 2006 Breaking and Entering
 
38
Nicholas Pileggi
5 title(s)
1 1990 Goodfellas (book Wise Guy)
2 1990 Goodfellas (screenplay) &
3 1995 Casino (screenplay) &
4 1995 Casino (book)
5 1996 City Hall (written by) and
 
39
Akira Kurosawa
5 title(s)
1 1950 Rashômon &
2 1954 Shichinin no samurai (screenplay) &
3 1960 The Magnificent Seven (screenplay "Shichinin no samurai") uncredited &
4 1964 Per un pugno di dollari (screenplay Yojimbo) uncredited
5 1985 Ran (screenplay) and
 
40
Robert Bolt
5 title(s)
1 1962 Lawrence of Arabia (screenplay) and
2 1965 Doctor Zhivago (screenplay)
3 1966 A Man for All Seasons screenplay
4 1966 A Man for All Seasons play
5 1986 The Mission
 
41
Martin Scorsese
5 title(s)
1 1973 Mean Streets (screenplay) &
2 1973 Mean Streets (story)
3 1990 Goodfellas (screenplay)
4 1993 The Age of Innocence (screenplay)
5 1995 Casino (screenplay)
 
42
Mario Puzo
5 title(s)
1 1972 The Godfather (novel)
2 1972 The Godfather (screenplay) and
3 1974 The Godfather: Part II (screenplay)
4 1974 The Godfather: Part II (novel The Godfather)
5 1990 The Godfather: Part III (written by) &
 
43
Jo Swerling
5 title(s)
1 1939 Gone with the Wind uncredited &
2 1939 Made for Each Other (screenplay)
3 1940 The Westerner screenplay
4 1944 Lifeboat (screenplay)
5 1946 It's a Wonderful Life (additional scenes)
 
44
Philip Kaufman
5 title(s)
1 1976 The Outlaw Josey Wales (screenplay) (as Phil Kaufman) and
2 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark (story)
3 1983 The Right Stuff
4 1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (characters)
5 2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (characters)