Brian Thomas Helgeland (born January 17, 1961) is an American screenwriter, film producer, and director. He is best known for writing the screenplays for...
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Legend (2015 film) (category Films directed by Brian Helgeland)
biographical crime thriller film written and directed by American director Brian Helgeland. It is adapted from John Pearson's book The Profession of Violence:...
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L.A. Confidential (film) (category Films with screenplays by Brian Helgeland)
produced, and co-written by Curtis Hanson. The screenplay by Hanson and Brian Helgeland is based on James Ellroy's 1990 novel of the same name, the third book...
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Finestkind (category Films directed by Brian Helgeland)
Finestkind is a 2023 American crime drama film written and directed by Brian Helgeland and starring Ben Foster, Toby Wallace, Jenna Ortega and Tommy Lee Jones...
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Payback (1999 film) (category Films directed by Brian Helgeland)
1999 American neo-noir action thriller film written and directed by Brian Helgeland in his directorial debut, and starring Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Maria...
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Assassins (1995 film) (category Films with screenplays by Brian Helgeland)
written by The Wachowskis and Brian Helgeland. The Wachowskis stated that their script was completely rewritten by Helgeland and that they tried to remove...
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The Killer (2024 film) (category Films with screenplays by Brian Helgeland)
Josh Campbell and Matt Stuecken, with additional contributions by Brian Helgeland. Actress Lupita Nyong'o had been cast for the lead role. Woo said that...
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42 (film) (category Films directed by Brian Helgeland)
League Baseball (MLB) during the modern era. Written and directed by Brian Helgeland, the film stars Chadwick Boseman as Robinson, alongside Harrison Ford...
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A Knight's Tale (category Films directed by Brian Helgeland)
American medieval action comedy film written, co-produced and directed by Brian Helgeland. The film stars Heath Ledger as William Thatcher, a peasant squire...
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Mystic River (film) (category Films with screenplays by Brian Helgeland)
Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, and Laura Linney. The screenplay, written by Brian Helgeland, was based on the 2001 novel of the same name by Dennis Lehane. It...
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The Order (2003 film) (category Films with screenplays by Brian Helgeland)
film written and directed by Brian Helgeland, starring Heath Ledger, Benno Fürmann, Mark Addy, and Shannyn Sossamon. Helgeland directed Ledger, Addy and...
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The Postman (film) (category Films with screenplays by Brian Helgeland)
who plays the lead role. The screenplay was written by Eric Roth and Brian Helgeland, based on David Brin's 1985 book of the same name. The film also features...
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Man on Fire (2004 film) (category Films with screenplays by Brian Helgeland)
thriller film directed and produced by Tony Scott, from a screenplay by Brian Helgeland, and based on the 1980 novel of the same name by A. J. Quinnell. Denzel...
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Robin Hood (2010 film) (category Films with screenplays by Brian Helgeland)
later that same year. Rewrites delayed the film throughout 2008, with Brian Helgeland hired to rewrite the screenplay, which saw a refocus of the story to...
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The Postman, with all five categories for which it was nominated. Brian Helgeland, co-screenwriter of the Razzie-winning The Postman, also received the...
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Spenser Confidential (category Films with screenplays by Brian Helgeland)
directed by Peter Berg, with a screenplay written by Sean O'Keefe and Brian Helgeland, and based on characters created by Robert B. Parker. The film stars...
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initially secured for the lead, the script was ultimately rewritten by Brian Helgeland for Jolie. Filming took place on location in Washington, D.C., New...
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The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009 film) (category Films with screenplays by Brian Helgeland)
American action thriller film directed by Tony Scott from a screenplay by Brian Helgeland. It is the third film adaptation of the John Godey novel of the same...
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Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (category Films with screenplays by Brian Helgeland)
fantasy film directed by Paul Weitz and co-screenplay adapted with Brian Helgeland, loosely based on the Vampire Blood trilogy of the book series The...
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (category Films with screenplays by Brian Helgeland)
they should have been approached as artists of the original material. Brian Helgeland was at New Line Cinema around Christmas 1987 about a script named Highway...
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Conspiracy Theory (film) (category Films with screenplays by Brian Helgeland)
Gibson, Julia Roberts and Patrick Stewart, the original screenplay by Brian Helgeland centers on an eccentric taxi driver who believes many world events...
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Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989). Writers William Kotzwinkle and Brian Helgeland conceptualized Alice. Alice is notable for her developed character...
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Bill Condon, Todd Haynes, Spike Jonze, Martin McDonagh, James Foley, Brian Helgeland, and John Lee Hancock. Burwell received Academy Award nominations for...
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Highway to Hell (film) (category Films with screenplays by Brian Helgeland)
starring Chad Lowe, Kristy Swanson and Patrick Bergin. It was written by Brian Helgeland. The film tells the story of Charlie Sykes (Lowe) and his girlfriend...
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Green Zone (film) (category Films with screenplays by Brian Helgeland)
British action thriller film directed by Paul Greengrass and written by Brian Helgeland, based on the 2006 non-fiction book Imperial Life in the Emerald City...
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of the Year. [citation needed] Back in Hollywood, writer/director Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential) was planning a new film called The Sin Eater (also...
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976-EVIL (category Films with screenplays by Brian Helgeland)
supernatural horror film directed by Robert Englund, and co-written by Brian Helgeland. It stars Stephen Geoffreys, Patrick O'Bryan, Jim Metzler, Maria Rubell...
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Cinema / Original Film / Big Kid Pictures / Bad Hat Harry $197,687,603 42 Brian Helgeland N/A $97,470,701 The Hangover Part III Todd Phillips Green Hat Films /...
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novel by Irvine Welsh 1997 (70th) L.A. Confidential Curtis Hanson & Brian Helgeland The novel by James Ellroy Donnie Brasco Paul Attanasio The memoir Donnie...
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Bros. that a remake of The Wild Bunch was in the works. Screenwriter Brian Helgeland was hired to develop a new script. The 2012 suicide of Tony Scott,...
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