Nøgleord Novelist

Når handlingerne i den tilbagetrukne forfatter Elly Conways fiktive spionageromaner begynder at afspejle en virkelig spionorganisations hemmelige handlinger, bliver stille aftener derhjemme fortid. Ledsaget af sin kat Alfie og Aiden, en katteallergisk spion, ræser Elly verden over for at være et skridt foran morderne, da grænsen mellem Conways fiktive verden og hendes rigtige verden begynder at udviskes.

I gyser-thrilleren 'Sinister' er det efterhånden lang tid siden, Ellison (Ethan Hawke) slog igennem som kriminalforfatter med en populær bestseller. Siden er det gået ned ad bakke, og nu leder han desperat efter inspiration til et nyt hit. Derfor flytter han med sin familie ind i et hus, hvor han uforstyrret kan koncentrere sig om sit arbejde. Ellison er berygtet for sine afslørende bøger om faktiske forbrydelser, og hvad hans kone og to børn ikke ved, er, at der er sket et frygteligt mord i huset. Ved et tilfælde opdager Ellison en kasse med gamle smalfilm på loftet, og pludselig står han med kilden til det, der kan blive hans bedste bog nogensinde.

Mesterdetektiven Hercule Poirot vender tilbage for at opklare endnu et uløseligt mysterie. Handlingen udspiller sig denne gang i Venedig i tiden efter Anden Verdenskrig. Her inviteres den pensionerede Poirot til et hjemsøgt palæ, hvor et mord finder sted under en seance med et medium.

Den velhavende, men ensomme galleriejer Susan Morrow får tilsendt manuskriptet til en roman fra sin eksmand Edward, som hun ikke har haft kontakt med i årevis. Bogen er tilegnet Susan, men handlingen er voldsom og chokerende. Historien gør dybt indtryk på Susan. Hun fortolker den som en fortælling om hævn - en fortælling, der tvinger hende til at se på sit forhold til Edward med nye øjne.

Jack har fået sin fede båd og sin Joan. Men Joan keder sig og betænker sig ikke da den stenrige sheik Omar inviterer hende til ørkenlandet. Jack bliver hjemme og surmuler, men da Joan kommer ud i noget snavs, kommer han selvfølgelig til undsætning

Melvin Udall er forfatter og sådan cirka det mest usympatiske menneske, der har betrådt denne jord. Han hader ALLE: Bøsser, gamle damer, hundehvalpe, negere og jøder med store næser. Begrebet ”politisk ukorrekt” blev opfundet for at beskrive mennesker som Melvin. Hver dag indtager han en kolesterolbombe af en morgenmad på en café, hvor kun én servitrice vil servere for ham – men også hende får han gjort godt gal i skralden! Så kommer genboen – der tilfældigvis er bøsse og hundeejer – på hospitalet, og der er ingen anden end Melvin til at tage sig af den lille ”tæppetisser”. Og snart begynder en lavine af ting at vælte ned over Melvin – og vende op og ned på hans liv. Om det bli´r bedre? Se selv hvis din mave kan tåle latterkramper.

Joan Wilder er en følsom forfatter, der skriver de mest romantiske eventyr. Eventyreren Jack Colton er en mere kontant type. Det umage par ramler sammen i Colombias jungle, og snart går det over stok og sten i den hektiske jagt på en kæmpesmaragd.

Kay kan ikke få sin bog færdig og derfor er både hendes forlægger og fans er utålmodige. Hendes hovedperson Harold er en desillusioneret embedsmand, der underligt nok viser sig også at være en virkelig person, der er stærkt plaget af en mytisk fortæller stemme inde i sit hoved. Da Kay beslutter at gøre det af med sin hovedperson, forsøger Harold samtidig at opspore kilden til den mærkelige stemme.

Filmen er en klassiker og handler om den ustabile kaptajn Queeg (Humphrey Bogart) og hans tumultagtige kommando over en gammel minestryger og dens hårdtprøvede besætning. Under dramatiske slag i høj sø under 2. Verdenskrig presser kaptajn Queegs disciplinære lederskab hans mandskab og hans vellidte næstkommanderende Lt. Maryk (Van Johnson) til bristepunktet. Queeg afgiver en række tvivlsomme ordrer, og Maryk konfronterer ham efter en befaling om, at skibet skal sætte kurs direkte mod en livsfarlig tyfon. Maryk fritager Queeg fra kommandoen i henhold til flådens regelsæt og tvinger derved besætningen til at begå mytteri. Da de vender tilbage fra deres togt, bliver Maryk stillet for krigsretten, og det bliver starten på en anspændt retssag, der afslører, hvordan det rent faktisk står til med Queeg.

Afhuggede hoveder og blodige tarme hører til Roger Cobbs hverdag. Han er nemlig en af USA's bedste gyserforfattere. Men nu er han ramt af akut skrivekrampe, som følge af; at hans søn er sporløst forsvundet, hans kone vil skilles og hans faster har begået selvmord. Han beslutter sig for at flytte ind i huset, som han har arvet af fasteren. Nu håber han på endelig at kunne få lidt fred og ro. Men da han åbner garderoben i værelset, hvor fasteren hængte sig, opdager han, at noget er flyttet ind i huset.

Calvin er en ung forfatter, der havde stor fremgang tidligere i sin karriere. Nu har han dog fået problemer både med skriveriet og i sit kærlighedsliv. Men så skaber han Ruby, en karakter der inspirerer ham. Da han en morgen møder Ruby i sin dagligstue, bliver han fuldstændig chokeret. Det viser sig, at hans fantasifigur er kommet til live.

Ge­ni­us skil­drer den san­de hi­sto­rie om sam­ar­bej­det mel­lem for­fat­te­ren Tho­mas Wol­fe og den le­gen­da­ri­ske for­læg­ger Max Per­kins, der op­da­ge­de for­fat­te­re som Er­ne­st He­m­ingway og F. Scott Fitz­ge­rald. Sam­men forta­ber de sig i ar­bej­det med Wol­fes gi­gan­ti­ske ro­ma­ner, mens de­res pri­vat­liv fal­der fra hin­an­den om ører­ne på dem midt i 1920'er­nes ja­zz'e­de New York.

Dan Stevens (Beast i Beauty and the Beast-remaket) spiller den berømte forfatter Charles Dickens. Året er 1843. Dickens har tre fiaskoer bag sig og er nu desperat efter at score et hit. Han beslutter sig derfor for at skrive en julehistorie. Det er dog lettere sagt end gjort. Han har en stram deadline, og da hans forældre flytter ind hos ham, får han skriveblokering. Men måske han kan komme ud af den situation ved hjælp af sine samtaler med den fiktive Ebenezer Scrooge?

After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New York City to tag along with an NYPD homicide investigation team for research purposes.

The story takes place at the beginning of the 19th century. Goo Hae-Ryung is a historian who tries to fight gender stereotypes as her work is often looked down on. She meets Prince Yi Rim.

This "sibling romantic comedy" revolves around Masamune Izumi, a light novel author in high school. Masamune's little sister is Sagiri, a shut-in girl who hasn't left her room for an entire year. She even forces her brother to make and bring her meals when she stomps the floor. Masamune wants his sister to leave her room, because the two of them are each other's only family. Masamune's novel illustrator, pen name "Eromanga," draws extremely perverted drawings, and is very reliable. Masamune had never met his illustrator, and figured he was just a disgusting, perverted otaku. However, the truth is revealed… that his "Eromanga-sensei" is his own younger sister! To add to the chaos that erupts between the siblings, a beautiful, female, best-selling shoujo manga creator becomes their rival!

After 14 years devoid of romance, a struggling movie producer and single mom faces the unexpected arrival of 4 men into her life—an author, an actor, a CEO, and a younger man—who might just revive her dormant desire for love.

A woman with only a short time to live and a man with the supernatural power to bring the world to an end discover the true meaning of life and love.

Five beautiful but mysterious women move in with unsuccessful novelist Shin, who manages their odd household in exchange for a tidy monthly sum.

Narcissistic, brash, and self-destructive Jimmy Shive-Overly thinks all relationships are doomed. Cynical, people-pleasing, and stubborn Gretchen Cutler knows that relationships aren't for her. So when they meet at a wedding, it's only natural that the two of them go home together.

An aspiring writer deep in debt encounters a young man with no memories and strange abilities. Together they fight injustice and form an unlikely bond.

The heartwarming yet uncomfortable relationship between three adult siblings: one in the 1%, one middle-class and one barely holding on.

Getting a roommate is the last thing an eccentric author like Mikazuki would do, until a stray cat sparks an idea for his next novel. After plucking the little killer off the streets, Mikazuki is inspired in ways he would have never expected

Bestselling novelist Mike Noonan, unable to cope after his wife's sudden death, returns to the couple's lakeside retreat in Maine, where he becomes involved in a custody battle between a young widow and her child's enormously wealthy grandfather. Mike inexplicably receives mysterious ghostly visitations, escalating nightmares and the realization that his late wife still has something to tell him.

Toyotaka Yoshida is a novelist. He was the winner of a big writing prize in his past, but he has been in a slump since then. Toyotaka Yoshida feels the limit of his writing ability and is thinking about quitting. Around this time, he meets his Shuntaro Koyanagi who is his friend and editor and Haruka Sakura who is a fan.

This is a love story between a ‘weirdo’, the novelist, Liang Ze and a ‘nice guy’, the pet shop owner, Hang Hang. Both of them know each other through Hang Hang’s online pet shop and meet each other for the first time in No.10 YanDaiXie Street, the address of Hang Hang’s physical store. Their funny story begins with the inquiry of Liang Ze to Hang Hang on something about his beloved chinchillas.

Gu Jing is a good chef who owns a creative and retro restaurant. He opens his restaurant anytime he wants. Gu Jing finds that there is a boy who always gets the quietest seat, and that boy is Liu Li. Liu Li is a gay-themed novelist who rents a room upstairs from Gu Jing’s restaurant. Gu Jing starts to send Liu Li a bowl of spicy beef noodles. Gu Jing has become the person that Liu Li confides in, the person who keeps him company during the breakup. Gradually, Liu Li realizes that his fantasies may be different from reality.

One day, a beautiful woman named Aki dies mysteriously. Sakura appears in front of popular novel writer Mizorogi and introduces herself as Aki’s twin sister. In fact, Mizorogi stole Aki’s novel "Utsubora." Sakura, who has Aki’s original manuscript of "Utsubora," makes some suggestions to Mizorogi.

A collection of short animations featuring the heroes and monsters of Kamen Rider Saber.

Jun Hashimoto is a sci-fi novel writer, but he isn't popular at all. He lives off of his savings. One day, his editor Tateyama assigns him a job: he is to write a "love" themed short story for a web magazine oriented towards youths. At first Jun refuses, because he has never written a love story before, but Tateyama pushes him to write one. The deadline is imminent. Jun's childhood friend Keisuke Murata then appears in front of him. Jun complains to Keisuke that he can't write, but while talking to him, he comes up with an idea.

Two women are bound by their mutual passion for writing. Tono Risa is already a successful writer. Her books are all best sellers and have been made into movies, putting increasing pressure on Risa to keep churning out masterpieces. The professional pressures and her personal responsibilities begin to make Risa feel overwhelmed and dejected. Yuki is a young woman who moves to Tokyo with the dream of becoming a published writer someday. When she is about to give up on that dream, Yuki is offered a job to work as Risa’s assistant by her editor. The two women start off a little stilted but eventually form a friendship and a productive working relationship. As Yuki’s role gradually increases from being an assistant to a ghostwriter for Risa, will Risa feel threatened by Yuki’s ambition?

Patrick Glover is a divorced thriller novelist attempting to raise and keep the peace between his two teenage daughters.

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is a 1996 British television serial adaptation of Anne Brontë's novel of the same name, produced by BBC and directed by Mike Barker. The serial stars Tara FitzGerald as Helen Graham, Rupert Graves as her abusive husband Arthur Huntington and Toby Stephens as Gilbert Markham.