Eric Roth

Writer

Born: March 22, 1945 (81 years old)

Place of birth: 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.

Filmography (32)

• Forrest Gump (1994, ★ 8.5)
• House of Cards (2013, ★ 8)
• The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button (2009, ★ 7)
• Bunny (2025, ★ 7)
• Will & Grace (1998, ★ 6.9)
• The Good Shepherd (2006, ★ 6.4)
• The Horse Whisperer (1998, ★ 6.9)
• Munich (2005, ★ 7.1)
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008, ★ 7.6)
• A Star Is Born (2018, ★ 7.5)
• Dune (2021, ★ 7.8)
• Ali (2001, ★ 6.8)
• Suspect (1987, ★ 6.6)
• Killers of the Flower Moon (2023, ★ 7.4)
• The President's Cake (2025, ★ 7.5)
• The Insider (1999, ★ 7.5)
• The Alienist (2018, ★ 7.5)
• The Postman (1997, ★ 6.3)
• Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011, ★ 7)
• Laal Singh Chaddha (2022, ★ 6.3)
• Here (2024, ★ 6.5)
• Ellis (2015, ★ 6.6)
• Mank (2020, ★ 6.7)
• Scream 2 (1997, ★ 6.5)
• Before (2024, ★ 6.3)
• Berlin Station (2016, ★ 7.2)
• Mr. Jones (1993, ★ 5.8)
• Lucky You (2007, ★ 5.7)
• The Nickel Ride (1975, ★ 5.5)
• The Strangers in 7A (1972, ★ 6.2)