Author! Author!

Author! Author!

Anyone can be a father. But not every father deserves a standing ovation.

Directed by Arthur Hiller

Produced by 20th Century Fox

1982110 min6.0 / 10

A warm-hearted comedy-drama about a harried playwright learning to balance artistic ambition with fatherhood and family responsibility.

A broadway playwright is burning the candle at both ends. He is dealing with pressure from a production nearing premiere, a wife who is leaving him, and 5 children 4 of which belong to her.

Questions people ask

  • Is Author! Author! violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is Author! Author! scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Author! Author! easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Does Author! Author! end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.

  • Is Author! Author! sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

15/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity16

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise9

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Author! Author!

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Author! Author!

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Author! Author!, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Author! Author!, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Author! Author!, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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