Auteur

Tom Stoppard

1937–2025 · Czech–English playwright

Sir Tom Stoppard was a British playwright and screenwriter. He wrote for film, radio, stage, and television, finding prominence with plays. His work covered the themes of human rights, censorship, and political freedom, often delving into the deeper philosophical bases of society. Stoppard, a playwright of the Royal National Theatre, was one of the most internationally performed dramatists of his generation and was critically compared with William Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw. He was knighted for his contribution to theatre in 1997 and awarded the Order of Merit in 2000.

Tom Stoppard, in order

  1. 1975 The Romantic Englishwoman: wrote · directed by Joseph Losey
  2. 1978 Despair: wrote · directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
  3. 1979 The Human Factor: wrote · directed by Otto Preminger
  4. 1985 Brazil: wrote · directed by Terry Gilliam · critics 98%, audiences 90%
  5. 1987 Empire of the Sun: wrote · directed by Steven Spielberg · critics 75%, audiences 90%
  6. 1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: wrote · directed by Steven Spielberg · critics 84%, audiences 94% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, Paramount+
  7. 1989 The Dog It Was That Died: wrote
  8. 1990 Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead: directed, wrote · critics 64%, audiences 87% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
  9. 1990 The Russia House: wrote · directed by Fred Schepisi
  10. 1991 Billy Bathgate: wrote · directed by Robert Benton · critics 36%, audiences 29%
  11. 1998 Poodle Springs (TV movie): wrote · directed by Bob Rafelson
  12. 1998 Shakespeare in Love: wrote · directed by John Madden · critics 92%, audiences 80% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, Kanopy
  13. 2000 Vatel: wrote · directed by Roland Joffé
  14. 2001 Enigma: wrote · directed by Michael Apted
  15. 2005 Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth: wrote · directed by Joey Zimmerman
  16. 2012 Anna Karenina: wrote · directed by Joe Wright
  17. 2012 Parade's End (TV series): wrote, created · directed by Susanna White
  18. 2017 Tulip Fever: wrote · directed by Justin Chadwick
  19. Václav Havel, Prague - Castle (TV series): acted · directed by Petr Jančárek