About

Known credits:
38
Birthday:
1945-03-22
Place of birth:
New York City, New York, USA
Website:
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Eric Roth

Overview

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).

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Known for

Acting
2009 The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button Actor Self 60
Fair

Writing
2024 Here Writing Screenplay 62
Fair
2023 Killers of the Flower Moon Writing Screenplay 72
Good
2022 Laal Singh Chaddha Writing Original Film Writer 59
Average
2021 Dune Writing Screenplay 77
Good
2018 A Star Is Born Writing Screenplay 74
Good
2015 Ellis Writing Screenplay 59
Average
2011 Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Writing Screenplay 67
Fair
2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Writing Screenplay 75
Good
2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Writing Story 75
Good
2007 Lucky You Writing Story 58
Average
2007 Lucky You Writing Screenplay 58
Average
2006 The Good Shepherd Writing Writer 61
Fair
2005 Munich Writing Screenplay 69
Fair
2001 Ali Writing Screenplay 65
Fair
1999 The Insider Writing Screenplay 70
Good
1998 The Horse Whisperer Writing Screenplay 65
Fair
1997 The Postman Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
1994 Forrest Gump Writing Screenplay 84
Very good
1994 Jane's House Writing Teleplay 58
Average
1993 Mr. Jones Writing Story 58
Average
1993 Mr. Jones Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1988 Memories of Me Writing Writer 58
Average
1987 Suspect Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1979 The Concorde... Airport '79 Writing Screenplay 55
Average
1975 The Nickel Ride Writing Writer 58
Average
1972 The Strangers in 7A Writing Teleplay 59
Average
1970 To Catch a Pebble Writing Screenplay N/A
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London Writing Screenplay N/A
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Untitled Lee Isaac Chung Project Writing Writer N/A
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Rendezvous with Rama Writing Screenplay N/A
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Untitled Cher Biopic Writing Writer N/A
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I'm Waiting for You Writing Screenplay N/A
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Production
2025 1 Girl Infinite Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A
2024 Before Production Executive Producer 67
Fair
2020 Mank Production Producer 65
Fair
2018 The Alienist Production Executive Producer 74
Good
2016 Berlin Station Production Executive Producer 71
Good