Movies with screenplay written by Ronald Bass
In the movies, like in real life, it isn't enough just to have a heart in the right place. Good intentions are nice, but they need to be backed up by an intelligent script telling an involving story. In the case of Dangerous Minds, we get an idea...
U.S. Release Date: 1995-08-11
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: John N. Smith
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, George Dzundza, Courtney B. Vance, ...
Calling a movie a “fairy tale” and having Julie Andrews provide “Once Upon a Time…” bookend narration are not sufficient reasons to abandon things like intelligent plotting and compelling character development. For years, various Disney ...
U.S. Release Date: 2022-01-21
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Director: Sean McNamara
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, William Hurt, Kaya Scodelario, ...
My Best Friend's Wedding is the estrogen alternative to the vast quantity of testosterone being pumped out by the other major June releases: Con Air, Speed 2, Batman and Robin, and Face/Off. As the summer's centerpiece romantic comedy, My Best ...
U.S. Release Date: 1997-05-20
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: ROMANTIC COMEDY
Director: P.J. Hogan
Cast: Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz, ...
Rain Man is an oddball buddy/road movie that nearly drowns in a tsunami of sentimentality and predictability. An unabashed crowd-pleaser, the 1989 Best Picture Oscar winner has aged poorly, its marginal likability fading like an old Polaroid s...
U.S. Release Date: 1988-12-16
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: Barry Levinson
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, ...
Stepmom is the kind of bad movie that can be blamed on just about everyone involved except, perhaps, the actors. There's nothing wrong with any of the performances, although they're wasted in the service of inferior material. The script is a mish...
U.S. Release Date: 1998-12-25
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: DRAMA/COMEDY
Director: Chris Columbus
Cast: Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon, Ed Harris, ...
The previews for When a Man Loves a Woman do this film an injustice. Heavy on poorly-edited melodramatic sequences, they give little inkling of the level of emotional honesty attained. Luis Mandoki's film succeeds not because it tackles alcoholis...
U.S. Release Date: 1994-05-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Mature Themes)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Luis Mandoki
Cast: Meg Ryan, Andy Garcia, Tina Marjorino, ...