John Patrick Shanley

Writing

John Patrick Shanley

Born 1950-10-03 · The Bronx, New York, USA

John Patrick Shanley is an American playwright, screenwriter, and director. He also contributed articles on the performing arts to The New York Times among other publications.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Moonstruck poster
6.8

37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Johnny, even though she doesn't love him. When she meets his estranged younger brother Ronny, an emotional and passionate man, she finds herself drawn to him. She tries to resist, but Ronny, who blames his brother for the loss of his hand, has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls for Ronny, she learns that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.

Moonstruck

1987

Congo poster
5.6

Eight people embark on an expedition into the Congo, a mysterious expanse of unexplored Africa, where human greed and the laws of nature have gone berserk.

Congo

1995

Alive poster
6.9

The amazing true story of a Uruguayan rugby team's plane that crashed in the middle of the Andes mountains, and their immense will to survive and pull through alive, forced to do anything and everything they could to stay alive on meager rations and through the freezing cold.

Alive

1993

Doubt poster
7.2

In 1964 Bronx, two Catholic school nuns question the new priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled African-American student.

Doubt

2008

Doubt poster
7.2

In 1964 Bronx, two Catholic school nuns question the new priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled African-American student.

Doubt

2008

Wild Mountain Thyme poster
5.3

Headstrong farmer Rosemary Muldoon has her heart set on winning her neighbour Anthony Reilly's love. The problem is, Anthony seems to have inherited a family curse, and remains oblivious to his beautiful admirer. Stung by his father's plans to sell the family farm to his American nephew, Anthony is jolted into pursuing his dreams.

Wild Mountain Thyme

2020

Wild Mountain Thyme poster
5.3

Headstrong farmer Rosemary Muldoon has her heart set on winning her neighbour Anthony Reilly's love. The problem is, Anthony seems to have inherited a family curse, and remains oblivious to his beautiful admirer. Stung by his father's plans to sell the family farm to his American nephew, Anthony is jolted into pursuing his dreams.

Wild Mountain Thyme

2020

We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story poster
6.1

Captain New Eyes travels back in time and feeds dinosaurs his Brain Grain cereal, which makes them intelligent and non-violent. They agree to go to the "Middle Future" in order to grant the wishes of children in New York City. They are to meet Dr. Bleeb of the Museum of Natural History, but get sidetracked with their new children friends and run into the Captain's evil brother, Professor Screweyes.

We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

1993

Joe Versus the Volcano poster
5.8

Hypochondriac Joe Banks finds out he has six months to live, quits his dead end job, musters the courage to ask his co-worker out on a date, and is then hired to jump into a volcano by a mysterious visitor.

Joe Versus the Volcano

1990

Joe Versus the Volcano poster
5.8

Hypochondriac Joe Banks finds out he has six months to live, quits his dead end job, musters the courage to ask his co-worker out on a date, and is then hired to jump into a volcano by a mysterious visitor.

Joe Versus the Volcano

1990

Live from Baghdad poster
6.7

A group of CNN reporters venture to the Iraqi capital to cover the Gulf War.

Live from Baghdad

2002

The January Man poster
5.0

Nick and Frank Starkey were both policemen. A scandal forced Nick to leave the force, now a serial killer has driven the police to take him back. A web that includes Frank's wife, bribery, and corruption all are in the background as Nick tries to uncover the secret of where the killer will strike next, and finally must lay a trap without the police.

The January Man

1989

Five Corners poster
5.9

A psychotic young man returns to his old neighborhood after release from prison. He seeks out the woman he previously tried to rape and the man who protected her, with twisted ideas of love for her and hate for him.

Five Corners

1987

The Portuguese Kid poster
2.0

In Providence, Rhode Island, habitually widowed Atalanta pays a visit to her second-rate lawyer Barry Dragonetti. Intending to settle her latest husband's affairs, this larger-than-life Greek tightwad quickly becomes a nightmare for her cheesy, self-aggrandizing attorney.

The Portuguese Kid

2018

The Red Coat poster
NR

A short film adaptation of the play of the same name by John Patrick Shanley (From the one-act collection “Welcome To The Moon”)

The Red Coat

2019

Doubt: A Parable poster
NR

Sister Aloysius, a school principal with a mandate to uphold tradition, is certain something’s terribly wrong about the relationship between a young parish priest and a troubled boy. But beneath her moral crusade to reveal the horrible truth lies a chasm of doubt, where the choices we make can reverberate beyond our imagining.

Doubt: A Parable

2021

After The Deluge poster
10.0

A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, an artist heads to a park to paint. When a traveler encroaches, angry sparks fly until the two find common ground.

After The Deluge

2024

Cuomo: Doubt poster
NR

A priest comes under suspicion for abusing a boy at his parish school.

Cuomo: Doubt

2019