Known for Writing
Anthony McCarten (born 28 April 1961) is a New Zealand writer and filmmaker. He is best known for writing big-budget biopics The Theory of Everything (2014), Darkest Hour (2017), Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), The Two Popes (2019), and Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022). McCarten has been nominated for four Academy Awards, including twice for Best Adapted Screenplay, for The Theory of Everything and The Two Popes. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anthony McCarten, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born
April 28, 1961 (age 65)
Birthplace
New Plymouth, New Zealand
Filmography
21 films, 2 shows


Show of Hands
2008 · 1h 36m
country: New Zealand
Jess is a solo mother and reluctant parking warden. Tom is a self-obsessed greetings cards salesman with an addiction to competitions who will do anything to win. Together they are just two of the competitors in a gruelling endurance contest to win a car - whoever keeps their hand on it the longest wins. As the sleepless days wear by, what price will they pay for winning this competition?


Via Satellite
1998 · 1h 30m
country: New Zealand
As a family gather to watch one of their own swimming in the Olympics, minutes of fame become a hilarious and painful 24 hours when they uncover the secrets of a lifetime.