---
name: "Eric Roth"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/eric-roth"
fi1m_id: "eric-roth"
imdb_id: "nm0744839"
tmdb_id: 27
wikidata_id: "Q942932"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "22 March 1945"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 12
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 12
updated: "2026-10-09T19:25:11.614189+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Eric Roth

## Identity

Eric Roth

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/eric-roth
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** eric-roth
- **IMDb ID:** nm0744839
- **TMDB ID:** 27
- **Wikidata ID:** Q942932
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Roth, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q942932, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0744839/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/27

Writer. Born 22 March 1945 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 22 March 1945, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1994–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Tom Hanks](https://film.one/person/tom-hanks.md), [Kathleen Kennedy](https://film.one/person/kathleen-kennedy.md), [Michael Mann](https://film.one/person/michael-mann.md), [Robert De Niro](https://film.one/person/robert-de-niro.md), [Robert Zemeckis](https://film.one/person/robert-zemeckis.md), [Robin Wright](https://film.one/person/robin-wright.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 6 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as writer, over 12 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 74 (3), 2000s 69 (4), 2010s 62 (2), 2020s 67 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 66 across 12 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 11, Romance 4, History 3, Thriller 3, Adventure 2, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 31 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,656m across 12 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Roth, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q942932, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0744839/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/27

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Killers of the Flower Moon*](https://film.one/film/killers-of-the-flower-moon.md) (86), [*Munich*](https://film.one/film/munich.md) (80), [*Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close*](https://film.one/film/extremely-loud-and-incredibly-close.md) (41)
- **HBO Max:** [*Dune*](https://film.one/film/dune.md) (76)
- **Netflix:** [*Ali*](https://film.one/film/ali.md) (68)
- **Tubi:** [*The Horse Whisperer*](https://film.one/film/the-horse-whisperer.md) (68)
- **Apple TV:** [*Forrest Gump*](https://film.one/film/forrest-gump.md) (66)
- **Pluto TV:** [*The Curious Case of Benjamin Button*](https://film.one/film/the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button.md) (64)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Eric Roth is an American screenwriter. He was born on 22 March 1945 in New York City and studied at the University of California, Santa Barbara and the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.

Roth won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for *Forrest Gump* (1994). He received further nominations in the same category for *The Insider* (1999), *Munich* (2005), *The Curious Case of Benjamin Button* (2008), *A Star Is Born* (2018) and *Dune* (2021). His other credits include *Ali* (2001), *Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close* (2011), *Killers of the Flower Moon* (2023) and *Here* (2024).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, deadline.com, latimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (12)

- *Here* (2024), Fi1m 40, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/here.md)
- *Killers of the Flower Moon* (2023), Fi1m 86, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/killers-of-the-flower-moon.md)
- *Dune* (2021), Fi1m 76, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/dune.md)
- *A Star Is Born* (2018), Fi1m 82, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/a-star-is-born.md)
- *Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close* (2011), Fi1m 41, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/extremely-loud-and-incredibly-close.md)
- *The Curious Case of Benjamin Button* (2008), Fi1m 64, Screenstory, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button.md)
- *The Good Shepherd* (2006), Fi1m 64, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-good-shepherd.md)
- *Munich* (2005), Fi1m 80, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/munich.md)
- *Ali* (2001), Fi1m 68, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/ali.md)
- *The Insider* (1999), Fi1m 89, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-insider.md)
- *The Horse Whisperer* (1998), Fi1m 68, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-horse-whisperer.md)
- *Forrest Gump* (1994), Fi1m 66, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/forrest-gump.md)

## Complete filmography (47)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *NieR:Orchestra Concert 12026 [YoRHa]* (2026), Conductor
- *The President's Cake* (2026), Executive Producer
- *Bunny* (2025), as Franklin · Thanks
- *One Girl Infinite* (2025), Executive Producer
- *Here* (2024), Screenplay — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/here.md)
- *Before* (2024), series, Executive Producer
- *NieR:Orchestra Concert 12024 [ the end of data ]* (2024), Conductor
- *Killers of the Flower Moon* (2023), Screenplay — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/killers-of-the-flower-moon.md)
- *Laal Singh Chaddha* (2022), Original Film Writer
- *Dune* (2021), Screenplay — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/dune.md)
- *Mank* (2020), Producer
- *A Star Is Born* (2018), Screenplay — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/a-star-is-born.md)
- *The Alienist* (2018), series, Executive Producer
- *Berlin Station* (2016), series, Executive Producer
- *Ellis* (2015), Screenplay
- *House of Cards* (2013), series, Executive Producer
- *Luck* (2012), series, Co-Executive Producer, Writer
- *Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close* (2011), Screenplay — Fi1m 41, [page](https://film.one/film/extremely-loud-and-incredibly-close.md)
- *The Curious Case of Benjamin Button* (2008), Screenplay, Screenstory — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button.md)
- *Lucky You* (2007), Screenplay, Story
- *The Good Shepherd* (2006), Writer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-good-shepherd.md)
- *Munich* (2005), Screenplay — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/munich.md)
- *Ali* (2001), Screenplay — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/ali.md)
- *The Insider* (1999), Writer — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/the-insider.md)
- *Will & Grace* (1998), series, as Sales Guy
- *The Horse Whisperer* (1998), Screenplay — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-horse-whisperer.md)
- *The Postman* (1997), Screenplay
- *Scream 2* (1997), Thanks — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/scream-2.md)
- *Forrest Gump* (1994), Screenplay — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/forrest-gump.md)
- *Jane's House* (1994), Teleplay
- *Mr. Jones* (1993), Screenplay, Story
- *Memories of Me* (1988), Writer
- *Suspect* (1987), Screenplay
- *The Concorde... Airport '79* (1979), Screenplay
- *The Nickel Ride* (1975), Writer
- *The Strangers in 7A* (1972), Teleplay
- *To Catch a Pebble* (1970), Screenplay
- *The Oscars* (1953), series, Writer
- *Untitled Cher Biopic*, Writer
- *Kennedy*, series, Executive Producer
- *I Pretended to Be a Missing Girl*, Screenplay
- *Untitled Lee Isaac Chung Project*, Writer
- *Comanche*, Writer
- *Midnight Vendetta*, Screenplay, Executive Producer, Producer
- *The Present Times*, Executive Producer
- *London*, Screenplay
- *I'm Waiting for You*, Screenplay

## Gallery

- ![Eric Roth](https://film.one/media/person/10071/gallery-119ffb686310.jpg) Eric Roth — Image via TMDB
- ![Eric Roth](https://film.one/media/person/10071/gallery-7392552f6a40.jpg) Eric Roth — Image via TMDB
- ![Eric Roth](https://film.one/media/person/10071/gallery-c33a87b6b17c.jpg) Eric Roth — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 6 nominated

- 2022: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *Dune*
- 2021: Best Picture (nominated), for *Mank*
- 2019: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *A Star Is Born*
- 2009: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *The Curious Case of Benjamin Button*
- 2006: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *Munich*
- 2000: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *The Insider*
- 1995: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (won)

### Other awards — 1 won

- Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement 2012: Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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