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Tom Schulman

American film director and screenwriter · United States · On the map · Directors · Born 1950 · age 76

Thomas H. Schulman is an American screenwriter best known for his semi-autobiographical screenplay Dead Poets Society, which won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1989.

Tom Schulman is read about 125 times a day, in 10 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 10 October 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 120 days, one point a day.

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2024Double Down SouthFilm, Director, Writer2023Distant TalesFilm, Producer2011On StorySeries2004Welcome to MooseportFilm, Writer, Producer2000Me, Myself & IreneFilm, Producer1999GeniusFilm, Producer1998Holy ManFilm, Writer19978 Heads in a Duffel BagFilm, Director, Writer1993Indecent ProposalFilm, Producer1992Medicine ManFilm, Writer1991What About Bob?Film, Writer1990Academy Award for Best Writing, Original ScreenplayAward1989Dead Poets SocietyFilm, Writer1988A Father's RevengeFilm, Writer1986The GladiatorFilm, Writer, Producer1976Joy Ride: An Auto TheftFilm, Writer1950Born20 October 1950

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  • Dead Poets Society 1989
  • What About Bob? 1991
  • Me, Myself & Irene 2000
  • Genius 1999
  • Indecent Proposal 1993

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Filmography 16

24 credits on file

Television 1

Awards

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay1990
Jupiter Awards

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1950 · age 76

In the same film or series as Tom

Charles FleischerAlso in Genius (1999)Megan GallagherAlso in Distant Tales (2023)Craig Richard NelsonAlso in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)Christoph M. OhrtAlso in A Father's Revenge (1988)Jeff TrachtaAlso in Double Down South (2024)