Lawrence Wright

Lawrence Wright

Lawrence Wright is an author, screenwriter, playwright and a staff writer for The New Yorker. His 2006 history of al-Qaeda, “The Looming Tower: al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11,” was on the New York Times bestseller list for eight weeks, was nominated for the National Book Award and won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, among other honors. Wright co-wrote the 1998 film “The Siege,” which depicts events eerily similar to those occurring in the U.S. after 9/11. In 2006, his one-man play “My Trip to al-Qaeda,” based on the book, enjoyed a sold-out, six-week run in Soho. Wright is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

  • Title: Lawrence Wright
  • Popularity: 0.4948
  • Known For: Writing
  • Birthday: 1947-08-02
  • Place of Birth: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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Lawrence Wright Movies

  • 2010
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    My Trip to Al-Qaeda

    My Trip to Al-Qaeda

    5.5 2010 HD

    Journalist Lawrence Wright brings his multilayered one-man play to the screen as he discusses how a reporter remains objective while covering highly charged issues such as 9/11, Al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden's past and the history of Islam. Wright examines the Muslim religion, Al-Qaeda's rise to power and bin Laden's complicated relationship with the rulers of Saudi Arabia in this riveting documentary from Academy Award-winning director Alex Gibney.

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  • 2015
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    Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

    Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

    7.573 2015 HD

    GOING CLEAR intimately profiles eight former members of the Church of Scientology, shining a light on how they attract true believers and the things they do in the name of religion.

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  • 2018
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    Three Identical Strangers

    Three Identical Strangers

    7.315 2018 HD

    New York, 1980. Three complete strangers accidentally discover that they're identical triplets, separated at birth. The 19-year-olds' joyous reunion catapults them to international fame, but also unlocks an extraordinary and disturbing secret that goes beyond their own lives – and could transform our understanding of human nature forever.

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  • 1998
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    The Siege

    The Siege

    6.294 1998 HD

    The secret US abduction of a suspected terrorist from his Middle East homeland leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York. An FBI senior agent and his team attempt to locate and decommission the enemy cells, but must also deal with an Army General gone rogue and a female CIA agent of uncertain loyalties.

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  • 1996
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    Forgotten Sins

    Forgotten Sins

    2 1996 HD

    A county sheriff is accused by his daughter of having abused her. Her accusation gets more and more elaborate, involving satanic rituals. As nearly everyone around him seems to believe he's guilty, he starts breaking up and questioning his own innocence.

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  • 2015
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    Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

    Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

    7.573 2015 HD

    GOING CLEAR intimately profiles eight former members of the Church of Scientology, shining a light on how they attract true believers and the things they do in the name of religion.

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  • 2015
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    Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

    Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

    7.573 2015 HD

    GOING CLEAR intimately profiles eight former members of the Church of Scientology, shining a light on how they attract true believers and the things they do in the name of religion.

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  • 2000
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    Noriega: God's Favorite

    Noriega: God's Favorite

    4.9 2000 HD

    The story of Panamanian general Manuel Antonio 'Tony' Noriega, whose meteoric career, from utter poverty, as a soldier and CIA informant who also served as source to various other powers and even the Colombian drug mafia he claims to fight valiantly to please CIA director and later U.S. president Bush Sr., starts when he confesses to a priest, reminiscing how he has experienced such luck that he believes himself to be God's favorite- each time he takes more risks people tell him he went too far, but always seems to get away with it.

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  • 2000
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    Noriega: God's Favorite

    Noriega: God's Favorite

    4.9 2000 HD

    The story of Panamanian general Manuel Antonio 'Tony' Noriega, whose meteoric career, from utter poverty, as a soldier and CIA informant who also served as source to various other powers and even the Colombian drug mafia he claims to fight valiantly to please CIA director and later U.S. president Bush Sr., starts when he confesses to a priest, reminiscing how he has experienced such luck that he believes himself to be God's favorite- each time he takes more risks people tell him he went too far, but always seems to get away with it.

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  • 2020
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    Kingdom of Silence

    Kingdom of Silence

    8 2020 HD

    A political thriller examining the complex relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia, and how the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi amplified entanglements between the two countries.

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  • 2016
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    The New Yorker Presents

    The New Yorker Presents

    6.8 2016 HD

    A groundbreaking series that brings America's most award-winning magazine, The New Yorker, to the screen with documentaries, short narrative films, comedy, poetry, animation, and cartoons from the hands of acclaimed filmmakers and artists.

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  • 2024
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    God Save Texas

    God Save Texas

    6.8 2024 HD

    Returning to their hometowns, Texas filmmakers Richard Linklater, Alex Stapleton, and Iliana Sosa chronicle the complex history of each city, while examining the toll that the prison system, oil business, and border laws have on those communities.

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  • 1970
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    God Save Texas

    God Save Texas

    7.316 1970 HD

    While Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda become a global threat, the rivalry between the CIA and FBI inadvertently sets the stage for the tragedy of 9/11 and the Iraq War.

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  • 1970
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    God Save Texas

    God Save Texas

    7.316 1970 HD

    While Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda become a global threat, the rivalry between the CIA and FBI inadvertently sets the stage for the tragedy of 9/11 and the Iraq War.

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  • 1970
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    God Save Texas

    God Save Texas

    7.316 1970 HD

    While Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda become a global threat, the rivalry between the CIA and FBI inadvertently sets the stage for the tragedy of 9/11 and the Iraq War.

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  • 1970
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    God Save Texas

    God Save Texas

    6.8 1970 HD

    Returning to their hometowns, Texas filmmakers Richard Linklater, Alex Stapleton, and Iliana Sosa chronicle the complex history of each city, while examining the toll that the prison system, oil business, and border laws have on those communities.

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  • 1970
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    God Save Texas

    God Save Texas

    7.316 1970 HD

    While Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda become a global threat, the rivalry between the CIA and FBI inadvertently sets the stage for the tragedy of 9/11 and the Iraq War.

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