Writing
Thornton Wilder
Born April 17, 1897 · Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Died December 7, 1975 · aged 78
No biography available.
Known For
Shadow of a Doubt · 1943Shadow of a Doubt
★ 7.51943
MovieThrillerMystery
In sleepy Santa Rosa, restless young Charlie’s world brightens when her sophisticated Uncle Charlie arrives for a long visit. But as his behavior grows increasingly strange, she begins to suspect that her beloved uncle may be hiding a terrible secret—and that danger has quietly entered her home.
Hello, Dolly! · 1969Hello, Dolly!
★ 7.01969
MovieComedyRomance
Dolly Levi is a strong-willed matchmaker who travels to Yonkers, New York in order to see the miserly "well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder. In doing so, she convinces his niece, his niece's intended, and Horace's two clerks to travel to New York City.
Mr. North · 1988Mr. North
★ 5.31988
MovieDramaComedy
Mr. North, a stranger to a small, but wealthy, Rhode Island town, quickly has rumors started about him that he has the power to heal people's ailments...
The Bridge of San Luis Rey · 2004The Bridge of San Luis Rey
★ 5.22004
MovieRomanceDrama
In 1714 Peru, a friar is tried by the Spanish Inquisition for questioning God's intentions when five die in the collapse of an Andean rope bridge.

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Our Town · 2026Our Town
2026
MovieDrama
Grover's Corners is a quiet little town, full of ordinary folk, living everyday lives. They work, they laugh, they sing, they fall in love and raise their children and grow old. But within those moments of ordinary, everyday life, there are truths that reach out to us all. And a passionate demand to cherish every moment, right now, while we still can. (A joint Welsh National Theatre and Rose Theatre production, filmed at the Rose Theatre in Kingston, London on 19 March 2026.)
The Matchmaker · 1958The Matchmaker
★ 7.01958
MovieComedyRomance
Thornton Wilder's tale of a matchmaker who desires the man she's supposed to be pairing with another woman.
Our Town · 2003Our Town
★ 7.72003
MovieDramaTV Movie
Our Town is a three-act play by American playwright Thornton Wilder. It is a character story about an average town's citizens in the early twentieth century as depicted through their everyday lives. Using metatheatrical devices, Wilder sets the play in a 1930s theater. He uses the actions of the Stage Manager to create the town of Grover's Corners for the audience. Scenes from its history between the years of 1901 and 1913 play out. Originally broadcast on the Showtime Network, then as part of the PBS series "Masterpiece Theatre" (season 33, episode 1).
Our Town · 1940Our Town
★ 5.91940
MovieDramaRomance
Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. We see birth, life and death in this small community.
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