Robin Swicord

Robin Stender Swicord (born October 23, 1952) is an American screenwriter, film director, and playwright best known for literary adaptations. Her notable screenplays include Little Women (1994), Matilda (1996), Practical Magic (1998), Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), the latter of which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay. She wrote and directed the 2007 film The Jane Austen Book Club.

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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Department Writing

Job Story

Average Rating

7.6

13361 votes

Release Date

Dec 25, 2008

17 years ago
Little Women

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

7.9

6601 votes

Release Date

Dec 25, 2019

6 years ago
Matilda

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

7.2

4656 votes

Release Date

Aug 02, 1996

30 years ago
Matilda

Department Production

Job Co-Producer

Average Rating

7.2

4656 votes

Release Date

Aug 02, 1996

30 years ago
Memoirs of a Geisha

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

7.7

3263 votes

Release Date

Dec 06, 2005

20 years ago
Practical Magic

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.8

1648 votes

Release Date

Oct 16, 1998

27 years ago
Practical Magic

Department Production

Job Co-Producer

Average Rating

6.8

1648 votes

Release Date

Oct 16, 1998

27 years ago
Little Women

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

7.3

1289 votes

Release Date

Dec 21, 1994

31 years ago
Little Women

Department Production

Job Co-Producer

Average Rating

7.3

1289 votes

Release Date

Dec 21, 1994

31 years ago
The Promise

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

6.9

488 votes

Release Date

Dec 02, 2016

9 years ago
Wakefield

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.1

436 votes

Release Date

May 19, 2017

9 years ago
Wakefield

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

6.1

436 votes

Release Date

May 19, 2017

9 years ago
The Jane Austen Book Club

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.5

386 votes

Release Date

Sep 09, 2007

18 years ago
The Jane Austen Book Club

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.5

386 votes

Release Date

Sep 09, 2007

18 years ago
Shag

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.2

58 votes

Release Date

Apr 14, 1989

37 years ago
The Perez Family

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.1

40 votes

Release Date

May 12, 1995

31 years ago
Cuba Crossing

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

3.7

6 votes

Release Date

Feb 23, 1980

46 years ago
You Ruined My Life

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

5.3

5 votes

Release Date

Feb 01, 1987

39 years ago
Practical Magic 2

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 16, 2026

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