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Nov 16, 2020 · The Trial of the Chicago 7 screenwriter Aaron Sorkin is a legend in television thanks to The West Wing, but how do his big-screen movies rank? Which is your favorite? Screen Rant
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- The Social Network. “You are probably going to be a very successful computer person. But you’re going to go through life thinking that girls don’t like you because you’re a nerd.
- Steve Jobs. “It’s not binary. You can be decent and gifted at the same time.” Speaking of films that shouldn’t work, Sorkin took on the unenviable task of writing a Steve Jobs biopic and ended up crafting one of the best and most original biographical films ever made.
- Moneyball. “I know these guys. I know the way they think, and they will erase us. And everything we’ve done here, none of it’ll matter. Any other team wins the World Series, good for them.
- A Few Good Men. “I strenuously object? Is that how it works? Hm? ‘ Objection.’ ‘ Overruled.’ ‘ Oh, no, no, no. No, I strenuously object.’ ‘ Oh, well if you strenuously object then I should take some time to reconsider.’”
- The Social Network. Some of Aaron Sorkin's writing, especially when he delves into sociopolitical commentary, has a tendency to come across as dated. Not necessarily in a bad way: It can just feel as though he's writing for a different, perhaps more idealistic, time.
- A Few Good Men. It's not overstating things to say that "A Few Good Men" is the piece of writing that made Sorkin's entire career possible. Beginning as Sorkin's very first play to hit the Broadway stage (followed in more recent years by "The Farnsworth Invention" and "To Kill a Mockingbird"), "A Few Good Men" was adapted for the screen in 1992, a high-profile project that would star Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, and Jack Nicholson.
- Moneyball. A sports movie, for the man who lives and breathes cerebral drama? Baseball at first seems an odd choice for Sorkin, but 2011's "Moneyball" actually makes a lot of sense.
- The American President. If there's one thing that we all know about Aaron Sorkin by this point, it's that he has a fondness for politics —especially the office of the presidency— that borders on an obsession.
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1. A Few Good Men (1992) Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee, the military lawyer portrayed by Tom Cruise, finds himself in the midst of a high-stakes trial in the 1992 film “A Few Good Men.”
- A Few Good Men. I WANT THE TRUTH! How many people who were alive in 1992 don’t know that scene by heart? It’s interesting to go back to Aaron Sorkin’s early days (A Few Good Men was his first screenplay to be produced, adapted from his own play) and be reminded, oh yeah, this Aaron Sorkin is actually pretty good at pulp-y fiction.
- Charlie Wilson’s War (2007) Charlie Wilson’s War, directed by Mike Nichols, is the ironically feel-good story of a womanizing Democratic congressman played by Tom Hanks, who teams up with a born-again debutante played by Julia Roberts, and an irascible CIA agent played by Philip Seymour Hoffman, to get the US government to help fund their proxy war against the Soviets in Afghanistan by arming the mujahideen.
- Malice (1993) My first thought upon taking this assignment after I went to check IMDB was, “Oh crap, do I have to go rewatch Malice now?” It’s debatable how much Malice, co-written by Sorkin and the great Scott Frank from a story by Sorkin and Jonas McCord, counts as an “Aaron Sorkin movie,” but having rewatched it, I can confirm that it is absolutely f*cking bonkers and certainly worth a rewatch.
- The Social Network (2010) I wrote a whole separate retrospective on this one a few weeks back if you want to read that. Anyway, I know most people would probably have The Social Network ranked a lot higher on this list, because, admittedly, it is a brilliantly crafted and acted David Fincher film with memorable lines and an unforgettable score.
Aaron Sorkin films ranked. 1. The Social Network (2010) PG-13 | 120 min | Biography, Drama. As Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, he is sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea and by the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business.
The Trial of the Chicago 7. Aaron Sorkin is entirely in his element in “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” and since Sorkin also directs, it’s clear that he gets more than a little self-indulgent ...
