# Great Movies Written By Philosophers **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 9, 2020, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-movies-written-by-philosophers/853464 "2020-05-09T12:51:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-movies-written-by-philosophers/853464/21 "2020-05-10T15:38:12Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > “Marat/Sade” should fit the category Sade? > **[Marquis de Sade | Writer](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0211381/)** > > Known for: Erotic Symphony, Onna jigoku: Mori wa nureta, Eugenie de Sade 37 writing credits. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-movies-written-by-philosophers/853464/22 "2020-05-10T15:54:26Z")
Are there enough movies either written by philosophers or adapted from their writing that you can actually reject some as not being a “great movie”? ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-movies-written-by-philosophers/853464/23 "2020-05-10T15:58:20Z")
> [@mbh](#): > > Sade? > > [Marquis de Sade - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0211381/) > > 37 writing credits. > > 🙂 _Smooth Operator_ was pretty good. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-movies-written-by-philosophers/853464.md?page=1)