Biography
John J. McLaughlin gained notoriety for his work on the screenplay BLACK SWAN, a psychological thriller set in the competitive world of ballet in New York City. The Fox Searchlight release was nominated for five Oscars, and garnered a Best Actress win for Natalie Portman.
Outside the big and small screen medium, McLaughlin just completed work a graphic novel, 7 Holes For Air, and has been writing Image Comics' rerelease of the popular Youngblood series. His past credits also include THE LAST GOOD TIME, for the Samuel Goldwyn Company; POINT PLEASANT, for Fox; "Carnivale" for HBO; and a television adaptation of The Great Gatsby, his first project with Tom Thayer.
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX
Screenwriter
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| 2024 |
Splinter Cell |
| 2017 |
The Super |
| 2013 |
Parker |
| 2012 |
Coma (TV movie) |
Hitchcock |
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| 2010 |
Black Swan |
| 2005 |
Man of the House |
| 1988 |
Death Collector |
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| 2023 |
Gray |
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The Birthday Party (E08) |
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Three Buckets (E07) |
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Chaos (E06) |
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| 2005 |
Carnivàle |
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Damascus, NE (S02E07) |
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Ingram, TX (S02E03) |
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Point Pleasant |
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Pilot (E01) |
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| 2004 |
Touching Evil |
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K (E06) |
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| Documentaries | |
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| 2015 |
The Magic History of Cinema |
Creator
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| 2006 |
Point Pleasant |
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Let the War Commence (E13) |
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Mother's Day (E12) |
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| 2005 |
Point Pleasant |
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Missing (E11) |
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Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Choked (E10) |
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Waking the Dead (E09) |
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| more episodes (8) | ||