Matthew Jacobs

Known for Writing

London, England, UK

Biography

Matthew Jacobs (born 1 July 1956) is a British screenwriter, director and actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Matthew Jacobs, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For (14 credits)

5.0

Movie

Doctor Who Am I

2022

In 1996, a Doctor Who TV movie was envisioned to lead the franchise into an exciting new future with a fresh direction but was met only by an outcry from disapproving fans. Now, follow the film’s screenwriter, Matthew Jacobs, as he is pulled back into the world of the Doctor Who fandom, where he unexpectedly finds himself a kindred part of this close-knit, yet vast, family of fans.

2.0

Movie

Traveling Light

2021

On May 30th, 2020, Uber and delivery driver Caddy searches for his missing son who has been living on the Los Angeles streets during the early days of the pandemic. Along the way, his path crosses that of Harry, a cult leader who is holding a bizarre ceremony up on Mulholland Drive. All the while, news of the horrific murder of George Floyd reverberates around the city and the social fabric collapses.

7.0

Movie

Vice

2018

George W. Bush picks Dick Cheney, the CEO of Halliburton Co., to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. No stranger to politics, Cheney's impressive résumé includes stints as White House chief of staff, House Minority Whip and Defense Secretary. When Bush wins by a narrow margin, Cheney begins to use his newfound power to help reshape the country and the world.

Movie

The Hurdy Gurdy Man

2018

Faced with an early death sentence and struggling to pay the bills, Franz Schubert is inspired to write one of his most famous songs as he is haunted by a Hurdy Gurdy Man in the Vienna of the 1820s.

7.0

Movie

State of Modern Love

2017

A womanizing man-child binges on sex and alcohol, experiments with ayahuasca for addiction therapy and comes to terms with past mistakes.

5.4

Movie

Frankenstein

2015

After he is artificially created, then left for dead by a husband-and-wife team of eccentric scientists, Adam is confronted with nothing but aggression and violence from the world around him. This perfect creation-turned disfigured monster must come to grips with the horrific nature of humanity.

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Your Good Friend

2014

Zander, a widowed rabbi, and Jules, an out-of-date pornographer become friends. Their values are put to the test as Jules documents their unique relationship in a way that is both touching and funny.

Movie

Bar America

2014

Two best friends face losing each other and the show that has made them hometown celebrities when a conniving duo sees a way to strike it rich by destroying everything the two buddies have built.

5.5

Movie

Boxing Day

2012

A struggling, indebted business man leaves his family immediately after Christmas to pursue a lucrative property deal that could solve all of his problems: buying foreclosed properties from banks at a fraction of their value, refitting them for a minimum cost, and then selling them for a large profit. He hires a local chauffeur for 24 hours to drive him around the mountainous area but, as night sets in and the weather worsens, the car is trapped on an icy road and the men face an uncertain fate.

6.1

Movie

Mr. Nice

2010

Biopic about 1970s Welsh marijuana trafficker Howard Marks, whose inventive smuggling schemes made him a huge success in the drug trade, as well as leading to dealings with both the IRA and British Intelligence. Based on Marks' biography with the same title.

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The Seven Year Hitch

2010

This documentary looks at executive producer Philip Segal’s seven-year quest to return Doctor Who to the screen, from his initial contact with the BBC shortly before its cancellation in 1989, through to the production and transmission of the movie in 1996. Featuring Philip Segal, BBC executive producer Jo Wright, BBC Head of Series Peter Cregeen, BBC1 controller Alan Yentob, writer Matthew Jacobs and Graeme Harper, the director of BBC Enterprises' abandoned Doctor Who movie. Narrated by Amanda Drew.

6.1

Movie

The Kreutzer Sonata

2008

A man becomes obsessively jealous of his pianist wife and her violinist companion.