David Magee

Flint, Michigan, USA

David Magee (born 1962) is an American screenwriter who was nominated for a 2004 Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Finding Neverland. Along with Simon Beaufoy, he wrote the screenplay for Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day starring Frances McDormand and Amy Adams, which was released in 2008. His 2012 screen adaptation of the novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel earned him a Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Top 10 collaborators

2 collaborations (as Director of Photography)

2 collaborations

2 collaborations (as Executive Music Producer; Music Producer; Music Supervisor)

2 collaborations (as Production Design)

2 collaborations (as Stunts)

2 collaborations (as Director; Executive Producer)

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Nellie Bellflower

2 collaborations (as Producer)

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2 collaborations (as Editor)

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2 collaborations (as Set Decoration)

2 collaborations (as Assistant Set Decoration; Set Buyer)

Roles

Match

A Man Called Otto (2022)

Dye & Merica Rep '83

Crew

The Tiger's Apprentice (2024)

The Little Mermaid (2023)

A Man Called Otto (2022)

Screenplay | Executive Producer

Lady Chatterley's Lover (2022)

The School for Good and Evil (2022)

Mary Poppins Returns (2018)

Screenplay | Story

Life of Pi (2012)

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)

Finding Neverland (2004)