Lawrence Wright

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Three Identical Strangers TrailerGoing Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief TrailerMy Trip to Al-Qaeda Trailer

Lawrence Wright is an author, screenwriter, playwright and a staff writer for The New Yorker. His 2006 history of al-Qaeda, “The Looming Tower: al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11,” was on the New York Times bestseller list for eight weeks, was nominated for the National Book Award and won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, among other honors. Wright co-wrote the 1998 film “The Siege,” which depicts events eerily similar to those occurring in the U.S. after 9/11. In 2006, his one-man play “My Trip to al-Qaeda,” based on the book, enjoyed a sold-out, six-week run in Soho. Wright is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Most Popular Lawrence Wright Trailers

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Noriega: God's Favorite Trailer (2000)

04 March 2000

The story of Panamanian general Manuel Antonio 'Tony' Noriega, whose meteoric career, from utter poverty, as a soldier and CIA informant who also served as source to various other powers and even the Colombian drug mafia he claims to fight valiantly to please CIA director and later U.

The Siege Trailer (1998)

06 November 1998

The secret US abduction of a suspected terrorist from his Middle East homeland leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York.

Kingdom of Silence Trailer (2020)

02 October 2020

A political thriller examining the complex relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia, and how the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi amplified entanglements between the two countries.

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief Trailer (2015)

25 January 2015

The film profiles eight former members of the Church of Scientology, shining a light on how they attract true believers and the things they do in the name of religion.

Three Identical Strangers Trailer (2018)

29 June 2018

New York, 1980. Three complete strangers accidentally discover that they're identical triplets, separated at birth.

Forgotten Sins Trailer (1996)

07 March 1996

A county sheriff is accused by his daughter of having abused her. Her accusation gets more and more elaborate, involving satanic rituals.

My Trip to Al-Qaeda Trailer (2010)

21 April 2010

Journalist Lawrence Wright brings his multilayered one-man play to the screen as he discusses how a reporter remains objective while covering highly charged issues such as 9/11, Al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden's past and the history of Islam.