Chris Weitz books

Chris Weitz is an American screenwriter, director, and novelist known for the Young World young adult trilogy and his extensive film career including About a Boy and A Better Life.

Newmarket Shooting Script Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Melody Lingers on 1986 Buy
A Midwinter’s Tale: The Shooting Script 1995 Buy
U-Turn: The Shooting Script 1997 Buy
Merlin: The Shooting Script 1998 Buy
The Truman Show: The Shooting Script 1998 Buy
Man on the Moon: The Shooting Script 1999 Buy
Swept from the Sea 1999 Buy
The Birdcage: The Shooting Script 1999 Buy
The Frasier Scripts 1999 Buy
The People vs. Larry Flynt: The Shooting Script 1999 Buy
Magnolia: The Shooting Script 2000 Buy
A Knight’s Tale: The Shooting Script 2001 Buy
Erin Brockovich: The Shooting Script 2001 Buy
Snatch: The Shooting Script 2001 Buy
Traffic: The Shooting Script 2001 Buy
A Beautiful Mind: The Shooting Script 2002 Buy
Ararat: The Shooting Script 2002 Buy
Black Hawk Down: The Shooting Script 2002 Buy
Igby Goes Down: The Shooting Script 2002 Buy
Punch-Drunk Love: The Shooting Script 2002 Buy
Red Dragon: The Shooting Script 2002 Buy
The West Wing Script Book 2002 Buy
In America: A Portrait of the Film 2003 Buy
The Emperor’s Club: The Shooting Script 2003 Buy
I Heart Huckabees: The Shooting Script 2004 Buy
In Good Company: The Shooting Script 2004 Buy
Kinsey: Public and Private 2004 Buy
Sideways: The Shooting Script 2004 Buy
Spanglish: The Shooting Script 2004 Buy
The West Wing Seasons 3 & 4: The Shooting Scripts 2004 Buy
Traveling with Che Guevara: The Making of a Revolutionary 2004 Buy
Cinderella Man: The Shooting Script 2005 Buy
Gods and Monsters: The Shooting Script 2005 Buy
Hotel Rwanda: Bringing The True Story Of An African Hero To Film 2005 Buy
The Squid and the Whale: The Shooting Script 2005 Buy
Capote: The Shooting Script 2006 Buy
Stranger Than Fiction 2006 Buy
Akeelah and the Bee 2007 Buy
Atonement: The Shooting Script 2007 Buy
Little Miss Sunshine: The Shooting Script 2007 Buy
Thank You for Smoking: The Shooting Script 2007 Buy
The Good Shepherd: The Shooting Script 2007 Buy
United 93: The Shooting Script 2007 Buy
Juno: The Shooting Script 2008 Buy
Milk: The Shooting Script 2008 Buy
Slumdog Millionaire: The Shooting Script 2008 Buy
Funny People: The Shooting Script 2009 Buy
Taking Woodstock: The Shooting Script 2009 Buy
The Hurt Locker: The Shooting Script 2009 Buy
The Jaws Log: Third Edition 2010 Buy
The Last Station: The Shooting Script 2010 Buy
Please Give: The Shooting Script 2011 Buy
The Kids are All Right: The Shooting Script 2011 Buy
The King’s Speech: The Shooting Script 2011 Buy
Audrey: The 60s. 2012 Buy
Coriolanus 2012 Buy
Hugo 2012 Buy
J. Edgar: The Shooting Script 2012 Buy
Making Tootsie: Inside the Classic Film with Dustin Hoffman and Sydney Pollack 2012 Buy
Mamika: My Mighty Little Grandmother 2012 Buy
The Jaws Log: Expanded Edition 2012 Buy
This Is 40: The Shooting Script 2012 Buy
Zero Dark Thirty: The Shooting Script 2013 Buy

The Young World Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Young World 2014 Buy
The New Order 2015 Buy
The Revival 2016 Buy

Chris Weitz is an American screenwriter and director who has also written young adult fiction. His film career includes directing About a Boy (2002), The Golden Compass (2007), and A Better Life (2011). He and his brother Paul Weitz have collaborated on several films, including American Pie (1999).

His Young World trilogy, starting with The Young World (2014), is a post-apocalyptic YA series set in a Manhattan where a plague has killed all adults and children, leaving only teenagers to rebuild society. The series ran for three books through The Revival (2016).

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Chris Weitz written?

Chris Weitz has written 66 books across two series.

What was Chris Weitz's first book?

Chris Weitz’s first book is The Melody Lingers on, published in 1986.

Is Chris Weitz primarily a novelist or a filmmaker?

Chris Weitz is primarily known as a filmmaker. He directed About a Boy (2002), The Golden Compass (2007), and A Better Life (2011), among other films. His Young World trilogy (2014-2016) represents his work as a novelist.

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