What is the best Aaron Sorkin movie?

Rapid-fire dialogue, electric courtroom moments, and careers dissected in real time — his screenplays range from political comedy to corporate drama. Which one hits hardest?

1

The Social Network

Oscar-winning screenplay about the founding of Facebook, widely regarded as one of the best films of the 21st century.

1000pts

2

Steve Jobs

Three real-time scenes set backstage at product launches, dissecting Jobs through relentless, electric dialogue.

492pts

3

Malice

An early Sorkin thriller with Alec Baldwin and Nicole Kidman — twisty, talkative and full of signature Sorkin gambits.

440pts

4

Moneyball

The story of how data revolutionised baseball, driven by a sharp Brad Pitt performance and Sorkin's fastest-talking screenplay.

440pts

5

A Few Good Men

Iconic military courtroom drama built around one of cinema's most quoted lines — starring Cruise, Nicholson and Demi Moore.

372pts

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6

Being the Ricardos

Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem as Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz facing a week that could end their careers.

314pts

7

The American President

A charming romantic comedy about a widowed president who falls for a lobbyist, a dry run for The West Wing.

314pts

8

Molly's Game

His directorial debut — Jessica Chastain is electrifying as Molly Bloom, the Olympic skier who ran the world's most exclusive poker game.

237pts

9

Charlie Wilson's War

Tom Hanks as the Texas congressman who secretly funded the Afghan mujahideen — witty, sharp and darker than it looks.

237pts

10

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Sorkin's own directorial take on the 1969 trial of anti-war protestors, packed with blistering ensemble performances.

147pts