From the outside, being a writer looks suspiciously glamorous. Quiet cafés, late-night breakthroughs, and the intoxicating idea that your thoughts might someday matter to strangers. These movies are here to gently—and sometimes brutally—correct that fantasy. They show writers who spiral, stall, self-sabotage, sell out, burn out, or discover that the act of writing is far messier than the dream that led them to the keyboard in the first place.

There has never been a superstar quite like “Weird Al” Yankovic, and there never will be one again. Weird Al has made millions off of embracing the things that made him just that: Weird. Rather than fearing the disapproval of others, Al put his quirks front and center for the world to see—and they love him for it. Whether you’ve been a lifelong fan or have only recently discovered the beauty that is Weird Al, dive into the story of a one-of-a-kind man and let it inspire you to live your best weird life too.

American actress Patty Duke seemed to have it all. Having achieved glory at a young age, her rise to fame appeared to be the stuff of Hollywood dreams. But behind the closed curtains, her life was more like a horror story. She had to fight tooth and nail for survival.

When Roger McGuinn fired David Crosby from The Byrds in 1967, it ended a friendship, reshaped the band, and ignited a lasting counterculture rivalry.

Alan Jackson’s quiet resistance to bro-country proved that tradition, restraint, and honesty could still define greatness in modern country music.

Johnny Cash and June Carter had one of the most intense love stories in music history—and their story is equally heartening as it is heartbreaking.