He wrote the screenplay for Andrzej Wajda's "Polowanie na muchy" (1969) ("Hunting Flies") and co-wrote the screenplay of the popular Polish movie "Rejs" ("The Cruise"), released in 1970. The 2001 film "Mechanical Suite" is based on his short story "Brothers". Głowacki co-wrote screenplay for "Cold War", which was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.