Claim: In Her Shoes is a film in the drama category.

Curtis Lee Hanson -LRB- March 24 , 1945 -- September 20 , 2016 -RRB- was an American film director , producer , and screenwriter . His directing work included the psychological thriller The Hand That Rocks the Cradle -LRB- 1992 -RRB- , the neo-noir crime film L.A. Confidential -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , the comedy Wonder Boys -LRB- 2000 -RRB- , the hip hop drama 8 Mile -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , and the romantic comedy-drama In Her Shoes -LRB- 2005 -RRB- .   Hanson won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in 1998 , for co-writing L.A. Confidential with Brian Helgeland .