The Canyons is a 2013 American erotic thriller-drama film directed by Paul Schrader and written by Bret Easton Ellis. The film is set in Los Angeles and stars Lindsay Lohan, James Deen, Nolan Funk, Amanda Brooks, and Gus Van Sant. It received a limited release on August 2, 2013 at the IFC Center in New York City, the Bell Lightbox in Toronto, and on video on demand platforms.
Paul Schrader helped write The Canyons with Bret Easton Ellis.
Even though we know Paul Shcrader directed the film The Canyons, it isn't certain that he didn't help write it with Bret Easton Ellis. I'm genuinely unsure of why the system was so sure that this statement was incorrect here.