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Joe Eszterhas

Titles: 24movies

Career: Active from 1978 to 2022, with a break from 2007 to 2021, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles: 0
top three billing

Average score: 52/100

Highest rated: Children of Glory
81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Joe Eszterhas Catalog average

Crime
5.7average 3.6
Eroticism
3.8average 1.8
Pop Culture
3.7average 2.2
Romance
5.0average 3.8
Mystery
5.2average 4.0
Class & Capitalism
4.4average 3.3
Contemporary Realism
6.3average 5.4
Adrenaline
5.8average 4.9

Rarely in their work

Fantasy
0.1, average 1.7
Wonder
2.3, average 3.4
Tech & Humanity
0.6, average 1.6
Wholesome
2.3, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Drama 13
Thriller 9
Crime 4
Comedy 3
Mystery 3
Romance 3
Action 2

Recurring tags

Social Commentary 3
Dark Comedy 2
Over-the-Top 2
Political Intrigue 2
Moral Ambiguity 2
Character Study 2
Mystery 2
Intrigue 2
Character-Driven 2
Sensual Suspense 2
Stylized Visuals 2
Legal Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

20

Group by

Newest first Oldest first

Upcoming

1 title

Untitled Basic Instinct Reboot

Writer

2020s

1 title

The Impact

Writer

2000s

2 titles · average score 54

Children of Glory

Screenplay

Basic Instinct 2

Characters

1990s

8 titles · average score 45

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

as Joe Eszterhas

Jackie Chan: My Story

Thanks

Telling Lies in America

Screenplay

Showgirls

Writer

Jade

Writer, Executive Producer

Sliver

Screenplay, Executive Producer

Nowhere to Run

Screenplay, Story

Basic Instinct

Screenplay

1980s

7 titles · average score 55

Music Box

Executive Producer, Screenplay

Betrayed

Writer, Executive Producer

Checking Out

Writer

Hearts of Fire

Writer

Big Shots

Writer

Jagged Edge

Screenplay

Flashdance

Screenplay

1970s

1 title · average score 64

F.I.S.T.

Writer, Screenplay