Portrait of Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Writing

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Career

Active from 1929 to 2019, with a break from 1973 to 2018, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for All About Eve
All About Eve
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 48 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joseph L. Mankiewicz Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.4, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.8, average 4.1
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 5
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Period Piece 4
  • Tragic Romance 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Inspirational 3
  • Intrigue 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Character-Driven 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

76
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

2 titles ยท average score 82
National Theatre Live: All About Eve
National Theatre Live: All About Eve (2019)
GoodWatch score 82

Writer

Pleins feux
Pleins feux (2017)

Original Film Writer

1990s

1 title
Pleins feux
Pleins feux (1992)

Original Film Writer

1980s

1 title
A Letter to Three Wives
A Letter to Three Wives (1985)

Original Film Writer

1970s

4 titles ยท average score 73
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
GoodWatch score 70

Thanks

Sleuth
Sleuth (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

There Was a Crooked Man...
There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)
GoodWatch score 66

Producer, Director

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

1960s

3 titles ยท average score 64
The Honey Pot
The Honey Pot (1967)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Screenplay

Carol for Another Christmas
Carol for Another Christmas (1964)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Producer

Cleopatra
Cleopatra (1963)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay, Director

1950s

9 titles ยท average score 78
Suddenly, Last Summer
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

The Quiet American
The Quiet American (1958)
GoodWatch score 54

Producer, Director

Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls (1955)
GoodWatch score 77

Director, Screenplay

The Barefoot Contessa
The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
GoodWatch score 77

Director, Writer

Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar (1953)
GoodWatch score 85

Screenplay, Director

5 Fingers
5 Fingers (1952)
GoodWatch score 89

Director

People Will Talk
People Will Talk (1951)
GoodWatch score 81

Director, Writer

All About Eve
All About Eve (1950)
GoodWatch score 92

Screenplay, Director

No Way Out
No Way Out (1950)
GoodWatch score 80

Director, Writer

1940s

16 titles ยท average score 71
House of Strangers
House of Strangers (1949)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

A Letter to Three Wives
A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
GoodWatch score 88

Director, Screenplay

Escape
Escape (1948)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

The Pirate
The Pirate (1948)
GoodWatch score 73

Additional Writing

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
GoodWatch score 90

Director

The Late George Apley
The Late George Apley (1947)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Dragonwyck
Dragonwyck (1946)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer, Director

Somewhere in the Night
Somewhere in the Night (1946)
GoodWatch score 77

Director, Screenplay

The Keys of the Kingdom
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
GoodWatch score 74

Producer, Screenplay

Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year (1942)
GoodWatch score 68

Producer

The Philadelphia Story
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
GoodWatch score 88

Producer

Strange Cargo
Strange Cargo (1940)
GoodWatch score 66

Producer

1930s

36 titles ยท average score 65
The Shining Hour
The Shining Hour (1938)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay, Producer

The Bride Wore Red
The Bride Wore Red (1937)
GoodWatch score 65

Additional Writing, Story

Three Godfathers
Three Godfathers (1936)
GoodWatch score 51

Producer, Writer

I Live My Life
I Live My Life (1935)
GoodWatch score 49

Screenplay

Forsaking All Others
Forsaking All Others (1934)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

Manhattan Melodrama
Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (1933)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

Diplomaniacs
Diplomaniacs (1933)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer, Original Story

If I Had a Million
If I Had a Million (1932)
GoodWatch score 83

Story, Adaptation

Million Dollar Legs
Million Dollar Legs (1932)
GoodWatch score 70

Story

Night After Night
Night After Night (1932)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer

Skippy
Skippy (1931)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

1920s

4 titles ยท average score 52
The River of Romance
The River of Romance (1929)

Screenplay

Fast Company
Fast Company (1929)

Screenplay

The Saturday Night Kid
The Saturday Night Kid (1929)
GoodWatch score 52

Title Graphics

Woman Trap
Woman Trap (1929)

as Reporter (as Joseph Mankiewicz)