Portrait of Jean-Patrick Manchette

Writing

Jean-Patrick Manchette

Career

Active from 1967 to 2017, with a break from 1985 to 2014, busiest in 1975 and 1982 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mad Enough to Kill
Mad Enough to Kill
GoodWatch score67/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 2.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jean-Patrick Manchette Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wonder
    1.0, average 3.4
  • Wholesome
    1.1, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    0.7, average 2.7
  • Coming of Age
    1.0, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French Crime Thriller 4
  • Gritty Realism 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Gritty Action 2
  • French Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

19
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Fatale
Fatale

Novel

2010s

2 titles · average score 51
Let the Corpses Tan
Let the Corpses Tan (2017)
GoodWatch score 65

Novel

The Gunman
The Gunman (2015)
GoodWatch score 38

Novel

1980s

7 titles · average score 63
Polar
Polar (1984)

Novel

Cover Up
Cover Up (1983)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer

The Shock
The Shock (1982)
GoodWatch score 57

Novel

Legitimate Violence
Legitimate Violence (1982)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay

Time Masters
Time Masters (1982)
GoodWatch score 87

Dialogue

For a Cop's Hide
For a Cop's Hide (1981)
GoodWatch score 62

Novel

Three Men to Kill
Three Men to Kill (1980)
GoodWatch score 60

Novel

1970s

6 titles · average score 58
The Probability Factor
The Probability Factor (1976)
GoodWatch score 49

Screenplay

Act of Aggression
Act of Aggression (1975)
GoodWatch score 54

Writer

Mad Enough to Kill
Mad Enough to Kill (1975)
GoodWatch score 67

Novel

The Nada Gang
The Nada Gang (1974)
GoodWatch score 63

Novel, Screenplay

Ras le bol
Ras le bol (1973)

Dialogue, Screenplay

Bartleby
Bartleby (1970)

as A servile employee

1960s

3 titles
Le Socrate
Le Socrate (1968)

Dialogue

The Slave
The Slave (1967)

Writer

Love + Fear = Torment
Love + Fear = Torment (1967)

Adaptation