Portrait of John Grisham

Writing

John Grisham

Career

Active from 1993 to 2025, with a break from 2013 to 2024, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Rainmaker
The Rainmaker
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Grisham Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.8, average 2.6
  • Fantasy
    0.2, average 1.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.7, average 2.0
  • Physical Comedy
    1.0, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Legal Thriller 5
  • Southern Gothic Atmosphere 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Legal Drama 3
  • John Grisham Adaptation 2
  • Grisham Adaptation 2
  • Southern Gothic 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Romantic Subplot 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Corporate Corruption 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

15
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Calico Joe
Calico Joe

Novel

The Partner
The Partner

Novel

2000s

6 titles ยท average score 60
The Colbert Report
The Colbert Report (2005)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Christmas with the Kranks
Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
GoodWatch score 33

Novel

Mickey
Mickey (2004)
GoodWatch score 61

as Commissioner

Runaway Jury
Runaway Jury (2003)
GoodWatch score 68

Novel

A Painted House
A Painted House (2003)
GoodWatch score 66

as Narrator (uncredited)

The Street Lawyer
The Street Lawyer (2003)

Characters

1990s

7 titles ยท average score 62
The Gingerbread Man
The Gingerbread Man (1998)
GoodWatch score 56

Story

The Rainmaker
The Rainmaker (1997)
GoodWatch score 74

Novel

A Time to Kill
A Time to Kill (1996)
GoodWatch score 67

Producer, Novel

The Chamber
The Chamber (1996)
GoodWatch score 42

Novel

The Client
The Client (1994)
GoodWatch score 69

Novel

The Firm
The Firm (1993)
GoodWatch score 68

Novel

The Pelican Brief
The Pelican Brief (1993)
GoodWatch score 59

Novel