Portrait of Joseph Roth

Writing

Joseph Roth

Career

Active from 1936 to 2025, with a break from 1996 to 2024, busiest in 1978 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Legend of the Holy Drinker
The Legend of the Holy Drinker
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joseph Roth Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Wonder
    1.3, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    0.8, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.3, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 4
  • Slow-Burn Narrative 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Melancholic Tone 2
  • Political Commentary 2
  • Psychological Depth 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

11
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 70
The Rebellion
The Rebellion (2025)
GoodWatch score 70

Novel

1980s

2 titles · average score 70
Spider's Web
Spider's Web (1989)
GoodWatch score 67

Novel

The Legend of the Holy Drinker
The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988)
GoodWatch score 74

Novel

1970s

4 titles · average score 72
Hiob
Hiob (1978)

Novel

Stationschef Fallmerayer
Stationschef Fallmerayer (1976)

Novel

Weights and Measures
Weights and Measures (1973)

Novel

Trotta
Trotta (1971)
GoodWatch score 72

Novel

1960s

3 titles
Die Geschichte der 1002. Nacht
Die Geschichte der 1002. Nacht (1969)

Novel

Die Legende vom heiligen Trinker
Die Legende vom heiligen Trinker (1963)

Novel

Die Rebellion
Die Rebellion (1962)

Novel

1930s

1 title
Sins of Man
Sins of Man (1936)

Novel