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Portrait of Dalton Trumbo

Writing

Dalton Trumbo

Titles
67movies1TV show
Career

Active from 1936 to 2008, with a break from 1990 to 2007, busiest in 1939 and 1940 with 6 main titles each.

Directed
2
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Lonely are the Brave
Lonely are the Brave
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 36 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Dalton Trumbo Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0
  • Cringe Humor
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Mystery
    3.0, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 9
  • Character-Driven 7
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Melancholy 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Sensory Deprivation 2
  • Bleak 2
  • Film Noir 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Suspenseful 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

61
Type
RoleAnyWriting58Appearances7Acting3Directing2Other crew2
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1930s131940s161950s111960s91970s71980s32000s12010s1
GenreAnyDrama39Romance23Comedy13Crime9War7Adventure7Western5Thriller4Fantasy4Music4Family2Mystery2History2TV Movie2
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2010s

1 title · average score 60
GoodWatch60
Papillon

Original Film Writer

2000s

1 title · average score 42

1980s

3 titles · average score 70
GoodWatch61
Always

Original Film Writer

Roman Holiday

Original Film Writer

1970s

7 titles · average score 64
GoodWatch73
Papillon

as Commandant (uncredited)

GoodWatch68
The Way We Were

Additional Writing

1960s

9 titles · average score 66
GoodWatch63
Hawaii

Screenplay

GoodWatch68
Exodus

Screenplay

1950s

11 titles · average score 69
GoodWatch68
Cowboy

Screenplay

GoodWatch53
The Brave One

Story, Screenplay

GoodWatch85
Roman Holiday

Story, Screenplay

GoodWatch69
The Prowler

as John Gilvray's Voice (voice) (uncredited)

1940s

16 titles · average score 63
All 16 titles from the 1940s

1930s

13 titles · average score 62
All 13 titles from the 1930s