Portrait of Abby Mann

Writing

Abby Mann

Career

Active from 1948 to 2005, busiest in 1975 and 1985 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Child Is Waiting
A Child Is Waiting
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Abby Mann Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    0.9, average 2.4
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.6, average 2.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Character Study 3
  • Thought-Provoking 3
  • Police Procedural 2
  • Working-Class Drama 2
  • Pittsburgh Setting 2
  • Institutional Critique 2
  • Biographical Drama 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Psychological Depth 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

28
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story (2002)

Writer

1990s

5 titles · average score 64
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995)
GoodWatch score 74

Screenplay

Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story (1992)
GoodWatch score 51

Executive Producer, Screenplay

Kojak: None So Blind
Kojak: None So Blind (1990)
GoodWatch score 66

Creator, Characters

Kojak: Flowers For Matty
Kojak: Flowers For Matty (1990)
GoodWatch score 62

Characters

Kojak: It's Always Something
Kojak: It's Always Something (1990)
GoodWatch score 67

Characters

1980s

8 titles · average score 66
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (1989)
GoodWatch score 67

Producer, Writer

Kojak: Ariana
Kojak: Ariana (1989)
GoodWatch score 69

Characters

Kojak: Fatal Flaw
Kojak: Fatal Flaw (1989)
GoodWatch score 72

Characters

Kojak: The Price of Justice
Kojak: The Price of Justice (1987)
GoodWatch score 59

Characters

Kojak: The Belarus File
Kojak: The Belarus File (1985)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer, Characters

War and Love
War and Love (1985)

Writer

Skag
Skag (1980)

Writer, Executive Producer

Kojak in Budapest
Kojak in Budapest (1980)

Characters

1970s

6 titles · average score 68
Lawman Without a Gun
Lawman Without a Gun (1979)

Executive Producer

NBC: The First Fifty Years
NBC: The First Fifty Years (1976)

Writer

Report to the Commissioner
Report to the Commissioner (1975)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

Medical Story
Medical Story (1975)

Writer

The Greatest Gift
The Greatest Gift (1974)

Writer

The Marcus-Nelson Murders
The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973)
GoodWatch score 76

Writer, Characters

1960s

5 titles · average score 73
The Detective
The Detective (1968)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

Ship of Fools
Ship of Fools (1965)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

A Child Is Waiting
A Child Is Waiting (1963)
GoodWatch score 81

Writer

The Condemned of Altona
The Condemned of Altona (1962)
GoodWatch score 74

Screenplay

Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
GoodWatch score 81

Original Story, Screenplay

1950s

3 titles
Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg (1959)

Writer

Portrait of a Murderer
Portrait of a Murderer (1958)

Story

Port of Escape
Port of Escape (1956)

Additional Writing