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Writing

Joel Oliansky

Career

Active from 1964 to 1996, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Year in the Life
A Year in the Life
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joel Oliansky Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    0.3, average 1.7
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0
  • Cringe Humor
    1.2, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Character Study 3
  • Moral Dilemmas 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Nostalgic TV Classic 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Legal Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

10
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

2 titles ยท average score 59
Abducted: A Father's Love
Abducted: A Father's Love (1996)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer

In Defense of a Married Man
In Defense of a Married Man (1990)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

1980s

3 titles ยท average score 70
Bird
Bird (1988)
GoodWatch score 76

Writer

The Silence at Bethany
The Silence at Bethany (1988)

Director

The Competition
The Competition (1980)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay, Director

1970s

4 titles ยท average score 53
Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence
Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence (1976)

Teleplay

The Law
The Law (1974)

Writer

The Todd Killings
The Todd Killings (1971)
GoodWatch score 53

Writer

The Priest Killer
The Priest Killer (1971)

Teleplay

1960s

1 title ยท average score 63
Counterpoint
Counterpoint (1967)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay