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Portrait of Raymond Chandler

Writing

Raymond Chandler

Career

Active from 1942 to 2014, with a break from 1999 to 2013, busiest in 1944 and 1946 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity
GoodWatch score90/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Writing (Original Screenplay)

    1947 · Nominated · 19th Academy Awards

    The Blue Dahlia

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

    1945 · Nominated · 17th Academy Awards

    Double Indemnity

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.5 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: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Raymond Chandler Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    0.7, average 3.0
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.3, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.1, average 4.9
  • Wholesome
    1.9, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Film Noir 5
  • Sharp Dialogue 5
  • Femme Fatale 4
  • Raymond Chandler Adaptation 3
  • Intriguing Plot 3
  • Hard-Boiled Detective 3
  • Stylish Cinematography 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Crime Thriller 2
  • Moral Corruption 2
  • Hardboiled Detective 2
  • Neo-Noir 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

23
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 40
Marlowe
Marlowe (2023)
GoodWatch score 40

Characters

1990s

4 titles · average score 48
The Coronation
The Coronation (1999)

Characters

Poodle Springs
Poodle Springs (1998)
GoodWatch score 48

Novel

Once You Meet a Stranger
Once You Meet a Stranger (1996)

Teleplay

Red Wind
Red Wind (1995)

Short Story

1980s

1 title · average score 68
Morning Patrol
Morning Patrol (1987)
GoodWatch score 68

Novel

1970s

5 titles · average score 64
The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep (1978)
GoodWatch score 53

Novel

The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show

Farewell, My Lovely
Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
GoodWatch score 71

Novel

The Long Goodbye
The Long Goodbye (1973)
GoodWatch score 84

Novel

Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity (1973)
GoodWatch score 46

Screenplay

1960s

1 title · average score 67
Marlowe
Marlowe (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

Novel

1950s

1 title · average score 87
Strangers on a Train
Strangers on a Train (1951)
GoodWatch score 87

Screenplay

1940s

10 titles · average score 69
The Brasher Doubloon
The Brasher Doubloon (1947)
GoodWatch score 61

Novel

The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep (1946)
GoodWatch score 85

Novel

Lady in the Lake
Lady in the Lake (1946)
GoodWatch score 59

Novel, Screenplay

The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia (1946)
GoodWatch score 84

Screenplay

The Unseen
The Unseen (1945)
GoodWatch score 46

Screenplay

Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity (1944)
GoodWatch score 90

as Man Reading Book (uncredited)

Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet (1944)
GoodWatch score 85

Novel

And Now Tomorrow
And Now Tomorrow (1944)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

The Falcon Takes Over
The Falcon Takes Over (1942)
GoodWatch score 57

Novel

Time to Kill
Time to Kill (1942)
GoodWatch score 61

Novel