Portrait of Eugene O'Neill

Writing

Eugene O'Neill

Career

Active from 1939 to 2017, with a break from 1997 to 2013, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Iceman Cometh
The Iceman Cometh
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Eugene O'Neill Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.5, average 4.8
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.1, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Character-Driven Drama 2
  • Anthology Series 2
  • Social Realism 2
  • Dysfunctional Family 2
  • Intense Dialogue 2
  • Early 20th Century 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

48
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles
Long Day's Journey into Night
Long Day's Journey into Night (2026)

Theatre Play

The Dancing Monkey
The Dancing Monkey (2023)

Original Story

Three Dramas
Three Dramas (2020)

Original Story

2010s

2 titles
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Long Day's Journey Into Night (2017)

Writer

Long Day's Journey Into Night
Long Day's Journey Into Night (2014)

Writer

2000s

1 title
Mourning Becomes Electra
Mourning Becomes Electra (2004)

Original Story

1990s

2 titles
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1996)

Writer

Lovely Child
Lovely Child (1990)

Original Story

1980s

8 titles Β· average score 66
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1989)

Author

Dogs
Dogs (1988)
GoodWatch score 60

Theatre Play

Long Day's Journey Into Night
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1987)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer, Theatre Play

Hughie
Hughie (1983)

Theatre Play

Long Day's Journey Into Night
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1982)

Writer

The Bloody Destiny
The Bloody Destiny (1982)

Original Story

Sleepless Eyes
Sleepless Eyes (1981)

Novel

Anna Christie
Anna Christie (1980)

Theatre Play

1970s

8 titles Β· average score 76
Viaje por una larga noche
Viaje por una larga noche (1977)

Script

Ah, Wilderness!
Ah, Wilderness! (1976)

Writer

O Gesto, a Festa, a Mensagem - Dois Mil Anos de Teatro
O Gesto, a Festa, a Mensagem - Dois Mil Anos de Teatro (1976)

Theatre Play

A Moon for the Misbegotten
A Moon for the Misbegotten (1975)

Writer

Beyond the Horizon
Beyond the Horizon (1975)

Writer

A Touch of the Poet
A Touch of the Poet (1974)

Writer

Long Day's Journey Into Night
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1973)

Writer

The Iceman Cometh
The Iceman Cometh (1973)
GoodWatch score 76

Theatre Play

1960s

4 titles Β· average score 72
Fast ein Poet
Fast ein Poet (1968)

Writer

Alle ReichtΓΌmer der Welt
Alle ReichtΓΌmer der Welt (1967)

Writer

Der Strohhalm
Der Strohhalm (1964)

Theatre Play

Long Day's Journey Into Night
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962)
GoodWatch score 72

Theatre Play, Writer

1950s

4 titles Β· average score 64
O Wildnis
O Wildnis (1959)

Writer

Desire Under the Elms
Desire Under the Elms (1958)
GoodWatch score 64

Theatre Play

Emperor Jones
Emperor Jones (1958)

Original Concept

Monitor
Monitor (1958)

TV show

1940s

6 titles Β· average score 62
Summer Holiday
Summer Holiday (1948)
GoodWatch score 59

Theatre Play

Mourning Becomes Electra
Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)
GoodWatch score 61

Theatre Play

All God's Chillun' Got Wings
All God's Chillun' Got Wings (1946)

Writer

In the Zone
In the Zone (1946)

Writer

The Hairy Ape
The Hairy Ape (1944)
GoodWatch score 43

Theatre Play

The Long Voyage Home
The Long Voyage Home (1940)
GoodWatch score 84

Theatre Play

1930s

7 titles Β· average score 65
Marco Millions
Marco Millions (1939)

Writer

Ah, Wilderness!
Ah, Wilderness! (1935)
GoodWatch score 83

Theatre Play

Emperor Jones
Emperor Jones (1933)
GoodWatch score 62

Original Story

The Constant Woman
The Constant Woman (1933)

Theatre Play

Strange Interlude
Strange Interlude (1932)
GoodWatch score 47

Theatre Play

Anna Christie
Anna Christie (1930)
GoodWatch score 60

Theatre Play

Anna Christie
Anna Christie (1930)
GoodWatch score 73

Theatre Play

1920s

3 titles
Desire Under the Elms
Desire Under the Elms (1928)

Theatre Play

Anna Christie
Anna Christie (1923)

Theatre Play

Foggy Harbour
Foggy Harbour (1923)

Theatre Play