Portrait of Rex Stout

Writing

Rex Stout

Career

Active from 1934 to 2012, with a break from 1938 to 1960, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score78/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Nero Wolfe Mystery
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Rex Stout Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    0.0, average 3.0
  • Adrenaline
    2.3, average 4.8
  • Melancholy
    2.3, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    3.0, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Witty Dialogue-Driven 2
  • Intellectual Puzzle Solving 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    5
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    2000s

    1 title ยท average score 81
    The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
    The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000)
    GoodWatch score 81

    Novel

    1990s

    1 title
    Lady Against the Odds
    Lady Against the Odds (1992)

    Novel

    1970s

    1 title ยท average score 76
    Nero Wolfe
    Nero Wolfe (1979)
    GoodWatch score 76

    Novel

    1930s

    2 titles
    The League of Frightened Men
    The League of Frightened Men (1937)

    Novel

    The President Vanishes
    The President Vanishes (1934)

    Novel