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John Paxton

Titles
19movies3TV shows
Career

Active from 1944 to 2000, with a break from 1978 to 1999, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 6.0Style
John Paxton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Mid-Century Americana 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Classic Film Noir 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

19
Type
RoleAnyWriting18Other crew1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1940s71950s81960s11970s22000s1
GenreAnyDrama12Thriller6Crime5Romance3Comedy3Mystery3Science Fiction2TV Movie2Western1History1War1Family1Adventure1Music1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2000s

1 title · average score 65

1970s

2 titles · average score 70
GoodWatch70
Kotch

Screenplay

1960s

1 title

1950s

8 titles · average score 63

1940s

7 titles · average score 68
GoodWatch52
Rope of Sand

Additional Dialogue