Portrait of Pete Hamill

Writing

Pete Hamill

Career

Active from 1971 to 2009, busiest in 1979 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Snow in August
Snow in August
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Pete Hamill Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    0.8, average 2.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.5, average 2.0
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Character Study 3
  • Melancholy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

20
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
The Book Signing
The Book Signing (2024)

Short Story

2010s

1 title
The Yellow Handkerchief
The Yellow Handkerchief (2011)

Short Story

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 69
The Yellow Handkerchief
The Yellow Handkerchief (2009)
GoodWatch score 64

Story

Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-Today
Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-Today (2005)

as Additional Voices

Snow in August
Snow in August (2001)
GoodWatch score 74

Novel

1990s

4 titles ยท average score 71
The Insider
The Insider (1999)
GoodWatch score 86

as NY Times Reporter

One Fine Day
One Fine Day (1996)
GoodWatch score 59

as Frank Burroughs

Split Images
Split Images (1992)

Screenplay

King of New York
King of New York (1990)
GoodWatch score 70

as Pete Hamill

1980s

4 titles ยท average score 46
The Neon Empire
The Neon Empire (1989)

Writer

Laguna Heat
Laguna Heat (1987)
GoodWatch score 46

Writer

Liberty
Liberty (1986)

Writer

You'll Always Have My Love
You'll Always Have My Love (1981)

Original Story

1970s

7 titles ยท average score 59
Flesh & Blood
Flesh & Blood (1979)
GoodWatch score 60

Novel

The Gift
The Gift (1979)

Novel

From Corleone to Brooklyn
From Corleone to Brooklyn (1979)
GoodWatch score 63

as Man in Restaurant (uncredited)

The Yellow Handkerchief
The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)
GoodWatch score 72

Short Story

Badge 373
Badge 373 (1973)
GoodWatch score 48

Writer

Nightside
Nightside (1973)

Writer

Doc
Doc (1971)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay