Writing
Frank Pierson
- Titles
- 24movies7TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19572009
- Directed
- 17titles as director
- Average score
69/100
- Highest rated
Mad Men84/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.7average 2.6
- Politics5.0average 2.6
- Social Commentary7.0average 4.9
- Crime5.3average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism4.8average 3.3
- Wit & Wordplay5.1average 3.7
- Pathos6.3average 5.2
- Tension7.0average 6.1
Rarely in their work
- Fantasy0.3, average 1.8
- Uncanny1.1, average 2.5
- Scare1.3, average 2.6
- Wonder2.2, average 3.4
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 6
- Character-Driven 5
- Political Intrigue 3
- Gritty Realism 3
- World War II 2
- Character-Driven Drama 2
- Character Study 2
- Moral Ambiguity 2
- Historical Setting 2
- Ensemble Cast 2
- Dialogue-Driven 2
- Friendship 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- PPeter ZinnerEditorA Star Is Born, Conspiracy, Citizen Cohn, Dirty Pictures
- KKatina ZinnerEditorSoldier's Girl, Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee, Paradise
Diana ScarwidActorTruman, Dirty Pictures
Lee GrantActorCitizen Cohn, The Neon Ceiling
James WoodsActorCitizen Cohn, Dirty Pictures
Andre BraugherActorSoldier's Girl, Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
Pat HingleActorTruman, Citizen Cohn
Bonnie BedeliaActorPresumed Innocent, Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
Sidney LumetDirectorDog Day Afternoon, The Anderson Tapes
Elliot SilversteinDirectorCat Ballou, The Happening
Frank De VolComposerCat Ballou, The Happening
Mark SnowComposerParadise, Dirty Pictures
Movies and TV shows
212010s
1 titles · average score 75
75
A Star Is Born (2018)
Original Film Writer
2000s
4 titles · average score 74
Paradise (2004)
Director
74
Soldier's Girl (2003)
Director
74
Conspiracy (2001)
Executive Producer, Director
Dirty Pictures (2000)
Director
1990s
5 titles · average score 66
1980s
1 titles · average score 57
57
In Country (1989)
Screenplay
1970s
7 titles · average score 63
59
King of the Gypsies (1978)
Director, Screenplay
60
A Star Is Born (1976)
Director, Screenplay
79
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Screenplay
Amanda Fallon (1973)
Writer
62
The Anderson Tapes (1971)
Screenplay
The Neon Ceiling (1971)
Director
56
The Looking Glass War (1970)
Writer, Director
