Portrait of William Faulkner

Writing

William Faulkner

Career

Active from 1933 to 2018, with a break from 2002 to 2012, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for To Have and Have Not
To Have and Have Not
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William Faulkner Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.7, average 2.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.0, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Complex Characters 3
  • Southern Gothic Drama 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Melancholy 3
  • Southern Gothic 2
  • Mississippi 2
  • Redemption 2
  • Classic Film Noir 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Intense Character Study 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

32
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

4 titles · average score 42
Mississippi Requiem
Mississippi Requiem (2018)

Story

As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying (2018)

Novel

The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury (2015)
GoodWatch score 36

Novel

As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying (2013)
GoodWatch score 47

Novel

2000s

2 titles · average score 66
Two Soldiers
Two Soldiers (2003)
GoodWatch score 66

Short Story

The Arsonist
The Arsonist (2001)

Story

1990s

2 titles · average score 60
Old Man
Old Man (1997)
GoodWatch score 67

Novel

The Leg
The Leg (1991)
GoodWatch score 54

Novel

1980s

4 titles · average score 64
A Rose for Emily
A Rose for Emily (1983)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

Barn Burning
Barn Burning (1980)

Short Story

Tandis que j’agonise
Tandis que j’agonise (1980)

Original Film Writer

The Bear
The Bear (1980)

Original Story

1970s

2 titles · average score 67
Tomorrow
Tomorrow (1972)
GoodWatch score 67

Story, Short Story

Beatrice Kolding
Beatrice Kolding (1971)

Short Story

1960s

2 titles · average score 59
The Reivers
The Reivers (1969)
GoodWatch score 61

Novel

Sanctuary
Sanctuary (1961)
GoodWatch score 57

Novel

1950s

5 titles · average score 67
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury (1959)
GoodWatch score 59

Novel

The Long, Hot Summer
The Long, Hot Summer (1958)
GoodWatch score 79

Short Story, Novel

Old Man
Old Man (1958)

Novel

The Tarnished Angels
The Tarnished Angels (1957)
GoodWatch score 69

Novel

Land of the Pharaohs
Land of the Pharaohs (1955)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer

1940s

7 titles · average score 74
Intruder in the Dust
Intruder in the Dust (1949)
GoodWatch score 85

Novel

Adventures of Don Juan
Adventures of Don Juan (1948)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep (1946)
GoodWatch score 85

Screenplay

To Have and Have Not
To Have and Have Not (1945)
GoodWatch score 86

Screenplay

The Southerner
The Southerner (1945)
GoodWatch score 82

Writer

Northern Pursuit
Northern Pursuit (1943)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer

Background to Danger
Background to Danger (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer

1930s

4 titles · average score 60
Slave Ship
Slave Ship (1937)
GoodWatch score 57

Story

The Road to Glory
The Road to Glory (1936)
GoodWatch score 74

Screenplay

The Story of Temple Drake
The Story of Temple Drake (1933)
GoodWatch score 76

Novel

Today We Live
Today We Live (1933)
GoodWatch score 34

Dialogue, Story