Writing
William Faulkner
- Titles
- 36movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1933 to 2018, with a break from 2002 to 2012, with up to 2 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 0top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
To Have and Have Not87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.4average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism5.6average 3.3
- Politics4.5average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.5average 3.7
- Melancholy6.0average 4.7
- Social Commentary6.1average 4.9
- Pathos6.4average 5.2
- Family Dynamics5.8average 4.8
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.7, average 5.4
- Pop Culture0.8, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.7, average 2.7
- Absurdist Humor1.0, average 2.0
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Setting 4
- Character-Driven 4
- Complex Characters 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Melancholy 3
- Southern Gothic Drama 3
- Southern Gothic 2
- Mississippi 2
- Historical Drama 2
- Southern Drama 2
- Redemption 2
- Character Study 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Howard HawksDirectorThe Big Sleep, To Have and Have Not, The Road to Glory, Land of the Pharaohs, Today We Live
James FrancoActorAs I Lay Dying, The Sound and the Fury, Mississippi Requiem- SSidney HickoxCinematographerThe Big Sleep, To Have and Have Not, Northern Pursuit
Harriet Frank Jr.WriterThe Long, Hot Summer, The Reivers, The Sound and the Fury
Alex NorthComposerThe Long, Hot Summer, Sanctuary, The Sound and the Fury- IIrving RavetchWriterThe Long, Hot Summer, The Reivers, The Sound and the Fury
Joanne WoodwardActorThe Long, Hot Summer, The Sound and the Fury
Lauren BacallActorThe Big Sleep, To Have and Have Not
Ahna O'ReillyActorAs I Lay Dying, The Sound and the Fury
Lee RemickActorThe Long, Hot Summer, Sanctuary
Will GeerActorThe Reivers, Intruder in the Dust
Humphrey BogartActorThe Big Sleep, To Have and Have Not
Movies and TV shows
32Type
2010s
4 titles · average score 41
2000s
2 titles · average score 66
Short Story
Story
1990s
2 titles · average score 60
Novel
Novel
1980s
4 titles · average score 64
Short Story
Original Film Writer
Original Story
1970s
2 titles · average score 67
Story, Short Story
Short Story
1960s
2 titles · average score 58
Novel
Novel
1950s
5 titles · average score 66
Novel, Short Story
Novel
1940s
7 titles · average score 74
Screenplay
Screenplay
Screenplay
Writer
1930s
4 titles · average score 60
Story
Screenplay
Dialogue, Story