Portrait of Robert Rossen

Writing

Robert Rossen

Career

Active from 1937 to 1964, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
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: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Robert Rossen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.2, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.1, average 2.7
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 4
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Film Noir 3
  • Survival 2
  • Musical Drama 2
  • World War II 2
  • Moral Corruption 2
  • Social Realism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

27
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

3 titles ยท average score 76
Lilith
Lilith (1964)
GoodWatch score 75

Director, Producer

The Cool World
The Cool World (1964)
GoodWatch score 68

Theatre Play

The Hustler
The Hustler (1961)
GoodWatch score 84

Producer, Director

1950s

5 titles ยท average score 54
They Came to Cordura
They Came to Cordura (1959)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay, Director

Island in the Sun
Island in the Sun (1957)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great (1956)
GoodWatch score 30

Writer, Director

Mambo
Mambo (1954)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Writer

The Brave Bulls
The Brave Bulls (1951)
GoodWatch score 54

Director, Producer

1940s

13 titles ยท average score 66
All the King's Men
All the King's Men (1949)
GoodWatch score 72

Producer, Screenplay

The Undercover Man
The Undercover Man (1949)
GoodWatch score 63

Producer

Body and Soul
Body and Soul (1947)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

Desert Fury
Desert Fury (1947)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

Johnny O'Clock
Johnny O'Clock (1947)
GoodWatch score 45

Director, Screenplay

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
GoodWatch score 86

Screenplay

A Walk in the Sun
A Walk in the Sun (1945)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay

Rhapsody in Blue
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
GoodWatch score 46

Additional Writing

Edge of Darkness
Edge of Darkness (1943)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

The Sea Wolf
The Sea Wolf (1941)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay

Out of the Fog
Out of the Fog (1941)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay

Blues in the Night
Blues in the Night (1941)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

1930s

6 titles ยท average score 68
The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
GoodWatch score 84

Screenplay

Dust Be My Destiny
Dust Be My Destiny (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

A Child is Born
A Child is Born (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

Racket Busters
Racket Busters (1938)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay

Marked Woman
Marked Woman (1937)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay

They Won't Forget
They Won't Forget (1937)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay