Writing
Robert Rossen
- Titles
- 28movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1937 to 1964, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 10titles as director
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
The Hustler89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.7average 2.6
- Crime6.1average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism5.2average 3.3
- Nostalgia5.2average 3.6
- Politics4.1average 2.6
- Melancholy6.1average 4.7
- Tension7.2average 6.1
- Pathos6.3average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.6, average 5.2
- Situational Comedy1.1, average 2.7
- Fantasy0.4, average 1.8
- Pop Culture0.9, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character Study 5
- Political Intrigue 4
- Psychological Thriller 3
- Historical Setting 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Film Noir 3
- Moral Dilemma 2
- Psychological 2
- Moral Corruption 2
- Classic Hollywood 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Heinz RoemheldComposerThe Roaring Twenties, Out of the Fog, Marked Woman, A Child Is Born, Blues in the Night
John GarfieldActorThe Sea Wolf, Body and Soul, Out of the Fog, Dust Be My Destiny- WWarren LowEditorDesert Fury, Out of the Fog, Dust Be My Destiny, Johnny O'Clock
Humphrey BogartActorThe Roaring Twenties, Marked Woman, Racket Busters
Priscilla LaneActorThe Roaring Twenties, Dust Be My Destiny, Blues in the Night- JJack KilliferEditorThe Roaring Twenties, Marked Woman, A Child Is Born
James Wong HoweCinematographerBody and Soul, Out of the Fog, Dust Be My Destiny- BBurnett GuffeyCinematographerAll the King's Men, They Came to Cordura, Johnny O'Clock
Lewis MilestoneDirectorThe Strange Love of Martha Ivers, A Walk in the Sun, Edge of Darkness
Lloyd BaconDirectorMarked Woman, A Child Is Born, Racket Busters
Jeffrey LynnActorThe Roaring Twenties, A Child Is Born
Frank McHughActorThe Roaring Twenties, Dust Be My Destiny
Movies and TV shows
27Great
Score 80 to 89
5 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
89
The Hustler (1961)
Producer, Director
84
Marked Woman (1937)
Screenplay
84
Body and Soul (1947)
Director
82
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Screenplay
Good
Score 70 to 79
4 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
75
Lilith (1964)
Director, Screenplay
73
The Sea Wolf (1941)
Screenplay
71
All the King's Men (1949)
Producer, Director
70
They Won't Forget (1937)
Screenplay
Decent
Score 60 to 69
9 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
69
They Came to Cordura (1959)
Screenplay, Director
67
Edge of Darkness (1943)
Screenplay
66
Desert Fury (1947)
Screenplay
65
Out of the Fog (1941)
Screenplay
65
Dust Be My Destiny (1939)
Screenplay
64
A Walk in the Sun (1945)
Screenplay
63
The Undercover Man (1949)
Producer
63
A Child Is Born (1939)
Screenplay
61
Island in the Sun (1957)
Director
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
9 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
59
Alexander the Great (1956)
Producer, Writer
58
The Cool World (1963)
Theatre Play
58
Flight from Destiny (1941)
Additional Writing
57
Mambo (1954)
Writer, Director
54
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Additional Writing
53
The Brave Bulls (1951)
Producer, Director
52
Racket Busters (1938)
Screenplay
44
Johnny O'Clock (1947)
Director, Screenplay