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Elmer Rice

Career

Active from 1917 to 2026, with a break from 1970 to 2025, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score74/100
Highest rated
Poster for Counsellor at Law
Counsellor at Law
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Elmer Rice Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.7, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    2.2, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    1.1, average 3.0
  • Crime
    1.8, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    18
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    2020s

    1 title
    The Adding Machine
    The Adding Machine (2026)

    Writer

    2010s

    1 title
    Kurt Weill: Street Scene
    Kurt Weill: Street Scene (2019)

    Book

    1990s

    1 title
    Kurt Weill: Street Scene
    Kurt Weill: Street Scene (1993)

    Book

    1960s

    1 title · average score 63
    The Adding Machine
    The Adding Machine (1969)
    GoodWatch score 63

    Novel

    1950s

    2 titles
    Holiday
    Holiday (1956)

    Theatre Play

    Dream Girl
    Dream Girl (1955)

    Writer

    1940s

    2 titles · average score 80
    Dream Girl
    Dream Girl (1948)

    Writer, Theatre Play

    Holiday Inn
    Holiday Inn (1942)
    GoodWatch score 80

    Adaptation

    1930s

    4 titles · average score 83
    On Trial
    On Trial (1939)

    Theatre Play

    Counsellor at Law
    Counsellor at Law (1933)
    GoodWatch score 86

    Theatre Play, Screenplay

    Street Scene
    Street Scene (1931)
    GoodWatch score 80

    Adaptation, Theatre Play

    Oh, Sailor, Behave!
    Oh, Sailor, Behave! (1930)

    Theatre Play

    1920s

    5 titles
    On Trial
    On Trial (1928)

    Theatre Play

    It Is the Law
    It Is the Law (1924)

    Theatre Play

    Rent Free
    Rent Free (1922)

    Writer

    For the Defense
    For the Defense (1922)

    Theatre Play

    Doubling for Romeo
    Doubling for Romeo (1921)

    Writer

    1910s

    1 title
    On Trial
    On Trial (1917)

    Writer