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Portrait of James M. Cain

Writing

James M. Cain

Career

Active from 1934 to 2017, busiest in 1939 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James M. Cain Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    1.8, average 3.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Film Noir 4
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Femme Fatale 3
  • Forbidden Love 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Murder Plot 2
  • Desire and Betrayal 2
  • Stylish Cinematography 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

30
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title · average score 65
National Theatre Live: Obsession
National Theatre Live: Obsession (2017)
GoodWatch score 65

Novel

2000s

1 title
Buai Laju-Laju
Buai Laju-Laju (2004)

Novel

1990s

2 titles · average score 60
Passion
Passion (1998)
GoodWatch score 72

Novel

Girl in the Cadillac
Girl in the Cadillac (1995)
GoodWatch score 49

Novel

1980s

3 titles · average score 56
The Power of Speech
The Power of Speech (1988)
GoodWatch score 59

Novel

Butterfly
Butterfly (1982)
GoodWatch score 43

Novel

The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
GoodWatch score 66

Novel

1970s

1 title · average score 46
Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity (1973)
GoodWatch score 46

Novel

1960s

1 title · average score 59
Interlude
Interlude (1968)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

1950s

5 titles · average score 55
Konto ausgeglichen
Konto ausgeglichen (1959)

Novel

For the Sake of a Woman
For the Sake of a Woman (1959)

Original Story

Interlude
Interlude (1957)
GoodWatch score 64

Story

Slightly Scarlet
Slightly Scarlet (1956)
GoodWatch score 51

Novel

Serenade
Serenade (1956)
GoodWatch score 51

Novel

1940s

9 titles · average score 79
Everybody Does It
Everybody Does It (1949)
GoodWatch score 75

Story

Out of the Past
Out of the Past (1947)
GoodWatch score 83

Additional Writing

The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
GoodWatch score 81

Novel

Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce (1945)
GoodWatch score 84

Novel

Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity (1944)
GoodWatch score 90

Novel

Gypsy Wildcat
Gypsy Wildcat (1944)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

Obsession
Obsession (1943)
GoodWatch score 89

Novel

The Shanghai Gesture
The Shanghai Gesture (1941)
GoodWatch score 74

Writer

Money and the Woman
Money and the Woman (1940)

Story

1930s

7 titles · average score 60
Wife, Husband and Friend
Wife, Husband and Friend (1939)
GoodWatch score 63

Novel

When Tomorrow Comes
When Tomorrow Comes (1939)
GoodWatch score 52

Story

Stand Up and Fight
Stand Up and Fight (1939)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

The Last Turning
The Last Turning (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

Novel

Blockade
Blockade (1938)
GoodWatch score 51

Writer

Algiers
Algiers (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

Dialogue

She Made Her Bed
She Made Her Bed (1934)

Story