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Writing

John D.F. Black

Career

Active from 1957 to 2026, with a break from 1988 to 2025, busiest in 1971 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Fugitive
The Fugitive
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John D.F. Black Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    0.6, average 3.0
  • Melancholy
    2.3, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    3.2, average 5.3
  • Family Dynamics
    3.0, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 2
  • Character-Driven Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

13
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
L'ANIME CHE OGNI OBESO HA BISOGNO
L'ANIME CHE OGNI OBESO HA BISOGNO (2026)

Director

1970s

9 titles ยท average score 61
The Clone Master
The Clone Master (1978)

Producer, Writer

Man from Atlantis III: Killer Spores
Man from Atlantis III: Killer Spores (1977)

Producer

Survival
Survival (1976)

Writer

A Shadow in the Streets
A Shadow in the Streets (1975)

Writer

Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman (1974)
GoodWatch score 49

Executive Producer

The Carey Treatment
The Carey Treatment (1972)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay

Shaft
Shaft (1971)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay

Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate (1971)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

Thief
Thief (1971)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer

1960s

2 titles
Nobody's Perfect
Nobody's Perfect (1968)

Writer

Three Guns for Texas
Three Guns for Texas (1968)

Writer

1950s

1 title ยท average score 37
The Unearthly
The Unearthly (1957)
GoodWatch score 37

Screenplay