Portrait of Bret Easton Ellis

Writing

Bret Easton Ellis

Career

Active from 1987 to 2026, with a break from 1988 to 1997, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score45/100
Highest rated
Poster for American Psycho
American Psycho
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bret Easton Ellis Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    0.9, average 3.4
  • Wonder
    1.3, average 3.4
  • Catharsis
    3.4, average 5.1
  • Physical Comedy
    0.9, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Los Angeles Setting 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Bleak 2
  • Contemporary Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

26
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
American Psycho
American Psycho

Novel, Executive Producer

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Director, Writer

2020s

2 titles · average score 37
Smiley Face Killers
Smiley Face Killers (2021)
GoodWatch score 37

Producer, Writer

Kill, Kobek... Kill!
Kill, Kobek... Kill! (2020)

as Bret Easton Ellis

2010s

13 titles · average score 32
The Arrangement
The Arrangement (2019)

Screenplay, Director

The Loser
The Loser (2019)

as Him

Less than Zero
Less than Zero (2019)

Executive Producer

The Deleted
The Deleted (2016)
GoodWatch score 41

TV show · as Interviewer (voice)

Figaro
Figaro (2016)

Director, Screenplay

The Curse of Downers Grove
The Curse of Downers Grove (2015)
GoodWatch score 22

Screenplay, Executive Producer

Orpheus
Orpheus (2015)

Screenplay, Director

Placebo: Loud Like Love
Placebo: Loud Like Love (2014)

as Voice

The Canyons
The Canyons (2013)
GoodWatch score 33

Writer

Placebo: Too Many Friends
Placebo: Too Many Friends (2013)

as Voice

Behind the Scenes of All That Glitters
Behind the Scenes of All That Glitters (2010)

as Author

Inspired by Bret Easton Ellis
Inspired by Bret Easton Ellis (2010)

Characters, Thanks

2000s

5 titles · average score 53
The Informers
The Informers (2008)
GoodWatch score 31

Producer, Screenplay

The Replacement Child
The Replacement Child (2008)

Thanks

The Rules of Attraction
The Rules of Attraction (2002)
GoodWatch score 56

Novel

Fernanda Pivano: A Farewell to Beat
Fernanda Pivano: A Farewell to Beat (2001)

as Se stesso

American Psycho
American Psycho (2000)
GoodWatch score 72

Novel

1990s

2 titles · average score 40
This Is Not an Exit: The Fictional World of Bret Easton Ellis
This Is Not an Exit: The Fictional World of Bret Easton Ellis (1998)

Writer

Central Park West
Central Park West (1995)
GoodWatch score 40

TV show

1980s

1 title · average score 56
Less Than Zero
Less Than Zero (1987)
GoodWatch score 56

Novel

1970s

1 title · average score 63
The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show