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Joseph Wambaugh

Titles
14movies8TV shows
Career

Active from 1972 to 1993, busiest in 1973 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Echoes in the Darkness
Echoes in the Darkness
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Joseph Wambaugh Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    0.8, average 3.0
  • Wholesome
    1.6, average 3.4
  • Wonder
    1.8, average 3.4
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Gritty Realism 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Police Procedural 3
  • Street Cop 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Crime Drama 2
  • Slow Burn 2
  • Gritty Police Procedural 2
  • Los Angeles 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • 1970s 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

15
Type
RoleAnyWriting9Appearances4Production3Acting3Other crew3
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1970s91980s41990s2
GenreAnyCrime12Drama11TV Movie8Action4Thriller3Comedy3Talk1Action & Adventure1Mystery1Romance1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1990s

2 titles · average score 59

1980s

4 titles · average score 55
Echoes in the Darkness
GoodWatch76

Co-Producer, Novel

The Black Marble
GoodWatch44

Novel, Screenplay

1970s

9 titles · average score 58
The Onion Field
GoodWatch60

Novel, Screenplay

The Choirboys
GoodWatch35

Screenplay, Novel

The Blue Knight

as Desk Sergeant

Police Story
GoodWatch72

TV show · Creator