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John Foster

Career

Active from 1939 to 1998, with a break from 1940 to 1964, busiest in 1980 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Family at War
A Family at War
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Foster Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wonder
    0.3, average 3.4
  • Uncanny
    0.0, average 2.5
  • Situational Comedy
    0.7, average 2.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.0, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Social Realism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    3
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1990s

    1 title · average score 47
    Letters from a Killer
    Letters from a Killer (1998)
    GoodWatch score 47

    Story

    1960s

    1 title
    Down These Mean Streets a Man Must Go: A Portrait of Raymond Chandler
    Down These Mean Streets a Man Must Go: A Portrait of Raymond Chandler (1969)

    Writer

    1930s

    1 title
    The Old Fire Horse
    The Old Fire Horse (1939)

    Story