Portrait of James Ellroy

Writing

James Ellroy

Career

Active from 1988 to 2011, busiest in 2002 and 2003 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Ellroy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    0.7, average 3.0
  • Wholesome
    1.2, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    0.8, average 2.7
  • Fantasy
    0.3, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Melancholic Atmosphere 2
  • Hollywood Underbelly 2
  • Bleak Realism 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

2010s

1 title ยท average score 62
Rampart
Rampart (2011)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

2000s

8 titles ยท average score 60
Street Kings
Street Kings (2008)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay

The Truth about Black Dahlia
The Truth about Black Dahlia (2007)

as archive footage

The Black Dahlia
The Black Dahlia (2006)
GoodWatch score 51

Novel

L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential (2003)
GoodWatch score 61

Novel

L.A. County 187
L.A. County 187 (2003)

Writer

Dark Blue
Dark Blue (2002)
GoodWatch score 59

Story

Stay Clean
Stay Clean (2002)

as Right

Wonder Boys
Wonder Boys (2000)
GoodWatch score 73

as Wordfest Party Guest

1990s

3 titles ยท average score 60
Brown's Requiem
Brown's Requiem (1998)
GoodWatch score 42

Novel

L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential (1997)
GoodWatch score 89

Novel

E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

1980s

1 title ยท average score 71
Cop
Cop (1988)
GoodWatch score 71

Novel