Portrait of Bob Rafelson

Directing

Bob Rafelson

Career

Active from 1966 to 2002, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Five Easy Pieces
Five Easy Pieces
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bob Rafelson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Spiritual
    1.1, average 2.0
  • Scare
    1.7, average 2.6
  • Warfare
    0.3, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Dialogue-Driven 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

24
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

2 titles · average score 34
No Good Deed
No Good Deed (2002)
GoodWatch score 34

Director

Porn.com
Porn.com (2002)

as Matty Bonkers

1990s

8 titles · average score 52
Poodle Springs
Poodle Springs (1998)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

Blood and Wine
Blood and Wine (1996)
GoodWatch score 59

Story, Director

Tales of Erotica
Tales of Erotica (1996)
GoodWatch score 34

as Rejected Customer (segment 'Wet') (uncredited)

Picture Windows: Armed Response
Picture Windows: Armed Response (1995)

Director

Leaving Las Vegas
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
GoodWatch score 81

as Man At Mall

Wet
Wet (1994)

as Rejected Customer (uncredited)

Man Trouble
Man Trouble (1992)
GoodWatch score 21

Director

Mountains of the Moon
Mountains of the Moon (1990)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Screenplay

1980s

6 titles · average score 59
On the tracks of a filmmaker
On the tracks of a filmmaker (1988)

as Bob Rafelson

Black Widow
Black Widow (1987)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Always … But Not Forever
Always … But Not Forever (1985)
GoodWatch score 50

as Sam

Mora
Mora (1982)

as Gangster

The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
GoodWatch score 66

Producer, Director

Modesty
Modesty (1981)

Director

1970s

5 titles · average score 74
Stay Hungry
Stay Hungry (1976)
GoodWatch score 51

as Man on a Sidewalk with Painting (uncredited)

The Mother and the Whore
The Mother and the Whore (1973)
GoodWatch score 83

Producer

The King of Marvin Gardens
The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)
GoodWatch score 65

Producer, Writer

The Last Picture Show
The Last Picture Show (1971)
GoodWatch score 88

Producer

Five Easy Pieces
Five Easy Pieces (1970)
GoodWatch score 81

as Man in Elevator (uncredited)

1960s

2 titles · average score 69
Head
Head (1968)
GoodWatch score 62

Producer, Writer

The Monkees
The Monkees (1966)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as World's Oldest Flower Child (uncredited)

1950s

1 title
The World of Sholom Aleichem
The World of Sholom Aleichem (1959)

Script Editor