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Writing

Nelson Gidding

Career

Active from 1951 to 1993, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for I Want to Live!
I Want to Live!
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Nelson Gidding Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.4, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.6, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Noir Crime Drama 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Classic Cinema 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Slow-Burn Tension 2
  • World War II 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

17
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

2 titles ยท average score 43
The Mummy Lives
The Mummy Lives (1993)
GoodWatch score 35

Screenplay

Journey of Honor
Journey of Honor (1991)
GoodWatch score 52

Writer

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 53
The Misfit Brigade
The Misfit Brigade (1987)
GoodWatch score 49

Writer

I Want to Live
I Want to Live (1983)
GoodWatch score 57

Original Film Writer

1970s

4 titles ยท average score 47
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)
GoodWatch score 28

Screenplay

The Hindenburg
The Hindenburg (1975)
GoodWatch score 43

Screenplay

The Andromeda Strain
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

Skullduggery
Skullduggery (1970)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

1960s

4 titles ยท average score 68
Lost Command
Lost Command (1966)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer

The Haunting
The Haunting (1963)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay

Nine Hours to Rama
Nine Hours to Rama (1963)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay

The Inspector
The Inspector (1962)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay

1950s

5 titles ยท average score 67
Odds Against Tomorrow
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
GoodWatch score 82

Screenplay

I Want to Live!
I Want to Live! (1958)
GoodWatch score 84

Screenplay

Onionhead
Onionhead (1958)
GoodWatch score 52

Screenplay

The Helen Morgan Story
The Helen Morgan Story (1957)
GoodWatch score 50

Writer

The Life You Save May Be Your Own
The Life You Save May Be Your Own (1957)

Writer