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Writing

Denis Johnson

Career

Active from 1956 to 2025, with a break from 1957 to 1991, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Train Dreams
Train Dreams
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Denis Johnson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.6, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

6
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 71
Train Dreams
Train Dreams (2025)
GoodWatch score 84

Novel

Stars at Noon
Stars at Noon (2022)
GoodWatch score 59

Novel

2000s

2 titles · average score 73
Two Men
Two Men (2005)

Writer

Jesus' Son
Jesus' Son (2000)
GoodWatch score 73

as Terrence Weber

1990s

2 titles · average score 57
Hit Me
Hit Me (1996)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

The Prom
The Prom (1992)

Writer