Writing
Donald E. Westlake
- Career
Active from 1963 to 2025, with a break from 2014 to 2024, busiest in 1967 with 4 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 0top three billing
- Average score
59/100
- Highest rated
No Other Choice85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Coming of Age1.0, average 3.0
- Wholesome1.8, average 3.4
- Wonder1.9, average 3.4
- Fantasy0.3, average 1.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Suspenseful 3
- Quirky Characters 3
- Romantic Comedy 2
- Lighthearted 2
- Escapist Entertainment 2
- Crime 2
- Gritty 2
- Crime Thriller 2
- Complex Characters 2
- 1970s Crime Film 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Identity Crisis 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Movies and TV shows
36Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by
2020s
3 titles · average score 67
GoodWatch score 85Novel
GoodWatch score 67Novel
GoodWatch score 49Characters
2010s
1 title · average score 50
GoodWatch score 50Novel
2000s
5 titles · average score 50
GoodWatch score 36Original Film Writer, Story
GoodWatch score 50Screenplay
GoodWatch score 77Novel
GoodWatch score 51Novel
GoodWatch score 37Novel
1990s
7 titles · average score 56
GoodWatch score 59Novel
GoodWatch score 66Novel
GoodWatch score 31Novel
GoodWatch score 49Characters
GoodWatch score 78Screenplay
GoodWatch score 51Novel
1980s
6 titles · average score 55
GoodWatch score 36Characters
GoodWatch score 73Story, Screenplay
GoodWatch score 75Writer
GoodWatch score 58Novel
GoodWatch score 38Novel
GoodWatch score 54Novel
1970s
7 titles · average score 63
GoodWatch score 68Writer
Story, Creator
GoodWatch score 44Novel
GoodWatch score 78Novel
GoodWatch score 53Writer
GoodWatch score 71Novel
1960s
7 titles · average score 65
GoodWatch score 48Novel
GoodWatch score 81Novel
GoodWatch score 72Novel
Novel
GoodWatch score 59Novel
