Writing
Billy Ray
- Titles
- 28movies3TV shows
- Career
Active from 1994 to 2026, busiest in 2019 with 3 main titles.
- Directed
- 6titles as director
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
Captain Phillips88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Politics4.9average 2.6
- Tension7.9average 6.1
- Mystery5.9average 4.1
- Adrenaline6.6average 5.1
- Crime5.2average 3.7
- Contemporary Realism6.3average 5.2
- Violence5.4average 4.3
- Social Commentary5.7average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Situational Comedy1.0, average 2.7
- Nostalgia2.1, average 3.6
- Wholesome1.8, average 3.3
- Physical Comedy1.1, average 2.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Psychological Thriller 3
- Political Intrigue 3
- FBI Investigation 2
- Social Commentary 2
- FBI 2
- Murder Mystery 2
- Based on True Story 2
- Intense Suspense 2
- Suspenseful 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Espionage 2
- Character Study 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Nicole KidmanActorSecret in Their Eyes, The Silent Wife
Bruce WillisActorColor of Night, Hart's War
Peter SarsgaardActorFlightplan, Shattered Glass
Jennifer LawrenceActorThe Hunger Games, The Old Blue Eyes
Ben AffleckActorState of Play, Animals
Harry LennixActorState of Play, Suspect Zero
Christopher RouseEditorCaptain Phillips, Animals
Mychael DannaComposerBreach, Shattered Glass
Rodrigo PrietoCinematographerState of Play, The Old Blue Eyes- TThom NobleEditorFlightplan, Color of Night
Jeffrey FordEditorBreach, Shattered Glass
James Newton HowardComposerThe Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, The Hunger Games
Movies and TV shows
24Great
Score 80 to 89
5 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
88
Captain Phillips (2013)
Screenplay
84
State of Play (2009)
Screenplay
83
Richard Jewell (2019)
Screenplay
83
The Hunger Games (2012)
Screenplay
82
Chasing Ice (2012)
Producer
Good
Score 70 to 79
5 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
78
Shattered Glass (2003)
Writer, Director
76
Overlord (2018)
Story, Screenplay
73
Volcano (1997)
Screenplay
73
Breach (2007)
Screenplay, Director
70
Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
Screenplay
Decent
Score 60 to 69
2 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
64
Flightplan (2005)
Writer
62
Hart's War (2002)
Screenplay
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
6 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
57
Gemini Man (2019)
Screenplay
51
Suspect Zero (2004)
Screenplay
49
The Shooter (1995)
Screenplay
48
Secret in Their Eyes (2015)
Screenplay, Director
47
Color of Night (1994)
Screenplay
40
Legalese (1998)
Screenplay
Not rated yet
6 titles
Not rated yet
Animals
Writer
J6
Writer, Director
Juk. (2026)
Story Consultant
The Silent Wife
Screenplay
The Old Blue Eyes
Writer