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Ernest J. Gaines

Career

Active from 1974 to 1999, with a break from 1975 to 1986, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Lesson Before Dying
A Lesson Before Dying
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.4 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
Ernest J. Gaines Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    0.7, average 2.5
  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    0.7, average 2.4
  • Scare
    1.0, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

4
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title · average score 72
A Lesson Before Dying
A Lesson Before Dying (1999)
GoodWatch score 72

Novel

1980s

2 titles · average score 62
A Gathering of Old Men
A Gathering of Old Men (1987)
GoodWatch score 62

Novel

The Sky Is Gray
The Sky Is Gray (1980)

Short Story

1970s

1 title · average score 65
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
GoodWatch score 65

Novel