Portrait of John Patrick Shanley

Writing

John Patrick Shanley

Career

Active from 1987 to 2024, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Moonstruck
Moonstruck
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Patrick Shanley Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.8, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.2, average 2.2
  • Eroticism
    1.2, average 1.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Period Piece 2
  • Dialogue-Heavy 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Quirky Characters 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

18
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles ยท average score 43
After The Deluge
After The Deluge (2024)

Writer

Doubt: A Parable
Doubt: A Parable (2021)

Writer

Wild Mountain Thyme
Wild Mountain Thyme (2020)
GoodWatch score 43

Theatre Play, Director

2010s

3 titles
Cuomo: Doubt
Cuomo: Doubt (2019)

Writer

The Red Coat
The Red Coat (2019)

Writer

The Portuguese Kid
The Portuguese Kid (2018)

Writer

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 63
Doubt
Doubt (2008)
GoodWatch score 75

Director, Writer

The Hottest State
The Hottest State (2007)
GoodWatch score 40

as Priest

Live from Baghdad
Live from Baghdad (2002)
GoodWatch score 76

Writer

1990s

5 titles ยท average score 47
Congo
Congo (1995)
GoodWatch score 36

Screenplay

Robot in the Family
Robot in the Family (1994)
GoodWatch score 30

as Golddigger

Alive
Alive (1993)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)
GoodWatch score 49

Screenplay

Joe Versus the Volcano
Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay, Director

1980s

4 titles ยท average score 63
The January Man
The January Man (1989)
GoodWatch score 39

Writer

Crossing Delancey
Crossing Delancey (1988)
GoodWatch score 64

as Celebrity Party Guest

Moonstruck
Moonstruck (1987)
GoodWatch score 80

Writer

Five Corners
Five Corners (1987)
GoodWatch score 67

Associate Producer, Writer