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Rian James

Career

Active from 1932 to 1986, with a break from 1965 to 1985, busiest in 1933 with 7 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for 42nd Street
42nd Street
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Rian James Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.0, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Spiritual
    0.6, average 2.0
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 5
  • Revenge 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Classic Film Noir 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Pre-Code Era 2
  • Fast-Paced 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

37
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title · average score 76
42nd Street
42nd Street (2019)
GoodWatch score 76

Original Film Writer

1980s

1 title
Killer in the Mirror
Killer in the Mirror (1986)

Writer

1960s

1 title · average score 69
Dead Ringer
Dead Ringer (1964)
GoodWatch score 69

Story

1940s

9 titles · average score 57
Whispering City
Whispering City (1947)
GoodWatch score 46

Screenplay

La forteresse
La forteresse (1947)

Writer

The Other
The Other (1946)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

Eve Knew Her Apples
Eve Knew Her Apples (1945)
GoodWatch score 57

Story

This Time for Keeps
This Time for Keeps (1942)

Screenplay

Not a Ladies' Man
Not a Ladies' Man (1942)

Writer

Parachute Nurse
Parachute Nurse (1942)

Screenplay

Broadway Limited
Broadway Limited (1941)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay

Down Argentine Way
Down Argentine Way (1940)
GoodWatch score 60

Story

1930s

25 titles · average score 58
The Gorilla
The Gorilla (1939)
GoodWatch score 39

Screenplay

The Housekeeper's Daughter
The Housekeeper's Daughter (1939)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay

Internes Can't Take Money
Internes Can't Take Money (1937)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

The Dragon Murder Case
The Dragon Murder Case (1934)
GoodWatch score 44

Writer

42nd Street
42nd Street (1933)
GoodWatch score 79

Screenplay

Central Airport
Central Airport (1933)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Parachute Jumper
Parachute Jumper (1933)
GoodWatch score 46

Story

Mary Stevens, M.D.
Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

She Had to Say Yes
She Had to Say Yes (1933)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

Private Detective 62
Private Detective 62 (1933)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

Lawyer Man
Lawyer Man (1932)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

Crooner
Crooner (1932)
GoodWatch score 62

Story