Portrait of Billy Wilder

Directing

Billy Wilder

Career

Active from 1929 to 1982, busiest in 1932 with 7 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Billy Wilder Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.2, average 5.4
  • Violence
    1.9, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 8
  • Romantic Comedy 8
  • Witty Dialogue 6
  • Classic Screwball Comedy 4
  • Social Satire 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Screwball Comedy 3
  • Sophisticated Humor 3
  • Satirical 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Situational Humor 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

74
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard

Original Film Writer

2010s

1 title
La Garçonnière
La Garçonnière (2018)

Original Story

2000s

2 titles
The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'
The Making of 'Some Like It Hot' (2006)

Thanks

The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'
The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot' (2006)

Thanks

1990s

1 title · average score 60
Sabrina
Sabrina (1995)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Film Writer

1980s

3 titles · average score 61
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution (1982)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

Sugar
Sugar (1982)

Original Film Writer

Buddy Buddy
Buddy Buddy (1981)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer, Director

1970s

6 titles · average score 65
Fedora
Fedora (1978)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer, Director

That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
GoodWatch score 70

Thanks

The Front Page
The Front Page (1974)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay, Director

Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity (1973)
GoodWatch score 46

Screenplay

Avanti!
Avanti! (1972)
GoodWatch score 75

Director, Producer

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
GoodWatch score 68

Producer, Writer

1960s

5 titles · average score 77
The Fortune Cookie
The Fortune Cookie (1966)
GoodWatch score 76

Writer, Producer

Kiss Me, Stupid
Kiss Me, Stupid (1964)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay, Producer

Irma la Douce
Irma la Douce (1963)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay, Director

One, Two, Three
One, Two, Three (1961)
GoodWatch score 80

Producer, Director

The Apartment
The Apartment (1960)
GoodWatch score 90

Writer, Producer

1950s

10 titles · average score 80
Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot (1959)
GoodWatch score 90

Director, Producer

Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
GoodWatch score 87

Screenplay, Director

Love in the Afternoon
Love in the Afternoon (1957)
GoodWatch score 73

Producer, Screenplay

The Spirit of St. Louis
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
GoodWatch score 77

Producer, Director

The Seven Year Itch
The Seven Year Itch (1955)
GoodWatch score 77

Screenplay, Producer

Sabrina
Sabrina (1954)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay, Director

Emil and the Detectives
Emil and the Detectives (1954)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

Stalag 17
Stalag 17 (1953)
GoodWatch score 83

Producer, Director

Ace in the Hole
Ace in the Hole (1951)
GoodWatch score 81

Writer, Producer

Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
GoodWatch score 91

Director, Screenplay

1940s

14 titles · average score 75
A Foreign Affair
A Foreign Affair (1948)
GoodWatch score 79

Screenplay, Director

A Song Is Born
A Song Is Born (1948)
GoodWatch score 59

Story, Original Film Writer

The Emperor Waltz
The Emperor Waltz (1948)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer, Director

The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend (1945)
GoodWatch score 77

Screenplay, Director

Death Mills
Death Mills (1945)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Editor

Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity (1944)
GoodWatch score 90

Director, Screenplay

Five Graves to Cairo
Five Graves to Cairo (1943)
GoodWatch score 87

Screenplay, Director

The Major and the Minor
The Major and the Minor (1942)
GoodWatch score 78

Writer, Director

Ball of Fire
Ball of Fire (1941)
GoodWatch score 83

Original Story, Screenplay

Hold Back the Dawn
Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
GoodWatch score 79

Writer

Arise, My Love
Arise, My Love (1940)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

Rhythm on the River
Rhythm on the River (1940)
GoodWatch score 70

Story

1930s

30 titles · average score 66
Ninotchka
Ninotchka (1939)
GoodWatch score 87

Screenplay

Midnight
Midnight (1939)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

Emil and the Detectives
Emil and the Detectives (1935)

Screenplay

Bad Seed
Bad Seed (1934)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer, Director

Music in the Air
Music in the Air (1934)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

What Women Dream
What Women Dream (1933)

Screenplay

Scampolo, ein Kind der Straße
Scampolo, ein Kind der Straße (1932)

Writer

Emil and the Detectives
Emil and the Detectives (1931)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay

Her Grace Commands
Her Grace Commands (1931)

Writer

The Man in Search of His Murderer
The Man in Search of His Murderer (1931)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay

People on Sunday
People on Sunday (1930)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay

1920s

1 title
Der Teufelsreporter
Der Teufelsreporter (1929)

Writer