Portrait of Terrence McNally

Writing

Terrence McNally

Career

Active from 1976 to 2024, with a break from 2001 to 2019, busiest in 2023 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Love! Valour! Compassion!
Love! Valour! Compassion!
GoodWatch score71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Terrence McNally Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Mystery
    1.3, average 4.0
  • Violence
    1.7, average 4.1
  • Scare
    0.4, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    0.7, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

17
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

7 titles ยท average score 67
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025)
GoodWatch score 67

Book, Musical

Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion Concert
Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion Concert (2024)

Writer

The Metropolitan Opera: Dead Man Walking
The Metropolitan Opera: Dead Man Walking (2023)

Writer

Ragtime: The Symphonic Concert
Ragtime: The Symphonic Concert (2023)

Writer

Anastasia
Anastasia (2021)

Author

It's Only a Play
It's Only a Play (2021)

Writer

Chita: A Legendary Celebration
Chita: A Legendary Celebration (2020)

Writer

2000s

2 titles ยท average score 61
Ragtime
Ragtime (2002)

Book

Common Ground
Common Ground (2000)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

1990s

4 titles ยท average score 70
Love! Valour! Compassion!
Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997)
GoodWatch score 71

Theatre Play, Screenplay

The Last Mile
The Last Mile (1992)

Writer

Frankie and Johnny
Frankie and Johnny (1991)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay, Theatre Play

Andre's Mother
Andre's Mother (1990)

Theatre Play, Writer

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 46
Concrete Beat
Concrete Beat (1984)

as Single Man of the Month

Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 65
The Five Forty-Eight
The Five Forty-Eight (1979)

Teleplay

The Ritz
The Ritz (1976)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay, Theatre Play