Portrait of Bruce Joel Rubin

Writing

Bruce Joel Rubin

Career

Active from 1964 to 2009, with a break from 1971 to 1982, busiest in 1990 with 2 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Jacob's Ladder
Jacob's Ladder
GoodWatch score71/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards ยท Writing (Original Screenplay)

    1991 ยท Won ยท 63rd Academy Awards

    Ghost

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

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

Energy: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bruce Joel Rubin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Satire & Parody
    1.0, average 2.3
  • Cringe Humor
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Class & Capitalism
    2.2, average 3.3
  • Situational Comedy
    1.7, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Emotional Catharsis 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

2010s

2 titles ยท average score 39
Jacob's Ladder
Jacob's Ladder (2019)
GoodWatch score 25

Original Story

Ghost
Ghost (2010)
GoodWatch score 53

Original Film Writer

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 60
The Time Traveler's Wife
The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

The Last Mimzy
The Last Mimzy (2007)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

Stuart Little 2
Stuart Little 2 (2002)
GoodWatch score 64

Story, Screenplay

1990s

5 titles ยท average score 58
Deep Impact
Deep Impact (1998)
GoodWatch score 50

Writer

My Life
My Life (1993)
GoodWatch score 55

Writer, Producer

Deceived
Deceived (1991)
GoodWatch score 47

Screenplay

Ghost
Ghost (1990)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer, Associate Producer

Jacob's Ladder
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
GoodWatch score 71

Producer, Writer

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 55
Deadly Friend
Deadly Friend (1986)
GoodWatch score 49

Screenplay

Brainstorm
Brainstorm (1983)
GoodWatch score 60

Story

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 62
Dionysus in '69
Dionysus in '69 (1970)
GoodWatch score 53

Director of Photography, Director

Hi, Mom!
Hi, Mom! (1970)
GoodWatch score 71

Assistant Director

1960s

3 titles ยท average score 58
To Bridge This Gap
To Bridge This Gap (1969)

Editor

The Responsive Eye
The Responsive Eye (1965)
GoodWatch score 58

Second Unit Director

Jennifer
Jennifer (1964)

Writer