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Portrait of Richard Brooks

Writing

Richard Brooks

Titles
45movies4TV shows
Career

Active from 1942 to 1987, busiest in 1944 with 4 main titles.

Directed
26
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Killers
The Killers
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Richard Brooks Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    2.0, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 6
  • Film Noir 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Gritty Realism 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Period Piece 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Psychological Depth 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

44

1990s

1 title · average score 80

1980s

4 titles · average score 51

Director, Writer

Director, Writer

TV show · as Tyrone Crane

1970s

3 titles · average score 65

Writer, Producer

Writer, Director

1960s

6 titles · average score 70

Director, Screenplay

Director, Producer

Writer, Director

Screenplay, Director

Director, Screenplay

1950s

15 titles · average score 62
All 15 titles from the 1950s

1940s

15 titles · average score 71
All 15 titles from the 1940s