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Portrait of James Poe

Writing

James Poe

Career

Active from 1949 to 1992, with a break from 1981 to 1991, busiest in 1961 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Poe Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.4, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.3, average 3.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7
  • Wonder
    2.2, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 4
  • Classic Cinema 4
  • Southern Gothic Drama 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Repressed Desire 2
  • Tennessee Williams Adaptation 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Psychological Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

21
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title
The Nightman
The Nightman (1992)

Writer

1980s

1 title · average score 61
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (1980)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

1970s

2 titles · average score 68
The Gathering, Part II
The Gathering, Part II (1979)

Characters

The Gathering
The Gathering (1977)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer

1960s

7 titles · average score 64
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
GoodWatch score 79

Screenplay

Riot
Riot (1969)
GoodWatch score 44

Screenplay

The Bedford Incident
The Bedford Incident (1965)
GoodWatch score 80

Screenplay

Lilies of the Field
Lilies of the Field (1963)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay

Toys in the Attic
Toys in the Attic (1963)
GoodWatch score 50

Writer

Summer and Smoke
Summer and Smoke (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

Sanctuary
Sanctuary (1961)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

1950s

9 titles · average score 75
Last Train from Gun Hill
Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
GoodWatch score 82

Screenplay

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
GoodWatch score 85

Screenplay

Hot Spell
Hot Spell (1958)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

Attack
Attack (1956)
GoodWatch score 86

Screenplay

The Big Knife
The Big Knife (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

Writer

A Slight Case of Larceny
A Slight Case of Larceny (1953)
GoodWatch score 58

Story

Paula
Paula (1952)
GoodWatch score 74

Writer

Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet (1952)
GoodWatch score 87

Screenplay

1940s

1 title · average score 54
Without Honor
Without Honor (1949)
GoodWatch score 54

Writer