Portrait of Ruth Rendell

Writing

Ruth Rendell

Career

Active from 1976 to 2015, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for La Cérémonie
La Cérémonie
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ruth Rendell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7
  • Wonder
    1.6, average 3.4
  • Physical Comedy
    0.7, average 2.4
  • Wholesome
    1.7, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 8
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • French Cinema 3
  • Nostalgic Setting 2
  • Complex Characters 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Melancholic Atmosphere 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Family Secrets 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

18
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

3 titles · average score 60
Valentin Valentin
Valentin Valentin (2015)
GoodWatch score 55

Novel

The New Girlfriend
The New Girlfriend (2014)
GoodWatch score 70

Novel

13 Steps Down
13 Steps Down (2012)
GoodWatch score 54

Novel, Original Story

2000s

4 titles · average score 61
The Bridesmaid
The Bridesmaid (2004)
GoodWatch score 74

Novel

A Sight for Sore Eyes
A Sight for Sore Eyes (2003)
GoodWatch score 48

Novel

No Night Is Too Long
No Night Is Too Long (2002)
GoodWatch score 66

Novel

Betty Fisher and Other Stories
Betty Fisher and Other Stories (2001)
GoodWatch score 58

Novel

1990s

5 titles · average score 64
Live Flesh
Live Flesh (1997)
GoodWatch score 75

Novel

La Cérémonie
La Cérémonie (1995)
GoodWatch score 86

Novel

A Fatal Inversion
A Fatal Inversion (1992)
GoodWatch score 62

Novel

A Demon in My View
A Demon in My View (1991)
GoodWatch score 34

Novel

From Doon with Death
From Doon with Death (1991)

Novel

1980s

4 titles · average score 48
Tree of Hands
Tree of Hands (1989)

Novel

An Affair in Mind
An Affair in Mind (1988)

Novel

Dead Lucky
Dead Lucky (1988)

Novel

A Judgment in Stone
A Judgment in Stone (1986)
GoodWatch score 48

Novel

1970s

2 titles · average score 63
The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show

Diary of the Dead
Diary of the Dead (1976)

Novel