Portrait of John Cheever

Writing

John Cheever

Career

Active from 1955 to 2009, with a break from 1957 to 1981, busiest in 1982 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score75/100
Highest rated
Poster for Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Cheever Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.3, average 2.7
  • Romance
    2.4, average 3.8
  • Physical Comedy
    1.0, average 2.4

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    10
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    2000s

    1 title
    Parc
    Parc (2009)

    Novel

    1990s

    1 title
    Merry Christmas
    Merry Christmas (1999)

    Short Story

    1980s

    2 titles ยท average score 69
    American Playhouse
    American Playhouse (1982)
    GoodWatch score 69

    TV show ยท as Narrator (voice)

    The Shady Hill Kidnapping
    The Shady Hill Kidnapping (1982)

    as Narrator

    1970s

    3 titles
    The Sorrows of Gin
    The Sorrows of Gin (1979)

    Short Story

    O Youth and Beauty!
    O Youth and Beauty! (1979)

    Short Story

    The Five Forty-Eight
    The Five Forty-Eight (1979)

    Short Story

    1960s

    1 title ยท average score 74
    The Swimmer
    The Swimmer (1968)
    GoodWatch score 74

    as Man at Pool Party (uncredited)

    1950s

    2 titles
    The Country Husband
    The Country Husband (1956)

    Writer

    Robert Montgomery Presents
    Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

    TV show ยท as Mr. Blake