Portrait of Herman Melville

Writing

Herman Melville

Career

Active from 1926 to 2022, with a break from 1932 to 1948, busiest in 2000 and 2022 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Billy Budd
Billy Budd
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Herman Melville Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.0, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.1, average 2.7
  • Romance
    2.3, average 3.8
  • Family Dynamics
    3.5, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Man vs. Nature 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Classic Adaptation 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Historical Adventure 2
  • Nautical Adventure 2
  • Tragic Fate 2
  • Existential Themes 2
  • Literary Adaptation 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

40
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
PARK Deul-bi
PARK Deul-bi

Novel

2020s

4 titles
All Effort of Men
All Effort of Men (2022)

Story

MOBY DICK; or, The Whale
MOBY DICK; or, The Whale (2022)

Author

Ishmael
Ishmael (2022)

Novel

A Quiet Man
A Quiet Man (2021)

Novel

2010s

4 titles · average score 26
Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd
Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd (2017)

Novel

Bartleby
Bartleby (2017)

Short Story

Farrago
Farrago (2015)

Writer

2010: Moby Dick
2010: Moby Dick (2010)
GoodWatch score 26

Novel

2000s

7 titles · average score 63
Captain Ahab
Captain Ahab (2008)
GoodWatch score 51

Novel

A Baleia Branca - Uma Ideia de Deus
A Baleia Branca - Uma Ideia de Deus (2007)

Novel

Capitaine Achab
Capitaine Achab (2004)

Novel

Partanen
Partanen (2003)
GoodWatch score 66

Short Story

Bartleby
Bartleby (2001)
GoodWatch score 53

Short Story

Beau Travail
Beau Travail (2000)
GoodWatch score 82

Novel

Moby Dick
Moby Dick (2000)

Novel

1990s

3 titles · average score 59
Pola X
Pola X (1999)
GoodWatch score 59

Novel

Billy Budd
Billy Budd (1997)

Original Story

The Adventures of Moby Dick
The Adventures of Moby Dick (1996)

Novel

1980s

1 title
Billy Budd
Billy Budd (1988)

Writer

1970s

7 titles · average score 65
Moby Dick
Moby Dick (1978)

Writer

Bartleby
Bartleby (1976)

Short Story

Moby-Dick
Moby-Dick (1975)

Novel

Moby Dick
Moby Dick (1972)

Author

Benito Cereno
Benito Cereno (1971)

Novel

Bartleby
Bartleby (1970)
GoodWatch score 65

Short Story

Bartleby
Bartleby (1970)

Short Story

1960s

4 titles · average score 85
Bartleby
Bartleby (1969)

Short Story

Billy Budd
Billy Budd (1966)

Author

Enchanted Isles
Enchanted Isles (1965)

Novel

Billy Budd
Billy Budd (1962)
GoodWatch score 85

Novel

1950s

5 titles · average score 62
Enchanted Island
Enchanted Island (1958)
GoodWatch score 48

Novel

Moby Dick
Moby Dick (1956)
GoodWatch score 77

Novel

Moby Dick—Rehearsed
Moby Dick—Rehearsed (1955)

Novel

Moby Dick
Moby Dick (1954)

Novel

Strange Stories
Strange Stories (1953)

Original Story

1940s

1 title · average score 36
Omoo-Omoo the Shark God
Omoo-Omoo the Shark God (1949)
GoodWatch score 36

Novel

1930s

2 titles · average score 70
Demon of the Sea
Demon of the Sea (1931)

Novel

Moby Dick
Moby Dick (1930)
GoodWatch score 70

Novel

1920s

1 title · average score 64
The Sea Beast
The Sea Beast (1926)
GoodWatch score 64

Novel