Portrait of Brian Helgeland

Writing

Brian Helgeland

Career

Active from 1988 to 2024, busiest in 1997 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Brian Helgeland Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    1.8, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7
  • Cringe Humor
    1.2, average 2.2
  • Family Dynamics
    3.9, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Crime Thriller 3
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Supernatural Thriller 2
  • Psychological Descent 2
  • Redemption Arc 2
  • Boston Underworld 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

29
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

6 titles
Outside Man
Outside Man

Writer, Director

Button Man
Button Man

Director, Screenplay

The Gatekeeper
The Gatekeeper

Screenplay

The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil
The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil

Executive Producer, Writer

Spenser Confidential 2
Spenser Confidential 2

Screenplay

Django/Zorro
Django/Zorro

Writer

2020s

3 titles ยท average score 52
The Killer
The Killer (2024)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

Finestkind
Finestkind (2023)
GoodWatch score 49

Writer, Director

Spenser Confidential
Spenser Confidential (2020)
GoodWatch score 49

Screenplay

2010s

4 titles ยท average score 62
Legend
Legend (2015)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer, Director

42
42 (2013)
GoodWatch score 74

Screenplay, Director

Robin Hood
Robin Hood (2010)
GoodWatch score 54

Story, Screenplay

Green Zone
Green Zone (2010)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer

2000s

7 titles ยท average score 57
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
GoodWatch score 45

Screenplay

Man on Fire
Man on Fire (2004)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

Mystic River
Mystic River (2003)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay

The Order
The Order (2003)
GoodWatch score 31

Director, Screenplay

Blood Work
Blood Work (2002)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

A Knight's Tale
A Knight's Tale (2001)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Writer

1990s

7 titles ยท average score 54
Payback
Payback (1999)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay, Director

L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential (1997)
GoodWatch score 89

Screenplay, Co-Producer

Conspiracy Theory
Conspiracy Theory (1997)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer

The Postman
The Postman (1997)
GoodWatch score 40

Screenplay

Assassins
Assassins (1995)
GoodWatch score 37

Screenplay

976-EVIL II
976-EVIL II (1992)
GoodWatch score 35

Characters

Highway to Hell
Highway to Hell (1991)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer, Co-Producer

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 43
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
GoodWatch score 56

Story, Screenplay

976-EVIL
976-EVIL (1988)
GoodWatch score 30

Writer