Portrait of A.I. Bezzerides

Writing

A.I. Bezzerides

Career

Active from 1940 to 1969, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Kiss Me Deadly
Kiss Me Deadly
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
A.I. Bezzerides Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7
  • Cringe Humor
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.0, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Film Noir 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Classic Film Noir 3
  • Tense Atmosphere 2
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • Family Business 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

15
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title
The Greatest Mother of 'em All
The Greatest Mother of 'em All (1969)

Writer

1950s

9 titles ยท average score 60
The Angry Hills
The Angry Hills (1959)
GoodWatch score 46

Screenplay

The Jayhawkers!
The Jayhawkers! (1959)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

Kiss Me Deadly
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
GoodWatch score 87

Screenplay

A Bullet for Joey
A Bullet for Joey (1955)
GoodWatch score 49

Screenplay

Track of the Cat
Track of the Cat (1954)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953)
GoodWatch score 53

Writer

Holiday for Sinners
Holiday for Sinners (1952)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

Sirocco
Sirocco (1951)
GoodWatch score 52

Screenplay

On Dangerous Ground
On Dangerous Ground (1951)
GoodWatch score 77

as Gatos (uncredited)

1940s

5 titles ยท average score 72
Thieves' Highway
Thieves' Highway (1949)
GoodWatch score 87

Novel, Screenplay

Desert Fury
Desert Fury (1947)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

Action in the North Atlantic
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
GoodWatch score 71

Additional Dialogue

Juke Girl
Juke Girl (1942)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night (1940)
GoodWatch score 75

Novel