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Ben Maddow

Career

Active from 1937 to 1987, with a break from 1973 to 1986, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Murder by Contract
Murder by Contract
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ben Maddow Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 6
  • Character Study 4
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Educational 2
  • Slow-Burn 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Film Noir 2
  • Stylish Cinematography 2
  • Western 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

1 title
The Bridge
The Bridge

Writer

1980s

1 title
Slow Fires: On the Preservation of the Human Record
Slow Fires: On the Preservation of the Human Record (1987)

Writer

1970s

3 titles · average score 61
Man on a String
Man on a String (1972)

Writer

The Mephisto Waltz
The Mephisto Waltz (1971)
GoodWatch score 48

Writer

The Secret of Santa Vittoria
The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1970)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay

1960s

7 titles · average score 53
The Chairman
The Chairman (1969)
GoodWatch score 46

Screenplay

The Way West
The Way West (1967)
GoodWatch score 40

Screenplay

The Balcony
The Balcony (1963)
GoodWatch score 55

Producer, Writer

An Affair of the Skin
An Affair of the Skin (1963)

Producer, Writer

Two Loves
Two Loves (1961)
GoodWatch score 52

Screenplay

The Unforgiven
The Unforgiven (1960)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

The Savage Eye
The Savage Eye (1960)
GoodWatch score 62

Producer, Director

1950s

8 titles · average score 77
Murder by Contract
Murder by Contract (1958)
GoodWatch score 86

Screenplay

No Down Payment
No Down Payment (1957)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay

Men in War
Men in War (1957)
GoodWatch score 79

Screenplay

Johnny Guitar
Johnny Guitar (1954)
GoodWatch score 83

Writer

The Wild One
The Wild One (1953)
GoodWatch score 69

Additional Writing

Shadow in the Sky
Shadow in the Sky (1952)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
GoodWatch score 85

Screenplay

The Steps of Age
The Steps of Age (1950)

Director, Writer

1940s

6 titles · average score 65
Intruder in the Dust
Intruder in the Dust (1949)
GoodWatch score 85

Screenplay

The Man from Colorado
The Man from Colorado (1948)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

Adaptation

Framed
Framed (1947)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

Native Land
Native Land (1942)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer

Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men
Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men (1940)

Writer

1930s

3 titles
United Action Means Victory
United Action Means Victory (1939)

Writer

People of the Cumberland
People of the Cumberland (1937)

Writer

The World Today: The Black Legion - Shadow of Fascism Over America
The World Today: The Black Legion - Shadow of Fascism Over America (1937)

Writer