Portrait of William Saroyan

Writing

William Saroyan

Career

Active from 1943 to 2024, with a break from 1989 to 2007, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Human Comedy
The Human Comedy
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William Saroyan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.5, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Literary Adaptation 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Dialogue-Driven 2
  • Human Condition 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

19
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
MOTHERLAND
MOTHERLAND (2024)

as William Saroyan (voice)

2010s

3 titles · average score 32
The Pheasant Hunter
The Pheasant Hunter (2017)

Original Story

Ithaca
Ithaca (2015)
GoodWatch score 32

Novel

Half Moon Bay
Half Moon Bay (2014)

Writer

2000s

1 title · average score 65
The Banishment
The Banishment (2008)
GoodWatch score 65

Novel

1990s

2 titles
The Time of Your Life
The Time of Your Life (1992)

Theatre Play

Old Country Advice to the American Traveller
Old Country Advice to the American Traveller (1990)

Original Story

1980s

2 titles
The Coldest Winter Since 1854
The Coldest Winter Since 1854 (1988)

Novel

Muž, ktorého srdce je na vysočine
Muž, ktorého srdce je na vysočine (1980)

Short Story

1970s

2 titles
The Time of Your Life
The Time of Your Life (1976)

Screenplay

Call Her Mom
Call Her Mom (1972)

Songs

1960s

3 titles
My Heart Is in the Highlands
My Heart Is in the Highlands (1967)

Book

Hey, Somebody!
Hey, Somebody! (1962)

Short Story

Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'
Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands' (1960)

Writer

1950s

2 titles · average score 75
A Midsummer Daydream
A Midsummer Daydream (1955)

Writer

Omnibus
Omnibus (1952)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show

1940s

3 titles · average score 70
Hello Out There
Hello Out There (1949)

Writer

The Time of Your Life
The Time of Your Life (1948)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer

The Human Comedy
The Human Comedy (1943)
GoodWatch score 83

Theatre Play, Story