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Writing

Bill Phillips

Career

Active from 1981 to 1997, busiest in 1996 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for In a Child's Name
In a Child's Name
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bill Phillips Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wonder
    2.0, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.7, average 2.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.1, average 2.0
  • Historical
    1.7, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Suspenseful 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Murder Mystery 2
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • Crime Thriller 2
  • 1980s Setting 2
  • Social Realism 2
  • Gritty Crime Drama 2
  • Police Procedural 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

1990s

11 titles ยท average score 54
Seduction in a Small Town
Seduction in a Small Town (1997)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer

Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance
Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance (1996)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer

Voice from the Grave
Voice from the Grave (1996)
GoodWatch score 59

Story, Screenplay

Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us
Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us (1996)

Writer

Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt (1996)
GoodWatch score 49

Teleplay

Jack Reed: One of Our Own
Jack Reed: One of Our Own (1995)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer

Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice (1994)
GoodWatch score 46

Writer

There Goes the Neighborhood
There Goes the Neighborhood (1992)
GoodWatch score 53

Writer, Director

El Diablo
El Diablo (1990)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer

Rising Son
Rising Son (1990)
GoodWatch score 51

Story, Teleplay

Rainbow Drive
Rainbow Drive (1990)
GoodWatch score 51

Teleplay

1980s

4 titles ยท average score 56
Physical Evidence
Physical Evidence (1989)
GoodWatch score 30

Screenplay, Story

Fire with Fire
Fire with Fire (1986)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay

Christine
Christine (1983)
GoodWatch score 65

as Wrecker's Yard Guy (uncredited)

Summer Solstice
Summer Solstice (1981)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer