Portrait of Joan Didion

Writing

Joan Didion

Career

Active from 1971 to 2020, with a break from 1997 to 2019, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Panic in Needle Park
The Panic in Needle Park
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joan Didion Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.1, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    0.8, average 2.4
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Fantasy
    0.3, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

10
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title ยท average score 28
The Last Thing He Wanted
The Last Thing He Wanted (2020)
GoodWatch score 28

Novel

2010s

1 title ยท average score 82
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born (2018)
GoodWatch score 82

Original Film Writer

1990s

3 titles ยท average score 50
Up Close & Personal
Up Close & Personal (1996)
GoodWatch score 47

Screenplay

Broken Trust
Broken Trust (1995)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer

Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction (1990)
GoodWatch score 43

Writer

1980s

1 title ยท average score 64
True Confessions
True Confessions (1981)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

1970s

4 titles ยท average score 63
The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show

A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born (1976)
GoodWatch score 52

Screenplay

Play It as It Lays
Play It as It Lays (1972)
GoodWatch score 62

Novel, Screenplay

The Panic in Needle Park
The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
GoodWatch score 74

Screenplay