Portrait of Neil LaBute

Writing

Neil LaBute

Career

Active from 1986 to 2026, with a break from 1987 to 1996, busiest in 2012 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score52/100
Highest rated
Poster for Billy & Billie
Billy & Billie
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Neil LaBute Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Nostalgia
    2.1, average 3.8
  • Wholesome
    1.7, average 3.4
  • Historical
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Character Study 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Indie Film 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Bleak Realism 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Mystery 3
  • Relationship Drama 2
  • Dialogue-Driven 2
  • Dialogue-Heavy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

41
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
This Is How It Goes
This Is How It Goes

Novel

Tour de France
Tour de France

Writer

2020s

6 titles ยท average score 39
Murderous
Murderous (2026)

Director, Writer

Fear the Night
Fear the Night (2023)
GoodWatch score 35

Writer, Executive Producer

The Shape of Things
The Shape of Things (2023)

Writer

Out of the Blue
Out of the Blue (2022)
GoodWatch score 35

Producer, Director

House of Darkness
House of Darkness (2022)
GoodWatch score 47

Producer, Writer

Sparring Partner
Sparring Partner (2022)

Screenplay

2010s

21 titles ยท average score 43
Berlin, I Love You
Berlin, I Love You (2019)
GoodWatch score 30

Writer

Good Luck: In Farsi
Good Luck: In Farsi (2017)

Writer

The Mulberry Bush
The Mulberry Bush (2016)

Screenplay, Director

Dirty Weekend
Dirty Weekend (2015)
GoodWatch score 32

Director, Writer

Some Velvet Morning
Some Velvet Morning (2013)
GoodWatch score 53

Writer, Director

Some Girl(s)
Some Girl(s) (2013)
GoodWatch score 45

Theatre Play, Screenplay

Stars in Shorts
Stars in Shorts (2012)
GoodWatch score 51

Writer, Director

Double or Nothing
Double or Nothing (2012)

Writer

Denise
Denise (2012)

Writer

After-School Special
After-School Special (2011)
GoodWatch score 51

Writer

Death at a Funeral
Death at a Funeral (2010)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Sexting
Sexting (2010)
GoodWatch score 47

Director, Writer

2000s

8 titles ยท average score 56
The Vicious Kind
The Vicious Kind (2009)
GoodWatch score 67

Executive Producer

Lakeview Terrace
Lakeview Terrace (2008)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Tumble
Tumble (2007)

Director, Writer

The Wicker Man
The Wicker Man (2006)
GoodWatch score 30

Director, Screenplay

The Shape of Things
The Shape of Things (2003)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Writer

Possession
Possession (2002)
GoodWatch score 59

Director, Screenplay

Bash: Latter-Day Plays
Bash: Latter-Day Plays (2001)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer, Director

Nurse Betty
Nurse Betty (2000)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

1990s

2 titles ยท average score 71
Your Friends & Neighbors
Your Friends & Neighbors (1998)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Writer

In the Company of Men
In the Company of Men (1997)
GoodWatch score 77

Director, Theatre Play

1980s

1 title
High School Spirits
High School Spirits (1986)

as Kyle Skudstad

1970s

1 title ยท average score 63
The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show