Portrait of Herman Wouk

Writing

Herman Wouk

Career

Active from 1948 to 2026, with a break from 1989 to 2025, busiest in 1958 and 1988 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for War and Remembrance
War and Remembrance
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Herman Wouk Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.4, average 5.4
  • Physical Comedy
    0.9, average 2.4
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.7, average 2.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Character Study 4
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Intense Dialogue 2
  • Epic Historical Drama 2
  • Educational History 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

12
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles ยท average score 75
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2026)

Writer

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023)
GoodWatch score 75

Theatre Play

1980s

1 title ยท average score 69
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1988)
GoodWatch score 69

Novel

1960s

1 title ยท average score 69
Youngblood Hawke
Youngblood Hawke (1964)
GoodWatch score 69

Novel

1950s

7 titles ยท average score 64
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1959)

Novel

Marjorie Morningstar
Marjorie Morningstar (1958)
GoodWatch score 59

Novel

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1958)

Novel

Der Verrรคter
Der Verrรคter (1956)

Novel

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1955)

Novel

The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
GoodWatch score 77

Novel

Confidentially Connie
Confidentially Connie (1953)
GoodWatch score 57

Novel

1940s

1 title ยท average score 51
Slattery's Hurricane
Slattery's Hurricane (1949)
GoodWatch score 51

Novel