Writing
William S. Burroughs
- Titles
- 73movies1TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19632024
- Leading roles
- 9top three billing
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
The Junky's Christmas70/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Absurdist Humor4.3average 2.0
- Uncanny4.7average 2.5
- Psychological7.8average 5.6
- Historical4.4average 2.6
- Melancholy6.5average 4.7
- Dark Humor4.6average 2.9
- Eroticism3.5average 1.8
- Social Commentary6.5average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.3, average 5.2
- Family Dynamics3.2, average 4.7
- Wholesome2.1, average 3.3
- Adrenaline3.9, average 5.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Experimental Film 3
- Political Commentary 2
- Avant-Garde 2
- Visual Stylization 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- AAntony BalchActorTowers Open Fire, Ghost at No. 9, The Cut-Ups, William Buys a Parrot, Bill and Tony
Bill PaxtonActorTaking Tiger Mountain Revisited, Taking Tiger Mountain
Genesis P-OrridgeActorDecoder, Ghost at No. 9
Ornette ColemanActorNaked Lunch, Chappaqua
Allen GinsbergActorChappaqua, It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen- KKent SmithCinematographerTaking Tiger Mountain Revisited, Taking Tiger Mountain
- PPaul CullumWriterTaking Tiger Mountain Revisited, Taking Tiger Mountain
- TTom HuckabeeEditorTaking Tiger Mountain Revisited, Taking Tiger Mountain
- DDavid BooneComposerTaking Tiger Mountain Revisited, Taking Tiger Mountain
Gus Van SantDirectorThanksgiving Prayer, The Discipline of D.E.- RRandy KelleherComposerTaking Tiger Mountain Revisited, Taking Tiger Mountain
Movies and TV shows
342020s
2 titles · average score 65
2010s
3 titles · average score 66
2000s
5 titles
1990s
8 titles · average score 69
64
The Book of Life (1998)
as Preacher on Radio (voice)
82
Good Will Hunting (1997)
In Memory Of
62
Ah Pook Is Here. (1994)
as Narrator
70
The Junky's Christmas (1993)
as Narrator
69
Naked Lunch (1991)
Novel
69
Thanksgiving Prayer (1991)
as A Speaker
Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees (1991)
as James "Hive" Maker
The Black Rider (1990)
Writer
1980s
9 titles · average score 60
71
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
as Tom the Priest
54
Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
as Butler
53
Twister (1989)
as Man in Barn
Decoder (1984)
as Old Man
Ghost at No. 9 (1982)
Writer
Shamans of the Blind Country (1981)
as Narrator (voice)
1970s
2 titles
Bill and Tony (1972)
Writer
Ice Cream (1970)
Writer
1960s
5 titles · average score 66
Witchcraft Through the Ages (1968)
as Narrator
66
Chappaqua (1966)
as Opium Jones
The Cut-Ups (1966)
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