Writing
William S. Burroughs
- Titles
- 76movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1963 to 2024, busiest in 1982 and 1991 with 3 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 8top three billing
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
The Junky's Christmas71/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Absurdist Humor4.5average 2.0
- Uncanny4.5average 2.5
- Dark Humor4.7average 2.8
- Psychological7.4average 5.6
- Eroticism3.5average 1.8
- Social Commentary6.5average 4.9
- Melancholy6.1average 4.7
- Satire & Parody3.6average 2.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.2, average 5.4
- Family Dynamics3.2, average 4.8
- Wholesome2.2, average 3.3
- Adrenaline4.0, average 4.9
Main genres
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Recurring tags
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- AAntony BalchActorGhost at No. 9, William Buys a Parrot, The Cut-Ups, Towers Open Fire, Bill and Tony
Ornette ColemanActorNaked Lunch, Chappaqua
Allen GinsbergActorChappaqua, It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen
Genesis P-OrridgeActorDecoder, Ghost at No. 9
Gus Van SantDirectorThanksgiving Prayer, The Discipline of D.E.
Movies and TV shows
33Type
2020s
1 title · average score 67
Novel
2010s
2 titles · average score 65
Original Story
2000s
5 titles
as Narrator (voice)
as Tom the Priest
1990s
8 titles · average score 72
as Preacher on Radio (voice)
In Memory Of
as Narrator
as Narrator
Novel
as James "Hive" Maker
as A Speaker
Writer
1980s
10 titles · average score 60
as Tom the Priest
as Man in Barn
as Butler
as Old Man
Writer
TV show · as Butler
as Narrator (voice)
1970s
2 titles
Writer
Writer
1960s
5 titles · average score 66
as Narrator
as Opium Jones
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