Portrait of Charles Bukowski

Writing

Charles Bukowski

Career

Active from 1970 to 2022, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Barfly
Barfly
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Charles Bukowski Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.4, average 2.6
  • Family Dynamics
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Mystery
    2.7, average 4.0
  • Showbiz
    0.0, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Alcoholism 3
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Bukowski Adaptation 2
  • Character Study 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

33
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Let It Enfold You
Let It Enfold You

Writer

2020s

5 titles
Daedalus
Daedalus (2024)

as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)

The Pleasures of the Damned
The Pleasures of the Damned (2024)

Poem

Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis (2022)

Writer

No Leaders, Please
No Leaders, Please (2021)

Poem

Death is Smoking My Cigars
Death is Smoking My Cigars (2021)

Writer

2010s

11 titles
Bluebird
Bluebird (2019)

Poem

Love, He Said
Love, He Said (2018)

Author

Girl on the Escalator
Girl on the Escalator (2016)

Author

Beer
Beer (2016)

Poem

Women
Women (2016)

Story

Sitting on a Fire Escape Eating Eggs
Sitting on a Fire Escape Eating Eggs (2015)

Writer

Girl with a Flag
Girl with a Flag (2014)

Story

The Laughing Heart
The Laughing Heart (2013)

Writer

Skoro úplně vymyšlený film
Skoro úplně vymyšlený film (2013)

Original Story

Violent Youth
Violent Youth (2011)

Story

Dr Nazi
Dr Nazi (2011)

Short Story

2000s

4 titles · average score 69
Decline and Fall
Decline and Fall (2009)

Short Story

Factotum
Factotum (2005)
GoodWatch score 69

Novel

Son of Satan
Son of Satan (2004)

Writer

My Old Man
My Old Man (2004)

Writer

1990s

6 titles · average score 67
The Man with the Beautiful Eyes
The Man with the Beautiful Eyes (1999)
GoodWatch score 69

Original Story

An Evil Town
An Evil Town (1995)

Story

Walls in the City
Walls in the City (1994)

Original Story

Cold Moon
Cold Moon (1991)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer

All Women Are Named Kiki
All Women Are Named Kiki (1991)

Writer

The Best Hotel on Skid Row
The Best Hotel on Skid Row (1990)

as Narrator

1980s

4 titles · average score 66
Lune Froide
Lune Froide (1988)

Novel

Barfly
Barfly (1987)
GoodWatch score 72

as Bar Patron (uncredited)

Crazy Love
Crazy Love (1987)
GoodWatch score 63

Novel

Tales of Ordinary Madness
Tales of Ordinary Madness (1981)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

1970s

2 titles · average score 37
Supervan
Supervan (1977)
GoodWatch score 37

as Cameo

Bukowski at Bellevue
Bukowski at Bellevue (1970)

as Charles Bukowski