Portrait of Manuel Puig

Writing

Manuel Puig

Career

Active from 1974 to 2025, with a break from 1998 to 2024, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for Happy Together
Happy Together
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 7.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Manuel Puig Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.0, average 4.8
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.4, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    0.8, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    0.5, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Political Commentary 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

8
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 67
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025)
GoodWatch score 67

Novel

2000s

1 title
Tropic Pathway
Tropic Pathway (2005)

Idea

1990s

1 title · average score 79
Happy Together
Happy Together (1997)
GoodWatch score 79

Novel

1980s

3 titles · average score 79
El otro
El otro (1986)

Writer

Kiss of the Spider Woman
Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
GoodWatch score 79

Novel

Pubis angelical
Pubis angelical (1982)

Novel

1970s

2 titles · average score 70
The Place Without Limits
The Place Without Limits (1978)
GoodWatch score 74

Co-Writer

Painted Lips
Painted Lips (1974)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer, Novel