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Writing

James Costigan

Career

Active from 1948 to 1988, busiest in 1957 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Costigan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.0, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1
  • Dark Humor
    1.4, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 6
  • Period Piece 3
  • Classic TV Anthology 2
  • Mid-Century American Culture 2
  • Historical Media Artifact 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Political Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

23
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

6 titles · average score 49
Mr. North
Mr. North (1988)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

Broken Vows
Broken Vows (1987)
GoodWatch score 52

Writer

King David
King David (1985)
GoodWatch score 29

Book, Screenplay

The Hunger
The Hunger (1983)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

S.O.S. Titanic
S.O.S. Titanic (1980)
GoodWatch score 51

Writer

Haywire
Haywire (1980)

Story, Screenplay

1970s

8 titles · average score 61
The Corn Is Green
The Corn Is Green (1979)
GoodWatch score 70

Adaptation, Writer

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

Grand Theft Auto
Grand Theft Auto (1977)
GoodWatch score 37

as Hiram (uncredited)

Love Among the Ruins
Love Among the Ruins (1976)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay

In This House of Brede
In This House of Brede (1975)
GoodWatch score 71

Writer

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood (1975)

Writer

F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles (1974)
GoodWatch score 52

Writer

A War of Children
A War of Children (1972)

Writer

1960s

1 title
Little Moon of Alban
Little Moon of Alban (1964)

Writer

1950s

8 titles
A Doll's House
A Doll's House (1959)

Screenplay

The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw (1959)

Adaptation

Little Moon of Alban
Little Moon of Alban (1958)

Writer

Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights (1958)

Adaptation

Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables (1958)

Writer

On Borrowed Time
On Borrowed Time (1957)

Screenplay

The Lark
The Lark (1957)

Writer

A Wind from the South
A Wind from the South (1955)

Teleplay