Portrait of Brian Garfield

Writing

Brian Garfield

Career

Active from 1974 to 2018, with a break from 1991 to 2006, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for Hopscotch
Hopscotch
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Brian Garfield Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    1.2, average 3.4
  • Wonder
    1.3, average 3.4
  • Romance
    2.0, average 3.8
  • Coming of Age
    1.3, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Domestic Drama 2
  • Suspenseful Pacing 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

18
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title · average score 43
Death Wish
Death Wish (2018)
GoodWatch score 43

Novel

2000s

2 titles · average score 41
The Stepfather
The Stepfather (2009)
GoodWatch score 36

Story

Death Sentence
Death Sentence (2007)
GoodWatch score 46

Novel

1990s

3 titles · average score 40
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
Death Wish V: The Face of Death (1994)
GoodWatch score 30

Characters

Stepfather 3
Stepfather 3 (1992)
GoodWatch score 49

Characters

Blown Away
Blown Away (1990)

Novel

1980s

9 titles · average score 48
Stepfather 2
Stepfather 2 (1989)
GoodWatch score 36

Characters

Necessity
Necessity (1988)

Novel

The Stepfather
The Stepfather (1987)
GoodWatch score 73

Story

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
GoodWatch score 44

Characters

Death Wish 3
Death Wish 3 (1985)
GoodWatch score 38

Characters

Fleshburn
Fleshburn (1984)
GoodWatch score 30

Novel

Legs
Legs (1983)

Story

Death Wish II
Death Wish II (1982)
GoodWatch score 41

Characters

Hopscotch
Hopscotch (1980)
GoodWatch score 76

Associate Producer, Screenplay

1970s

3 titles · average score 57
Relentless
Relentless (1977)

Novel

The Last Hard Men
The Last Hard Men (1976)
GoodWatch score 51

Novel

Death Wish
Death Wish (1974)
GoodWatch score 63

Novel