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Portrait of Nelson Algren

Writing

Nelson Algren

Career

Active from 1955 to 2021, with a break from 1963 to 2014, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Man with the Golden Arm
The Man with the Golden Arm
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Nelson Algren Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.2, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    2.0, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.7, average 2.7
  • Family Dynamics
    3.8, average 4.8

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

6
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Algren
Algren (2021)

Writer

2010s

2 titles
Nelson Algren Live
Nelson Algren Live (2016)

Writer

Nelson Algren: The End Is Nothing, the Road Is All...
Nelson Algren: The End Is Nothing, the Road Is All... (2015)

Writer

1960s

2 titles · average score 54
Fearless Frank
Fearless Frank (1969)
GoodWatch score 47

as Needles

Walk on the Wild Side
Walk on the Wild Side (1962)
GoodWatch score 62

Novel

1950s

1 title · average score 73
The Man with the Golden Arm
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
GoodWatch score 73

Novel