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Portrait of Menno Meyjes

Writing

Menno Meyjes

Career

Active from 1985 to 2016, busiest in 1985 with 2 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Color Purple
The Color Purple
GoodWatch score78/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

    1986 · Nominated · 58th Academy Awards

    The Color Purple

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Menno Meyjes Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.5, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.9, average 2.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.4, average 2.0
  • Physical Comedy
    1.8, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Secrets and Lies 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Cultural Clash 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Emotional 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

15
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 75
The Color Purple
The Color Purple (2023)
GoodWatch score 75

Original Film Writer

2010s

4 titles · average score 47
The Hero
The Hero (2016)
GoodWatch score 49

Scenario Writer, Director

Silent Fear
Silent Fear (2015)
GoodWatch score 49

Writer, Director

The Dinner
The Dinner (2013)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Screenplay

Black Gold
Black Gold (2011)
GoodWatch score 35

Screenplay

2000s

3 titles · average score 55
A Matador's Mistress
A Matador's Mistress (2008)
GoodWatch score 51

Writer, Director

Martian Child
Martian Child (2007)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Max
Max (2002)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Writer

1990s

3 titles · average score 55
The Siege
The Siege (1998)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay

Foreign Student
Foreign Student (1994)
GoodWatch score 49

Writer

Ricochet
Ricochet (1991)
GoodWatch score 61

Story

1980s

4 titles · average score 67
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
GoodWatch score 73

Story

Lionheart
Lionheart (1987)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay, Story

Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories (1986)
GoodWatch score 65

Teleplay

The Color Purple
The Color Purple (1985)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay