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Portrait of Alvin Sargent

Writing

Alvin Sargent

Career

Active from 1962 to 2012, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Paper Moon
Paper Moon
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Alvin Sargent Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    0.9, average 1.7
  • Violence
    3.4, average 4.1
  • Showbiz
    0.6, average 1.2
  • Warfare
    0.6, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 8
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Strong Performances 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2
  • Forbidden Love 2
  • Romantic Subplot 2
  • Legal Drama 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

28
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title · average score 70
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

2000s

3 titles · average score 69
Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay

Unfaithful
Unfaithful (2002)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

1990s

6 titles · average score 56
Anywhere but Here
Anywhere but Here (1999)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer, Screenplay

Bogus
Bogus (1996)
GoodWatch score 45

Screenplay

Hero
Hero (1992)
GoodWatch score 56

Story

What About Bob?
What About Bob? (1991)
GoodWatch score 68

Story

Other People's Money
Other People's Money (1991)
GoodWatch score 44

Screenplay

White Palace
White Palace (1990)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

1980s

3 titles · average score 70
Dominick and Eugene
Dominick and Eugene (1988)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer

Nuts
Nuts (1987)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay

Ordinary People
Ordinary People (1980)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay

1970s

11 titles · average score 67
Straight Time
Straight Time (1978)
GoodWatch score 74

Screenplay

Julia
Julia (1977)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

Bobby Deerfield
Bobby Deerfield (1977)
GoodWatch score 39

Screenplay

Ginny And Johnny
Ginny And Johnny (1976)

Original Film Writer

Paper Moon
Paper Moon (1973)
GoodWatch score 84

Screenplay

Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing
Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing (1973)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

The Way We Were
The Way We Were (1973)
GoodWatch score 68

Additional Writing

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay

Footsteps
Footsteps (1972)

Writer

The Impatient Heart
The Impatient Heart (1971)

Writer

I Walk the Line
I Walk the Line (1970)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

1960s

3 titles · average score 60
The Sterile Cuckoo
The Sterile Cuckoo (1969)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

The Stalking Moon
The Stalking Moon (1968)
GoodWatch score 50

Screenplay

Gambit
Gambit (1966)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

1950s

1 title · average score 81
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity (1953)
GoodWatch score 81

as Nair (uncredited)