Portrait of Thornton Wilder

Writing

Thornton Wilder

Career

Active from 1929 to 2026, with a break from 2005 to 2025, busiest in 1954 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Thornton Wilder Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    2.5, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 3
  • Anthology Series 3
  • Classic Literature Adaptation 2
  • Character-Driven 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

2020s

1 title
Our Town
Our Town (2026)

Writer

2010s

1 title
the place named
the place named (2012)

Original Story

2000s

2 titles ยท average score 55
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004)
GoodWatch score 33

Novel

Our Town
Our Town (2003)
GoodWatch score 77

Author

1990s

3 titles ยท average score 58
Our Town
Our Town (1999)

Theatre Play

Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt (1991)
GoodWatch score 58

Original Film Writer

Jahim 2 (Hurghada)
Jahim 2 (Hurghada) (1990)

Story

1980s

3 titles ยท average score 68
Our Town
Our Town (1989)
GoodWatch score 86

Writer

Mr. North
Mr. North (1988)
GoodWatch score 51

Novel

The Skin of Our Teeth
The Skin of Our Teeth (1983)

Writer

1970s

1 title ยท average score 87
Our Town
Our Town (1977)
GoodWatch score 87

Writer

1960s

1 title ยท average score 60
Hello, Dolly!
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
GoodWatch score 60

Theatre Play

1950s

6 titles ยท average score 66
Notre petite ville
Notre petite ville (1959)

Adaptation

The Skin of Our Teeth
The Skin of Our Teeth (1959)

Screenplay

The Matchmaker
The Matchmaker (1958)
GoodWatch score 66

Theatre Play

Our Town
Our Town (1955)

Writer, Theatre Play

Unsere kleine Stadt
Unsere kleine Stadt (1954)

Writer

The Matchmaker
The Matchmaker (1954)

Writer

1940s

3 titles ยท average score 68
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944)
GoodWatch score 45

Novel

Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
GoodWatch score 88

Thanks, Screenplay

Our Town
Our Town (1940)
GoodWatch score 72

Writer, Theatre Play

1930s

1 title ยท average score 67
We Live Again
We Live Again (1934)
GoodWatch score 67

Adaptation

1920s

1 title
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1929)

Novel