Portrait of W.R. Burnett

Writing

W.R. Burnett

Titles
51movies2TV shows
movies and TV shows
Career
1931: 2 titles1932: 2 titles1933: 0 titles1934: 1 title1935: 2 titles1936: 0 titles1937: 2 titles1938: 0 titles1939: 1 title1940: 2 titles1941: 2 titles1942: 2 titles1943: 2 titles1944: 0 titles1945: 1 title1946: 1 title1947: 0 titles1948: 2 titles1949: 1 title1950: 2 titles1951: 2 titles1952: 0 titles1953: 2 titles1954: 2 titles1955: 5 titles1956: 1 title1957: 1 title1958: 1 title1959: 0 titles1960: 1 title1961: 2 titles1962: 1 title1963: 3 titles1964: 0 titles1965: 0 titles1966: 0 titles1967: 1 title1968: 1 title1969: 1 title1970: 0 titles1971: 0 titles1972: 1 title
19311972
Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Great Escape
The Great Escape
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 6.0Style
W.R. Burnett Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.2
  • Family Dynamics
    3.2, average 4.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 7
  • Historical Setting 7
  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Classic Western 5
  • Film Noir 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Crime Drama 3
  • Femme Fatale 2
  • Underworld Intrigue 2
  • Noir 2
  • Gangster 2
  • 1940s 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

51
TypeAllMovies51
RoleAnyWriting49Other crew2Directing1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1930s111940s151950s151960s91970s1
GenreAnyDrama26Crime25Western14Thriller11Action9Romance9Adventure7War5Comedy3Mystery2TV Movie1History1Music1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1970s

1 titles · average score 52

1960s

9 titles · average score 57

1950s

15 titles · average score 62
All 15 titles from the 1950s

1940s

15 titles · average score 65
GoodWatch61
Poster for Wake Island

Screenplay, Story

GoodWatch73
Poster for High Sierra

Novel, Screenplay

All 15 titles from the 1940s

1930s

11 titles · average score 64
GoodWatch75
Poster for Scarface

Continuity, Dialogue

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