Portrait of Abraham Polonsky

Writing

Abraham Polonsky

Career

Active from 1947 to 1982, busiest in 1947 with 2 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Body and Soul
Body and Soul
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Abraham Polonsky Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.0, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    2.0, average 3.4
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.3, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Social Commentary 2
  • World War II 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

11
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 34
Monsignor
Monsignor (1982)
GoodWatch score 18

Screenplay

Body and Soul
Body and Soul (1981)
GoodWatch score 49

Original Film Writer

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 35
Avalanche Express
Avalanche Express (1979)
GoodWatch score 28

Screenplay

Romance of a Horsethief
Romance of a Horsethief (1971)
GoodWatch score 42

Director

1960s

2 titles ยท average score 65
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer, Director

Madigan
Madigan (1968)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

1950s

3 titles ยท average score 74
Odds Against Tomorrow
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
GoodWatch score 82

Screenplay

I Can Get It for You Wholesale
I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

Force of Evil
Force of Evil (1950)
GoodWatch score 82

Director, Screenplay

1940s

2 titles ยท average score 69
Body and Soul
Body and Soul (1947)
GoodWatch score 84

Screenplay

Golden Earrings
Golden Earrings (1947)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay