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Horace McCoy

Titles
42movies1TV show
Career

Active from 1933 to 1974, with a break from 1958 to 1968, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Gentleman Jim
Gentleman Jim
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Horace McCoy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.2, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.4, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 6
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Western 3
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Moral Conflict 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Political Corruption 2
  • Classic Western 2
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

42
Type
RoleAnyWriting41Other crew1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1930s131940s131950s141960s11970s1
GenreAnyDrama27Crime17Western11Action7Romance4War4Mystery4Thriller3Comedy3Adventure3Science Fiction1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1970s

1 title · average score 57

1960s

1 title · average score 78

1950s

14 titles · average score 60
GoodWatch41
Texas Lady

Story, Screenplay

All 14 titles from the 1950s

1940s

13 titles · average score 64
GoodWatch67
Texas

Screenplay

All 13 titles from the 1940s

1930s

13 titles · average score 61
Parole!

Screenplay

Speed Wings

Story, Screenplay

All 13 titles from the 1930s