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Richard Murphy

Titles
28movies1TV show
Career

Active from 1938 to 1980, with a break from 1967 to 1978, busiest in 1942 with 6 main titles.

Directed
2
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Compulsion
Compulsion
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Richard Murphy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 4
  • Film Noir 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Manhunt 2
  • Tense Atmosphere 2
  • Courtroom Drama 2
  • 1940s 2
  • Historical 2
  • Crime Drama 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Character Study 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

28
Type
RoleAnyWriting26Directing2Acting1Other crew1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1930s11940s141950s91960s21970s11980s1
GenreAnyDrama15Western6Comedy5Thriller5War4Mystery4Crime3Adventure3Action3History2Animation1Science Fiction1Romance1TV Movie1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1980s

1 title · average score 44

1970s

1 title
Voltus 5

as Big Bert Armstrong (voice)

1960s

2 titles · average score 55

1950s

9 titles · average score 71

1940s

14 titles · average score 63
Jesse James, Jr.

Story, Screenplay

All 14 titles from the 1940s

1930s

1 title