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Writing

Horton Foote

Career

Active from 1948 to 2015, with a break from 1998 to 2009, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird
GoodWatch score85/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Writers Guild of America Awards · Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement

    1993 · Won

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Writing (Original Screenplay)

    1984 · Won · 56th Academy Awards

    Tender Mercies

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

    1963 · Won · 35th Academy Awards

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

    1986 · Nominated · 58th Academy Awards

    The Trip to Bountiful

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Horton Foote Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.7, average 4.8
  • Physical Comedy
    1.1, average 2.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 6
  • Character-Driven 6
  • Character Study 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Social Realism 3
  • Period Drama 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Golden Age Anthology 2
  • Literary Adaptations 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Family Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

28
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

3 titles · average score 57
Bessie
Bessie (2015)
GoodWatch score 79

Story

The Trip to Bountiful
The Trip to Bountiful (2014)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer

Main Street
Main Street (2010)
GoodWatch score 28

Screenplay

1990s

7 titles · average score 64
Alone
Alone (1997)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

Old Man
Old Man (1997)
GoodWatch score 67

Teleplay

Lily Dale
Lily Dale (1996)
GoodWatch score 44

as Old Horace (voice)

Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men (1992)
GoodWatch score 80

Screenplay

The Habitation of Dragons
The Habitation of Dragons (1992)

Writer

Convicts
Convicts (1991)
GoodWatch score 49

Writer

The Civil War
The Civil War (1990)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Jefferson Davis (voice)

1980s

8 titles · average score 62
Courtship
Courtship (1987)

Screenplay

On Valentine's Day
On Valentine's Day (1986)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

Almutaradat Al'akhira
Almutaradat Al'akhira (1986)

Story

The Trip to Bountiful
The Trip to Bountiful (1985)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay, Producer

1918
1918 (1985)
GoodWatch score 51

Writer

Tender Mercies
Tender Mercies (1983)
GoodWatch score 77

Writer, Co-Producer

Keeping On
Keeping On (1983)

Writer

Barn Burning
Barn Burning (1980)

Teleplay

1970s

2 titles · average score 67
The Displaced Person
The Displaced Person (1977)

Teleplay

Tomorrow
Tomorrow (1972)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

1960s

5 titles · average score 62
Hurry Sundown
Hurry Sundown (1967)
GoodWatch score 36

Screenplay

The Chase
The Chase (1966)
GoodWatch score 72

Theatre Play, Novel

Baby the Rain Must Fall
Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965)
GoodWatch score 57

Theatre Play, Screenplay

To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
GoodWatch score 85

Screenplay

The Shape of the River
The Shape of the River (1960)

Writer

1950s

3 titles · average score 58
Old Man
Old Man (1958)

Teleplay

Storm Fear
Storm Fear (1955)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer

The Trip to Bountiful
The Trip to Bountiful (1953)

Teleplay