Portrait of Lillian Hellman

Writing

Lillian Hellman

Career

Active from 1935 to 2021, with a break from 1973 to 2002, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score74/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lillian Hellman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.4, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7
  • Fantasy
    0.3, average 1.7
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Southern Gothic Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

29
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles
Candide
Candide (2023)

Original Story, Lyricist

Days To Come
Days To Come (2021)

Writer

Watch on the Rhine
Watch on the Rhine (2021)

Writer

2000s

3 titles
Candide
Candide (2007)

Writer

Candide
Candide (2005)

Lyricist

Leonard Bernstein: Candide
Leonard Bernstein: Candide (2003)

Writer

1990s

1 title
Candide
Candide (1991)

Lyricist

1980s

1 title
Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide
Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide (1989)

Lyricist

1970s

3 titles Β· average score 67
Julia
Julia (1977)
GoodWatch score 67

as Woman in Boat

Another Part of the Forest
Another Part of the Forest (1972)

Screenplay

Montserrat
Montserrat (1971)

Screenplay

1960s

4 titles Β· average score 65
The Chase
The Chase (1966)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay

Liőtičky
Liőtičky (1964)

Theatre Play

Toys in the Attic
Toys in the Attic (1963)
GoodWatch score 50

Theatre Play

The Children's Hour
The Children's Hour (1961)
GoodWatch score 72

Theatre Play, Adaptation

1950s

4 titles
Monitor
Monitor (1958)

TV show

Armored Attack!
Armored Attack! (1957)

Screenplay

The Lark
The Lark (1957)

Writer

The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes (1956)

Theatre Play

1940s

5 titles Β· average score 69
Another Part of the Forest
Another Part of the Forest (1948)
GoodWatch score 75

Novel

The Searching Wind
The Searching Wind (1946)

Theatre Play, Screenplay

The North Star
The North Star (1943)
GoodWatch score 49

Screenplay, Story

Watch on the Rhine
Watch on the Rhine (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

Theatre Play, Additional Writing

The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes (1941)
GoodWatch score 90

Theatre Play, Screenplay

1930s

5 titles Β· average score 75
The Cowboy and the Lady
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
GoodWatch score 63

Additional Writing

Dead End
Dead End (1937)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay

The Spanish Earth
The Spanish Earth (1937)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer

These Three
These Three (1936)
GoodWatch score 86

Screenplay, Theatre Play

The Dark Angel
The Dark Angel (1935)
GoodWatch score 81

Screenplay