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Maxwell Shane

Titles
72movies3TV shows
Career

Active from 1937 to 1962, busiest in 1942 with 9 main titles.

Directed
7
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for Thriller
Thriller
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Maxwell Shane Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Social Commentary
    3.3, average 4.9
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • 1940s 6
  • Classic Hollywood 5
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Character Study 3
  • Romance 3
  • Classic Film 3
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Emotional Resonance 2
  • World War II 2
  • Historical Context 2
  • Political 2
  • Patriotic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

72
Type
RoleAnyWriting67Directing5Production5Other crew3
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1930s111940s521950s81960s1
GenreAnyDrama36Crime21Comedy18Adventure14Action13Mystery12Horror8Romance8Thriller7War7Music6Fantasy5Family1Western1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1960s

1 title · average score 40

1950s

8 titles · average score 56
GoodWatch71
The Mummy

Original Film Writer

GoodWatch62
Nightmare

Director, Screenplay

GoodWatch52
The Naked Street

Director, Screenplay

GoodWatch53
Three Hours to Kill

Additional Dialogue

GoodWatch61
The Glass Wall

Director, Screenplay

1940s

52 titles · average score 49
GoodWatch62
City Across the River

Screenplay, Producer

Big Town

Producer, Screenplay

All 52 titles from the 1940s

1930s

11 titles · average score 52