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Writing

Ben Starr

Career

Active from 1960 to 2019, with a break from 1983 to 2018, busiest in 1966 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ben Starr Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    2.6, average 5.5
  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Melancholy
    2.6, average 4.7
  • Tension
    3.8, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Comfort Viewing 2
  • Classic Adaptation 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Wholesome Humor 2
  • Character-Driven Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

13
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
A Great Personality Is Just Skin Deep
A Great Personality Is Just Skin Deep

as Dan

2010s

3 titles ยท average score 68
Great in Britain: The Movie
Great in Britain: The Movie (2019)

as Danny

Father Brown
Father Brown (2013)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Adam Watkins

Death in Paradise
Death in Paradise (2011)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show ยท as Chad Burinsky

1970s

3 titles ยท average score 56
Joys
Joys (1976)

Writer

Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist (1974)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

Treasure Island
Treasure Island (1973)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay

1960s

6 titles ยท average score 59
How to Commit Marriage
How to Commit Marriage (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

Writer

The Spirit Is Willing
The Spirit Is Willing (1967)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

The Busy Body
The Busy Body (1967)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

Our Man Flint
Our Man Flint (1966)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

Texas Across the River
Texas Across the River (1966)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

The Pad and How to Use It
The Pad and How to Use It (1966)

Writer