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Portrait of Melissa Mathison

Writing

Melissa Mathison

Career

Active from 1979 to 2016, with a break from 1998 to 2015, busiest in 1982 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Melissa Mathison Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4
  • Crime
    1.4, average 3.6
  • Romance
    2.3, average 3.8
  • Class & Capitalism
    2.0, average 3.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Magical Realism 2
  • Family-Friendly 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

8
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title · average score 64
The BFG
The BFG (2016)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay, Associate Producer

1990s

2 titles · average score 67
Kundun
Kundun (1997)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay, Co-Producer

The Indian in the Cupboard
The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

1980s

3 titles · average score 66
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
GoodWatch score 86

as Elliot's School Nurse (uncredited)

The Escape Artist
The Escape Artist (1982)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

1970s

2 titles · average score 85
The Black Stallion
The Black Stallion (1979)
GoodWatch score 81

Screenplay

Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now (1979)
GoodWatch score 89

Executive Assistant