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Writing · 1916 to 1990

Irving Wallace

Best rated: The Prize (6.8)

Films
13
Avg rating
6.21
Peak run
1953’63
Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Irving Wallace, writing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak era
Peak 1953 to 1963, 6.28567819501955196019651970The Prize 6.8The Burning Hills 5.8Career avg 6.21

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Irving Wallace's career barcodecoolhot
195013 films1972
Current formLast 5: 6.28 vs career 6.21 (+0.07)
  1. LGun Fury1953 · 6.1−0.1
  2. WSplit Second1953 · 6.8+0.6
  3. LThe Burning Hills1956 · 5.8−0.4
  4. LBombers B-521957 · 5.9−0.3
  5. WThe Prize1963 · 6.8+0.6
As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

Irving by the numbers

Average
6.21
7 rated films
Vote weighted
6.24
bigger films count more
Median
6.1
half are better
Consistency
±0.42
rating spread
Career
23y
1950 to 1972
Total votes
18.6K
across every film
Best
6.8
The Prize
Worst
5.8
The Burning Hills
Newest first

Filmography

Writing filmography
1972The Man·476
1971The Seven Minutes·515
1963The Prize6.85,940
1959The Big Circus·927
1957Bombers B-525.91,129
1956The Burning Hills5.81,095
1955Sincerely Yours·486
1954The Gambler from Natchez·411
1953Bad for Each Other5.91,193
1953Desert Legion·432
1953Gun Fury6.12,052
1953Split Second6.82,318
1950The West Point Story6.21,644
Better together?

Irving Wallace's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Irving Wallace

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