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Writing · age 78

James Ellroy

Best rated: L.A. Confidential (8.2)

Films
7
Avg rating
6.46
Peak run
1997’08
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The career

James Ellroy, writing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak era
Peak 1997 to 2008, 6.60567819901995200020052010L.A. Confidential 8.2The Black Dahlia 5.6Career avg 6.46

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

James Ellroy's career barcodecoolhot
19887 films2011
Current formLast 5: 6.12 vs career 6.46 (−0.34)
  1. LBrown's Requiem1998 · 5.8−0.7
  2. WDark Blue2002 · 6.6+0.1
  3. LThe Black Dahlia2006 · 5.6−0.9
  4. WStreet Kings2008 · 6.8+0.3
  5. LRampart2011 · 5.8−0.7
As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

James by the numbers

Average
6.46
7 rated films
Vote weighted
6.56
bigger films count more
Median
6.4
half are better
Consistency
±0.89
rating spread
Career
24y
1988 to 2011
Total votes
937K
across every film
Best
8.2
L.A. Confidential
Worst
5.6
The Black Dahlia
Newest first

Filmography

Writing filmography
2011Rampart posterRampart5.826,291
2008Street Kings posterStreet Kings6.8131K
2006The Black Dahlia posterThe Black Dahlia5.680,462
2002Dark Blue posterDark Blue6.626,053
1998Brown's Requiem5.81,067
1997L.A. Confidential posterL.A. Confidential8.2665K
1988Cop6.47,751
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