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Writing · 1921 to 1980

James Poe

Best rated: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (7.9)

Films
17
Avg rating
7.23
Peak run
1956’63
7+ run
3 films
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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

James Poe, writing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1956 to 1963, 7.386781950195519601965Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 7.9Around the World in 80 Da… 6.7Career avg 7.23

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

James Poe's career barcodecoolhot
194917 films1969
Current formLast 5: 7.22 vs career 7.23 (−0.01)
  1. LSummer and Smoke1961 · 6.8−0.4
  2. WLilies of the Field1963 · 7.5+0.3
  3. LToys in the Attic1963 · 6.7−0.5
  4. WThe Bedford Incident1965 · 7.3+0.1
  5. WThey Shoot Horses, Don't They?1969 · 7.8+0.6
As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

James by the numbers

Average
7.23
11 rated films
Vote weighted
7.26
bigger films count more
Median
7.3
half are better
Consistency
±0.44
rating spread
Career
21y
1949 to 1969
Total votes
167K
across every film
Best
7.9
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Worst
6.7
Around the World in 80 Days
Newest first

Filmography

Writing filmography
1969Riot·776
1969They Shoot Horses, Don't They? posterThey Shoot Horses, Don't They?7.822,086
1965The Bedford Incident7.36,770
1963Lilies of the Field posterLilies of the Field7.515,638
1963Toys in the Attic6.71,741
1961Sanctuary·406
1961Summer and Smoke6.82,280
1959Last Train from Gun Hill posterLast Train from Gun Hill7.39,972
1958Cat on a Hot Tin Roof posterCat on a Hot Tin Roof7.957,665
1958Hot Spell·614
1956Around the World in 80 Days posterAround the World in 80 Days6.732,427
1956Attack7.46,617
1955The Big Knife6.74,867
1953A Slight Case of Larceny·271
1952Paula·398
1952Scandal Sheet7.44,301
1949Without Honor·514
Better together?

James Poe's regulars

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

Takes

On James Poe

4 nominations, 1 wins

Awards record

  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1970
    James Poe, Robert E. Thompson
    Nominated
  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1964
    James Poe
    Nominated
  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1959
    Richard Brooks, James Poe
    Nominated
  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1957
    James Poe, John Farrow, S.J. Perelman
    Won

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