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Writing · 1921 to 1995

Patricia Highsmith

Best rated: Strangers on a Train (7.9)

Films
17
Avg rating
6.62
Peak run
1951’87
7+ run
3 films
Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Patricia Highsmith, writing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1951 to 1987, 7.1856781960197019801990200020102020Strangers on a Train 7.9A Kind of Murder 5.3Career avg 6.62

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

Patricia Highsmith's career barcodecoolhot
195117 films2022
Current formLast 5: 6.04 vs career 6.62 (−0.58)
  1. LThe Cry of the Owl2009 · 5.9−0.7
  2. LThe Two Faces of January2014 · 6.2−0.4
  3. WCarol2015 · 7.3+0.7
  4. LA Kind of Murder2016 · 5.3−1.3
  5. LDeep Water2022 · 5.5−1.1
As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

Patricia by the numbers

Average
6.62
13 rated films
Vote weighted
6.68
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.86
rating spread
Career
72y
1951 to 2022
Total votes
780K
across every film
Best
7.9
Strangers on a Train
Worst
5.3
A Kind of Murder
Newest first

Filmography

Writing filmography
2022Deep Water posterDeep Water5.573,783
2016A Kind of Murder5.39,414
2015Carol posterCarol7.3155K
2014The Two Faces of January posterThe Two Faces of January6.235,341
2009The Cry of the Owl5.95,498
2005Ripley Under Ground5.93,107
2002Ripley's Game posterRipley's Game6.620,790
1999The Talented Mr. Ripley posterThe Talented Mr. Ripley7.4276K
1987The Cry of the Owl6.31,179
1981Deep Water6.61,243
1978The Glass Cell·341
1977The American Friend posterThe American Friend7.421,597
1977Tell Her That I Love Her·808
1969Once You Kiss a Stranger...·485
1963Enough Rope·272
1960Purple Noon posterPurple Noon7.724,615
1951Strangers on a Train posterStrangers on a Train7.9149K
Takes

On Patricia Highsmith

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