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Writing · 1935 to 2024

Ronald Shusett

Best rated: Alien (8.4)

Films
16
Avg rating
6.06
Peak run
1988’97
Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Ronald Shusett, writing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak era
Peak 1988 to 1997, 6.30456789198019851990199520002005201020152020Alien 8.4King Kong Lives 4.0Career avg 6.06

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

Ronald Shusett's career barcodecoolhot
197916 films2024
Current formLast 5: 6.26 vs career 6.06 (+0.20)
  1. LAliens vs. Predator: Requiem2007 · 4.6−1.5
  2. WTotal Recall2012 · 6.2+0.1
  3. WPrometheus2012 · 7.0+0.9
  4. WAlien: Covenant2017 · 6.4+0.3
  5. WAlien: Romulus2024 · 7.1+1.0
As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

Ronald by the numbers

Average
6.06
16 rated films
Vote weighted
6.19
bigger films count more
Median
6.2
half are better
Consistency
±1.18
rating spread
Career
46y
1979 to 2024
Total votes
4.22M
across every film
Best
8.4
Alien
Worst
4.0
King Kong Lives
Newest first

Filmography

Writing filmography
2024Alien: Romulus posterAlien: Romulus7.1296K
2017Alien: Covenant posterAlien: Covenant6.4350K
2012Total Recall posterTotal Recall6.2278K
2012Prometheus posterPrometheus7.0708K
2007Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem posterAliens vs. Predator: Requiem4.6149K
2004Alien vs. Predator posterAlien vs. Predator5.7236K
1997Alien: Resurrection posterAlien: Resurrection6.2295K
1997Bleeders4.33,227
1992Alien³ posterAlien³6.4356K
1992Freejack posterFreejack5.419,001
1990Total Recall posterTotal Recall7.5385K
1988Above the Law posterAbove the Law6.037,524
1986King Kong Lives4.07,584
1983The Final Terror5.24,754
1981Dead & Buried posterDead & Buried6.516,953
1979Alien posterAlien8.41.08M
Better together?

Ronald Shusett's regulars

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

Takes

On Ronald Shusett

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