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Writing · 1901 to 1961

Tom Reed

Best rated: Lonesome (7.7)

Films
23
Avg rating
6.77
Peak run
1928’32
7+ run
2 films
Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Tom Reed, writing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1928 to 1932, 6.9467819301935194019451950Lonesome 7.7Bad Sister 6.1Career avg 6.77

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

Tom Reed's career barcodecoolhot
192823 films1954
Current formLast 5: 6.50 vs career 6.77 (−0.27)
  1. LMurders in the Rue Morgue1932 · 6.3−0.5
  2. LThe Case of the Curious Bride1935 · 6.6−0.2
  3. LPittsburgh1942 · 6.4−0.4
  4. LThe Spoilers1942 · 6.7−0.1
  5. LNight People1954 · 6.5−0.3
As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

Tom by the numbers

Average
6.77
9 rated films
Vote weighted
6.77
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.54
rating spread
Career
27y
1928 to 1954
Total votes
32.1K
across every film
Best
7.7
Lonesome
Worst
6.1
Bad Sister
Newest first

Filmography

Writing filmography
1954Night People6.51,847
1953Back to God's Country·291
1951The Light Touch·562
1951Soldiers Three·532
1947Moss Rose·935
1942Pittsburgh6.41,777
1942The Spoilers6.73,679
1940The Man Who Talked Too Much·499
1939On Dress Parade·392
1939Calling Philo Vance·564
1937The Great O'Malley·948
1936The Case of the Velvet Claws·706
1935The Case of the Curious Bride6.61,359
1934Babbitt·369
1934The Man with Two Faces·802
1932Law and Order·418
1932Murders in the Rue Morgue6.36,056
1931Bad Sister6.11,732
1931Waterloo Bridge7.43,456
1929Hell's Heroes7.21,202
Better together?

Tom Reed's regulars

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

Takes

On Tom Reed

1 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

  • Best Original Story · Academy Awards 1955
    Jed Harris, Tom Reed
    Nominated

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