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Writing · 1900 to 1993

Wells Root

Best rated: The Prisoner of Zenda (7.6)

Films
23
Avg rating
6.50
Peak run
1934’66
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The career

Wells Root, writing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak era
Peak 1934 to 1966, 6.7267819301935194019451950195519601965The Prisoner of Zenda 7.6Black Moon 5.9Career avg 6.50

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Wells Root's career barcodecoolhot
193023 films1966
Current formLast 5: 6.72 vs career 6.50 (+0.22)
  1. LBlack Moon1934 · 5.9−0.6
  2. WThe Prisoner of Zenda1937 · 7.6+1.1
  3. WThe Prisoner of Zenda1952 · 6.9+0.4
  4. WMagnificent Obsession1954 · 7.0+0.5
  5. LTexas Across the River1966 · 6.2−0.3
As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

Wells by the numbers

Average
6.50
8 rated films
Vote weighted
6.55
bigger films count more
Median
6.3
half are better
Consistency
±0.60
rating spread
Career
37y
1930 to 1966
Total votes
32.7K
across every film
Best
7.6
The Prisoner of Zenda
Worst
5.9
Black Moon
Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography
1936The Bold Caballero·265
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Wells Root's regulars

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

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