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Worst H. E. Bates movies

H. E. Bates' lowest-rated film as a source author is A Month by the Lake, at 5.7 with 45 votes.

Films
7
as a source author
Average
6.00
4 rated films
Best rated
6.5
The Purple Plain
Years
1954 to 1998
first to latest
H. E. Bates, source author credits by TMDB rating
  1. A Month by the Lake posterA Month by the Lake19955.7
  2. The Triple Echo posterThe Triple Echo19725.8
  3. Under the Sun posterUnder the Sun19986.0
  4. The Purple Plain posterThe Purple Plain19546.5
H. E. Bates, every film as a source author5-film average
5678195519601965197019751980198519901995The Purple Plain 6.5A Month by the Lake 5.7Career avg 6.00

Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.

Worst H. E. Bates movies
#
1A Month by the Lake posterA Month by the Lake19955.745
2The Triple Echo posterThe Triple Echo19725.826
3Under the Sun posterUnder the Sun19986.040
4The Purple Plain posterThe Purple Plain19546.571

Feature films H. E. Bates worked on as a source author, ranked by TMDB rating. Rankings count films with 25+ TMDB votes; ties go to the film with more votes.

Sources: TMDB (as of 2026-10-12T23:47:04.021Z).

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