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Writing · 1892 to 1969

Charles Brackett

Best rated: Sunset Boulevard (8.4)

Films
30
Avg rating
7.14
Peak run
1939’41
7+ run
5 films
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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Charles Brackett, writing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1939 to 1941, 7.48678919351940194519501955Sunset Boulevard 8.4Niagara 7.0Career avg 7.14

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

Charles Brackett's career barcodecoolhot
193430 films1959
Current formLast 5: 6.88 vs career 7.14 (−0.26)
  1. LThe Model and the Marriage Broker1951 · 7.0−0.1
  2. LNiagara1953 · 7.0−0.1
  3. LTitanic1953 · 7.0−0.1
  4. LThe Girl in the Red Velvet Swing1955 · 6.4−0.7
  5. LJourney to the Center of the Earth1959 · 7.0−0.1
As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

Charles by the numbers

Average
7.14
23 rated films
Vote weighted
7.21
bigger films count more
Median
7.1
half are better
Consistency
±0.57
rating spread
Career
26y
1934 to 1959
Total votes
466K
across every film
Best
8.4
Sunset Boulevard
Worst
7.0
Niagara
Newest first

Filmography

Writing filmography
1959Journey to the Center of the Earth posterJourney to the Center of the Earth7.021,629
1956Teenage Rebel·426
1955The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing6.41,347
1953Niagara posterNiagara7.022,886
1953Titanic7.08,300
1951The Mating Season7.32,218
1951The Model and the Marriage Broker7.01,215
1950Edge of Doom6.41,130
1950Sunset Boulevard posterSunset Boulevard8.4264K
1948The Emperor Waltz6.02,131
1948A Foreign Affair7.39,633
1948Miss Tatlock's Millions·383
1946To Each His Own7.63,287
1945The Lost Weekend posterThe Lost Weekend7.843,769
1944The Great Moment6.31,167
1943Five Graves to Cairo7.37,743
1943Mr. Lucky7.14,011
1942The Major and the Minor7.38,653
1941Ball of Fire posterBall of Fire7.716,267
1941Hold Back the Dawn7.33,179
Better together?

Charles Brackett's regulars

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

Takes

On Charles Brackett

9 nominations, 4 wins

Awards record

  • Honorary Award · Academy Awards 1958
    Charles Brackett
    Won
  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 1957
    Charles Brackett, Producer
    Nominated
  • Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1954
    Charles Brackett, Walter Reisch, Richard Breen
    Won
  • Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1951
    Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, D. M. Marshman, Jr.
    Won
  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1949
    Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, Richard L. Breen
    Nominated
  • Best Original Story · Academy Awards 1947
    Charles Brackett
    Nominated
  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1946
    Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder
    Won
  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1942
    Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder
    Nominated
  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1940
    Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, Walter Reisch
    Nominated

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