William Goldman

Writer

William Goldman has written 17 rated films; 4 were hits (80/100 or higher), a .235 batting average.

Batting average
.235
Hits
4 of 17 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 25% of 468 writers, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
1969–2015

Films, rated out of 100

  1. Wild Card (2015) — 48/100
  2. The General's Daughter (1999) — 52/100
  3. Absolute Power (1997) — 62/100
  4. The Chamber (1996) — 47/100
  5. The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) — 60/100
  6. Maverick (1994) — 68/100
  7. Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992) — 51/100
  8. Chaplin (1992) — 67/100
  9. Misery (1990) — 80/100 · hit
  10. The Princess Bride (1987) — 85/100 · hit
  11. Magic (1978) — 68/100
  12. A Bridge Too Far (1977) — 68/100
  13. All the President's Men (1976) — 82/100 · hit
  14. Marathon Man (1976) — 73/100
  15. The Great Waldo Pepper (1975) — 64/100
  16. The Hot Rock (1972) — 70/100
  17. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) — 87/100 · hit

Films that qualify under the rating methodology, not a complete filmography.

Best and worst

Highest rated

  1. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) — 87/100 · hit
  2. The Princess Bride (1987) — 85/100 · hit
  3. All the President's Men (1976) — 82/100 · hit

Lowest rated

  1. The Chamber (1996) — 47/100
  2. Wild Card (2015) — 48/100
  3. Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992) — 51/100

How these numbers work: Methodology