Bruce Wagner has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2010s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.
CriticCrunch Career Percentile
Top 10%
Titles Scored
3
Highest-Ranked Title
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (Top 10%)
Primary Role
Writer
Career Overview
By decade
Top 5%Top 6–25%Below 25%Unranked
Best Work
Top 31%
3 titles scored
By genre
Horror
2
Thriller
2
Titles can span multiple genres.
the vibe
Bruce Wagner’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe
measureddarkintenseapproachable
light-touch
intimate
haunting
unsettling
stylized
Recurring themes
outsider misfitobsessionsupernaturalserial killer
pacing
measured 5/9measured 5/9
tone
dark 2/9dark 2/9
intensity
intense 7/9intense 7/9
complexity
approachable 5/9clear 5/9
humor
light-touch 3/9light 3/9
scale
intimate 3/9intimate 3/9
spirit
haunting 3/9haunting 3/9
texture
unsettlinguneasy
CriticCrunch Signature Pacing
measured (mode across filmography)
CriticCrunch Signature Tone
dark (mode across filmography)
CriticCrunch Signature Intensity
intense (mode across filmography)
CriticCrunch Signature Complexity
approachable (mode across filmography)
CriticCrunch Signature Humor
light-touch (mode across filmography)
CriticCrunch Signature Scale
intimate (mode across filmography)
CriticCrunch Signature Spirit
haunting (mode across filmography)
CriticCrunch Recurring Themes
outsider misfit, obsession, supernatural, serial killer
A psychiatrist, familiar with the knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger, helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.
Dir. Chuck Russell · With Heather Langenkamp, Patricia Arquette, Craig Wasson
Driven by an intense need for fame and validation, members of a dysfunctional Hollywood family chase celebrity, one another, and the relentless ghosts of their pasts. Their fragile ecosystem is disrupted by the arrival of Agatha, the scarred and estranged pyromaniac daughter.
Dir. David Cronenberg · With Julianne Moore, Mia Wasikowska, Robert Pattinson
