Howland Chamberlain’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
Howland Chamberlain has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1950s through the 1970s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Kramer vs. Kramer.
Recurring themes

Rebel Without a Cause
1955
Drama

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1958
Drama

East of Eden
1955
Drama

Straight Time
1978
Crime · Drama

Two Men in Town
1973
Crime · Drama

A Place in the Sun
1951
Drama · Romance

The Yakuza
1974
Crime · Drama

The Friends of Eddie Coyle
1973
Crime · Drama

Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking care of himself and their young son Billy.
Dir. Robert Benton · With Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander

Wealthy writer Stephen Byrne tries to seduce the family maid, but when she resists, he kills her. Long jealous of his brother John, Stephen does his best to pin the blame for the murder on his sibling. Also affected by Stephen's arrogant dementia is his long-suffering wife Marjorie.
Dir. Fritz Lang · With Louis Hayward, Jane Wyatt, Lee Bowman

Lawyer Joe Morse wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers racket operators into one big powerful operation. But his elder brother Leo is one of these small-time operators who wants to stay that way, preferring not to deal with the gangsters who dominate the big-time.
Dir. Abraham Polonsky · With John Garfield, Thomas Gomez, Marie Windsor