Jack Watling’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

Highest-ranked title
Jack Watling has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1940s through the 1960s.
Recurring themes

The Countess
2009
Drama · History

The Nameless
1999
Thriller · Mystery

Luckiest Girl Alive
2022
Drama · Thriller

Dream House
2011
Mystery · Drama

Mr. Klein
1976
Mystery · Drama

Peacock
2010
Mystery · Thriller

The Red Virgin
2024
Drama · History

Shock Corridor
1963
Drama · Thriller

Claiming that he doesn't know his own past, a rich man enlists an ex-con with an odd bit of detective work. Gregory Arkadin says he can't remember anything before the late 1920s, and convict Guy Van Stratten is happy to take the job of exploring his new acquaintance's life story. Guy's research turns up stunning details about his employer's past, and as his work seems linked to untimely deaths, the mystery surrounding Mr. Arkadin deepens.
Dir. Orson Welles · With Orson Welles, Akim Tamiroff, Grégoire Aslan

Nanny, a London family's live-in maid, brings morbid 10-year-old Joey back from the psychiatric ward he's been in for two years, since the death of his younger sister. Joey refuses to eat any food Nanny's prepared or take a bath with her in the room. He also demands to sleep in a room with a lock. Joey's parents -- workaholic Bill and neurotic Virgie -- are sure Joey is disturbed, but he may have good reason to be terrified of Nanny.
Dir. Seth Holt · With Bette Davis, Wendy Craig, Jill Bennett
A British ex-convict in colonial Australia and his fragile wife, haunted by the past crime that binds them, struggle to rebuild their lives when a young newcomer stirs long-buried passions and secrets.
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock · With Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, Michael Wilding