James Patterson has 2 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1960s through the 1970s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by In the Heat of the Night.
CriticCrunch Career Percentile
Top 7%
Titles Scored
2
Highest-Ranked Title
In the Heat of the Night (Top 7%)
Primary Role
Actor
Career Overview
By decade
Top 5%Top 6–25%Below 25%Unranked
Best Work
Top 49%
2 titles scored
By genre
Mystery
2
Thriller
2
Crime
1
Drama
1
Horror
1
Titles can span multiple genres.
the vibe
James Patterson’s Typical Vibe
2 films — measured, dark, intense, layered, gritty
African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi. After Tibbs proves not only his own innocence but that of another man, he joins forces with Gillespie to track down the real killer. Their investigation takes them through every social level of the town, with Tibbs making enemies as well as unlikely friends as he hunts for the truth.
Dir. Norman Jewison · With Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates
