William Faulkner has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1940s through the 1950s. 2 rank in the Top 10%, led by The Big Sleep.
CriticCrunch Career Percentile
Top 7%
Titles Scored
3
Highest-Ranked Title
The Big Sleep (Top 7%)
Primary Role
Writer
Career Overview
By decade
Top 5%Top 6–25%Below 25%Unranked
Best Work
Top 8%
3 titles scored
the vibe
William Faulkner’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe
measureddarkmoderateapproachable
light-touch
broad
earnest
stylized
tense
Recurring themes
obsessionsacrifice dutyromantic partners
pacing
measured 4/9measured 4/9
tone
dark 2/9dark 2/9
intensity
moderate 4/9moderate 4/9
complexity
approachable 5/9clear 5/9
humor
light-touch 3/9light 3/9
scale
broad 6/9broad 6/9
spirit
earnest 5/9earnest 5/9
texture
stylizedstyled
CriticCrunch Signature Pacing
measured (mode across filmography)
CriticCrunch Signature Tone
dark (mode across filmography)
CriticCrunch Signature Intensity
moderate (mode across filmography)
CriticCrunch Signature Complexity
approachable (mode across filmography)
CriticCrunch Signature Humor
light-touch (mode across filmography)
CriticCrunch Signature Scale
broad (mode across filmography)
CriticCrunch Signature Spirit
earnest (mode across filmography)
CriticCrunch Recurring Themes
obsession, sacrifice duty, romantic partners
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Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youngest daughter Carmen. Before the complex case is over, Marlowe sees murder, blackmail, deception, and what might be love.
Dir. Howard Hawks · With Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely
A captured architect designs an ingenious plan to ensure the impregnability of the tomb of a self-absorbed Pharaoh, obsessed with the security of his next life.
Dir. Howard Hawks · With Jack Hawkins, Joan Collins, Dewey Martin
