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Richard Connell

Richard Connell

Writer · Died November 12, 1949, aged 56 · Dutchess County, New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Richard Edward Connell Jr. (October 17, 1893 – November 22, 1949) was an American author and journalist, probably best remembered for his short story "The Most Dangerous Game". Connell was one of the most popular American short story writers of his time and his stories appeared in the Saturday Evening Post and Collier's Weekly. He had equal success as a journalist and screenwriter and was nominated for an Academy Award in 1942 for best original story for the film Meet John Doe. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Connell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
October 17, 1893
Died
November 12, 1949 (aged 56)
From
Dutchess County, New York, USA
Works as
Writer
Titles
18 on Motif · 40 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 6% in 30 days

What are Richard Connell's films like?

Across their 16 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy11 titlesTypical Motif score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Motif score: 44th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
34%
Self
24%
Survival
17%
Morality
12%
Power
7%
Society
7%
Romantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 12 · Serious 3 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 9 · Charged 6 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 11 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 6

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 12 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Romantic
8
Joyful
7
Tense
5
Warm
4
Absurd
4
Other
13

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Richard Connell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 18 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Richard Connell's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

40 credits, 18 with a Motif page.

  • The Most Dangerous Game(2022)

    Short Story

    Motif score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Hounds of Zaroff (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Short Story

  • The Pest(1997)

    Short Story

    Motif score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Ex-Cop (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    as Stony Danburg

  • Deadly Prey(1987)

    Short Story

    Motif score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity(1987)

    Short Story

    Motif score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Countess Perverse (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

    Short Story

  • The Woman Hunt (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)

    Short Story

  • The Suckers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)

    Author · Short Story · Story

  • Confessions of a Psycho Cat (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)

    Short Story

  • Bloodlust! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)

    Short Story

  • Run for the Sun(1956)

    Story

    Motif score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Luxury Liner (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1948)

    Screenplay

  • The Kid from Brooklyn(1946)

    Screenplay

    Motif score: 64th percentile of all films

  • A Game of Death (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1945)

    Short Story

  • Her Highness and the Bellboy(1945)

    Writer

    Motif score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Thrill of a Romance(1945)

    Screenplay · Songs

    Motif score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Two Girls and a Sailor(1944)

    Screenplay

    Motif score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Presenting Lily Mars(1943)

    Screenplay

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Rio Rita(1942)

    Screenplay

    Motif score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Meet John Doe(1941)

    Short Story · Story

    Motif score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Nice Girl? (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1941)

    Screenplay

  • Hired Wife (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)

    Screenplay

  • Brother Orchid(1940)

    Story

    Motif score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Balalaika(1939)

    Writer

    Motif score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Cowboy and the Lady(1938)

    Additional Writing · Writer

    Motif score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Rhythm (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1938)

    Screenplay

  • Love on Toast (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1937)

    Writer

  • Don't Tell Your Wife About It (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1937)

    Original Story

  • Our Relations(1936)

    Screenstory

    Motif score: 87th percentile of all films

  • F-Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1936)

    Story

  • The Milky Way(1936)

    Screenplay

    Motif score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Most Dangerous Game(1932)

    Short Story

    Motif score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Cheer Up and Smile (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1930)

    Story

  • Seven Faces (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1929)

    Original Story

  • Dark Streets (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1929)

    Story

  • New Year's Eve (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1929)

    Story

  • No Place to Go (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1927)

    Story

  • Bright Lights (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1925)

    Story

  • East of Broadway (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1924)

    Story

Career shape

A full career of 39 titles from 1924 to 2022.

Highest rated

Meet John Doe (1941)

Motif 91st

Most popular right now

The Most Dangerous Game (1932)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 39: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting37 of 39: 36 only writing, 1 with another role · typical Motif score60thOther crew2 of 39: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1920s6 · crew1930s9 · crew1940s12 · crew1950s1 · crew1960s2 · crew1970s3 · crew1980s2 · crew1990s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2010s1 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Richard Connell's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Motif score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · writer

The Pest (1997)

86th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Meet John Doe (1941)

Motif 91st · 82% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 53/100 and the plot and story 45/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Richard Connell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Richard Connell's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gladys Lehman shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles