Chester Himes
- Writer
- 3 on Motif · 5 credits in all
What are Chester Himes' films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 1
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 0 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1
Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
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 Chester Himes' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 3 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Chester Himes' 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
5 credits, 3 with a Motif page.
Cosmic Slop (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)
A Rage in Harlem(1991)
Motif score: 45th percentile of all films
Come Back, Charleston Blue (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)
Cotton Comes to Harlem(1970)
Motif score: 61st percentile of all films
Motif score: 39th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 5 titles from 1968 to 1994.
How do Chester Himes' films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 3 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 57/100 and the plot and story 40/100 in their films, across 3 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 Chester Himes work with?
People who share at least 2 of Chester Himes' Motif titles; Raymond St. Jacques shares the most, 2.
- Raymond St. JacquesShared titles: Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970), If He Hollers, Let Him Go! (1968)See all 2 shared titles with Raymond St. Jacques
