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Arthur Laurents

Arthur Laurents

Writer, also producer and actor · Died May 5, 2011, aged 93 · New York City, New York, USA

Born
July 14, 1917
Died
May 5, 2011 (aged 93)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Writer, also producer and actor
Titles
14 on Motif · 20 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 65 days to Oct 28Up 13% in 30 days

What are Arthur Laurents' films like?

Across their 13 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 93rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile
: browse their Biography movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits 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
Self
36%
Bonds
33%
Society
12%
Morality
9%
Ideas
5%
Survival
4%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 6

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 6

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
7
Contemplative
4
Romantic
4
Bittersweet
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Bittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic1

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 Arthur Laurents' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 14 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Arthur Laurents' titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits 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

20 credits, 14 with a Motif page; 14 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • National Theatre Live: West Side Story (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2028)

    Book

  • West Side Story (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Theatre Play · Writer

  • West Side Story(2021)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Gypsy: Live from the Savoy Theatre(2015)

    Musical · Writer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Anastasia(1997)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    Writer

  • Gypsy(1993)

    Theatre Play · Writer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Gypsy: Live from the Southern Arizona Light Opera Company (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

    Theatre Play · Writer

  • The Turning Point(1977)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Way We Were(1973)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Gypsy(1962)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • West Side Story(1961)

    Book

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Bonjour Tristesse(1958)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Anastasia(1956)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Summertime(1955)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Anna Lucasta (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1949)

    Writer

  • Home of the Brave(1949)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Caught(1949)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Rope(1948)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Rope (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Original Film Writer

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles, 17 of them dated from 1948 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Anastasia (1997)

$140M worldwide

Highest rated

Rope (1948)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Anastasia (1997)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing19 of 19: 18 only writing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score82ndProducing1 of 19: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1940s4 · crew1950s3 · crew1960s2 · crew1970s2 · crew1990s3 · crew2010s1 · crew2020s2 · 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 Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Arthur Laurents' films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 83rd percentile, the median of all 14; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 14 titles divides audiences: 11 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser11

Most loved · writer

Rope (1948)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 58/100 and the plot and story 55/100 in their films, across 12 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 Midcredits 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.

Is Arthur Laurents' work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 Motif titles with content scores, 2 of the 5 categories sit near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles8–44 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 15 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles27–50 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 56 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Arthur Laurents work with?

People who share at least 2 of Arthur Laurents' Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gypsy Rose Lee shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors