N. Richard Nash
Writer · Died December 11, 2000, aged 87 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
N. Richard Nash, (1913-2000), was an American playwright, screenwriter and novelist. Born in Philadelphia, he was one of the writers of the “golden age” of television, and the author of The Rainmaker and other plays translated into numerous languages. Often under the name “John Roc” he wrote radical works of which seven have been published in N. Richard Nash Selected Plays. Along with Cry Macho, his fiction includes The Last Magic, Radiance, and East Wind, Rain and the Roc novel Winter Blood.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 8, 1913
- December 11, 2000 (aged 87)
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Writer
- 8 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
What are N. Richard Nash's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove 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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 3
Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 2
Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet5
- 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 N. Richard Nash's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for N. Richard Nash's titles on MovieCove; 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, 8 with a MovieCove page.
Cry Macho(2021)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Thodasa Roomani Ho Jaayen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Bintang Kejora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
The Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
The Rainmaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Dragonfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
The Rainmaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Porgy and Bess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
The Rainmaker(1956)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Helen of Troy(1956)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Top of the World(1955)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Mara Maru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
The Flying Missile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
The Goldbergs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
The Vicious Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Dear Wife(1949)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
The Sainted Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Nora Prentiss(1947)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Welcome Stranger(1947)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 19 titles from 1947 to 2021.
Biggest box office
Cry Macho (2021)
Highest rated
Nora Prentiss (1947)
Most popular right now
Cry Macho (2021)
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 MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do N. Richard Nash's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the dialogue 46/100 and the plot and story 46/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; 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 MovieCove 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 N. Richard Nash work with?
People who share at least 2 of N. Richard Nash's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Arthur Sheekman shares the most, 2.
Writers
- Arthur SheekmanShared titles: Dear Wife (1949), Welcome Stranger (1947)See all 2 shared titles with Arthur Sheekman
Actors
- Robert ArthurShared titles: Top of the World (1955), Nora Prentiss (1947)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Arthur
- Joan CaulfieldShared titles: Dear Wife (1949), Welcome Stranger (1947)See all 2 shared titles with Joan Caulfield
- Wanda HendrixShared titles: Nora Prentiss (1947), Welcome Stranger (1947)See all 2 shared titles with Wanda Hendrix
