Alan Trustman (December 16, 1930 — February 5, 2026) was an American lawyer, screenwriter, pari-mutuel operator and currency trader. In his film career, he was best known for writing the 1968 film The Thomas Crown Affair, Bullitt, and They Call Me Mister Tibbs! Description above from the Wikipedia article Alan Trustman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 16, 1930
- March 5, 2026 (aged 95)
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Writer and producer
- 9 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Alan Trustman's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
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 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2
Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 3
Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous3
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 Alan Trustman's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Alan Trustman'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
13 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
The Thomas Crown Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
The Thomas Crown Affair(1999)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Red Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Fallen Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
The Tracker(1988)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Easy Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
The Next Man(1976)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Crime and Passion(1975)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Hit!(1973)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Lady Ice(1973)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Bullitt(1968)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
The Thomas Crown Affair(1968)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles, 12 of them dated from 1968 to 1999.
Biggest box office
Bullitt (1968)
Highest rated
Bullitt (1968)
Most popular right now
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
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 Alan Trustman's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 46/100 and the plot and story 41/100 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.
Is Alan Trustman's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Alan Trustman work with?
People who share at least 2 of Alan Trustman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David M. Wolf shares the most, 3.
Writers
- David M. WolfShared titles: The Next Man (1976), Crime and Passion (1975), Hit! (1973)See all 3 shared titles with David M. Wolf
- Harry KleinerShared titles: Lady Ice (1973), Bullitt (1968)See all 2 shared titles with Harry Kleiner
Actors
- Robert DuvallShared titles: Lady Ice (1973), Bullitt (1968)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Duvall
- Steve McQueenShared titles: Bullitt (1968), The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)See all 2 shared titles with Steve McQueen
Composers
- Lalo SchifrinShared titles: Hit! (1973), Bullitt (1968)See all 2 shared titles with Lalo Schifrin
Producers
- Walter MirischShared titles: They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970), The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)See all 2 shared titles with Walter Mirisch
