Deric Washburn
Writer · Born June 2, 1937 (89) · Buffalo, New York, USA
Deric Washburn is an American screenwriter. Washburn graduated from Harvard College in 1959. He began his career as a playwright, penning the off-Broadway plays Ginger Anne and The Love Nest. He is best known for having written the original screenplay of The Deer Hunter after having co-written the story with Michael Cimino, with whom he had previously worked on scripting the science fiction film, Silent Running in 1971. The film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1978. Washburn and Cimino spent three days writing the story, and then Washburn spent a month writing the script. Cimino then tried to deny him screenwriting credit. Washburn went to arbitration and was given full credit. Description above from the Wikipedia article Deric Washburn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 2, 1937 (89)
- Buffalo, New York, USA
- Writer
- 4 on MovieCove
What are Deric Washburn's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 4
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 3
A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 1
Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Deric Washburn's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Netflix (1).
Subscription and free streaming for Deric Washburn'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
4 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.
Extreme Prejudice(1987)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
The Border(1982)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
The Deer Hunter(1978)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Silent Running(1972)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 4 titles from 1972 to 1987.
How do Deric Washburn's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th3
Shape of the crowd
None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser3
Reviewers score the dialogue 60/100 and the plot and story 50/100 in their films, across 4 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 Deric Washburn'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 Deric Washburn work with?
People who share at least 2 of Deric Washburn's MovieCove titles; Michael Cimino shares the most, 2.
- Michael CiminoShared titles: The Deer Hunter (1978), Silent Running (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Cimino
