Rudy Wurlitzer (born January 3, 1937) is an American novelist and screenwriter, best known for his screenplays for films like Two-Lane Blacktop and Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, and his novels, including his most recent, Drop Edge of Yonder.
Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1938 (88)
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Writer, actor and director
- 9 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are Rudy Wurlitzer's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self 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 1 · Earnest 7
Light 2 · Serious 5 · Dark 2
Grounded 3 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2
Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 3
Steady 5 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 3
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 3
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous2
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 Rudy Wurlitzer's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Rudy Wurlitzer'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
15 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
The Perfect American(2013)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
100 Centre Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Little Buddha(1993)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Wind(1992)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Shadow of the Wolf(1992)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Voyager(1991)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Candy Mountain(1987)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Walker(1987)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Energy and How to Get It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Project Tesla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Keep Busy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Glen and Randa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Two-Lane Blacktop(1971)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 15 titles from 1971 to 2013.
Film career
- 1971Screen debut· Two-Lane Blacktop
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 Rudy Wurlitzer's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 51/100 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.
Who does Rudy Wurlitzer work with?
People who share at least 2 of Rudy Wurlitzer's MovieCove titles; Joe Strummer shares the most, 2.
- Joe StrummerShared titles: Candy Mountain (1987), Walker (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Joe Strummer
