James Ellroy
James Ellroy is known for Street Kings (2008), Wonder Boys (2000), Rampart (2011).
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
James Ellroy (born March 4, 1948) is an American crime fiction writer and essayist. Ellroy has become known for a so-called "telegraphic" prose style in his most recent work, wherein he frequently omits connecting words and uses only short, staccato sentences, and in particular for the novels The Black Dahlia (1987), The Big Nowhere (1988), L.A. Confidential (1990), White Jazz (1992), American Tabloid (1995), The Cold Six Thousand (2001), and Blood's a Rover (2009).
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Questions about James Ellroy
How many James Ellroy films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 15 films with James Ellroy, from 1993 to 2025.
What is the best rated James Ellroy film?
The best rated James Ellroy film in the catalogue is Wonder Boys (2000), rated 6.8.
What was the first James Ellroy film?
The first James Ellroy film in the catalogue is Wonder Boys, from 2000.
Who has James Ellroy worked with the most?
In the catalogue, James Ellroy shares the most credits with David Ayer (2 films).
People data: TMDb.
Known for
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6.7 Street Kings
2008
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6.8 Wonder Boys
2000
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6.2 Dark Blue
2002
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5.5 Rampart
2011
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7.1 Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006
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8.0 Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
2008
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6.3 Feast of Death
2001
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8.0 Black Dahlia Confidential
2004
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4.0 Bazaar Bizarre: The Strange Case of Serial Killer Bob Berdella
2004
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Los Angeles narrates
2017
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7.0 L.A. County 187
2003
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6.0 Ellroy vs L.A.
2025
Full filmography
26 films — 15 in the catalogue
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6.0
Ellroy vs L.A.
2025 · Self (Footage archive)
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6.0 Ronald Reagan, un président sur mesure
2017
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Los Angeles narrates
2017 · Self
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6.5 Los Angeles: Cité du Film Noir
2015 · Himself
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7.5 A Night at the Movies: Cops & Robbers and Crime Writers
2013 · Self
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The Cost of Living: Creating the Prowler
2011
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5.0 Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'
2008 · Self
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8.0
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
2008 · Self
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7.3 La Verite sur le Dahlia noir
2007 · archive footage
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4.5 James Ellroy : american dog
2006 · Self
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Shadows of Suspense
2006 · Self
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7.1
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006 · Self
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8.0
Black Dahlia Confidential
2004
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4.0
Bazaar Bizarre: The Strange Case of Serial Killer Bob Berdella
2004 · Himself
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8.5
Vakvagany
2002 · Himself
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7.0
Stay Clean
2002 · Right
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6.3
Feast of Death
2001 · Self
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Besuch bei James Ellroy
2001 · Self
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6.8
Wonder Boys
2000 · Wordfest Party Guest
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7.0 Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A.
1995 · self
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White Jazz
1995 · Self
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8.0 James Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction
1993 · Self
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5.5
Rampart
2011
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6.7
Street Kings
2008
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6.2
Dark Blue
2002
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7.0
L.A. County 187
2003
Series and TV shows
4 titles
5.0
5.1
8.1
7.3
People data: TMDb.
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