Biography
James Myers Thompson (September 27, 1906 – April 7, 1977) was an American novelist and screenwriter, known for his hardboiled crime fiction. Notable works include The Grifters, After Dark, My Sweet and The Killer Inside Me From Wikipedia.
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Killer Inside Me
2010
Novel
Deputy Sheriff Lou Ford is a pillar of the community in his small west Texas town, patient and apparently thoughtful. Some people think he is a little...
This World, Then the Fireworks
1997
Short Story
In 1950s, two incestuous lovers, a depraved suave journalist and his equally depraved prostitute sister, plan to get rich through seduction and murder...
Hit Me
1996
Novel
A bellhop living with his mentally impaired brother becomes involved with an unbalanced woman and a scheme to steal guests' valuables.
The Getaway
1994
Novel
An ex-con and his devoted wife must flee from danger when a heist doesn't go as planned.
After Dark, My Sweet
1990
Novel
Three desperados try to kidnap a wealthy child in hope of turning their lives around.
The Grifters
1990
Novel
A small-time conman has his loyalties torn between his estranged mother and his new girlfriend, both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own a...
The Kill-Off
1989
Novel
In a seedy New Jersey nightclub, gossip turns to murder when the owner Pete hires exotic dancer Danny Lee, who starts up an affair with barfly Ralph, ...
Coup de Torchon
1981
Novel
A pathetic police chief, humiliated by everyone around him, suddenly wants a clean slate in life, and resorts to drastic means to achieve it.
Serie Noire
1979
Novel
In the shadowy outskirts of Paris, a desperate door-to-door salesman crosses paths with a mysterious young woman trapped in a grim world. As his obses...
The Killer Inside Me
1976
Novel
Haunted by visions from his abusive childhood, Montana deputy sheriff Lou Ford gradually exhibits the signs of a homicidal schizophrenic.
Farewell, My Lovely
1975
as Mr. Grayle
Private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by ex-con Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend, a former lounge dancer. While also investigating the murder of a cl...
The Getaway
1972
Novel
A recently released ex-convict and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes wrong.
Paths of Glory
1957
Screenplay
A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.
The Killing
1956
Writer
Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one la...
Pop. 1280
N/A
Novel
A corrupt sheriff of a small town manipulates the people in his orbit in order to win the next election. Based on the same novel as the 1981 film Coup...