Books or movies where the main character is nameless.
The Virginian, Owen Wister
The Deaf Man, the main character in several of Ed McBain’s mysteries.
Red Harvest and the other Continental Op works, Dashiell Hammett
The narrator of Fight Club, both the book and movie.
Layer Cake, novel by J.J. Connolly and 2004 movie
High Plains Drifter, Clint Eastwood
The Road, book by Cormac McCarthy
Pale Rider, Clint Eastwood
The Snatch and the other Nameless Detective books, Bill Pronzini
The Operative in Serenity
Zombieland - Woody Harrelson’s character doesn’t want to get emotionally attached to anyone, so everyone is addressed as either where they’re from or where they’re going.
Books or movies where the main character is nameless.
The Virginian, Owen Wister
The Deaf Man, the main character in several of Ed McBain’s mysteries.
Red Harvest and the other Continental Op works, Dashiell Hammett
The narrator of Fight Club, both the book and movie.
Layer Cake, novel by J.J. Connolly and 2004 movie
High Plains Drifter, Clint Eastwood
The Road, book by Cormac McCarthy
Pale Rider, Clint Eastwood
The Snatch and the other Nameless Detective books, Bill Pronzini
The Operative in Serenity
Zombieland - Woody Harrelson’s character doesn’t want to get emotionally attached to anyone, so everyone is addressed as either where they’re from or where they’re going.
The Ipcress File and sequels, Len Deighton
The main character was nameless in the books but was given the name Harry Palmer in the movie adaptations.
Books or movies where the main character is nameless.
The Virginian, Owen Wister
The Deaf Man, the main character in several of Ed McBain’s mysteries.
Red Harvest and the other Continental Op works, Dashiell Hammett
The narrator of Fight Club, both the book and movie.
Layer Cake, novel by J.J. Connolly and 2004 movie
High Plains Drifter, Clint Eastwood
The Road, book by Cormac McCarthy
Pale Rider, Clint Eastwood
The Snatch and the other Nameless Detective books, Bill Pronzini
The Operative in Serenity
Zombieland - Woody Harrelson’s character doesn’t want to get emotionally attached to anyone, so everyone is addressed as either where they’re from or where they’re going.
The Ipcress File and sequels, Len Deighton
Buddwing by Evan Hunter
Books or movies where the main character has only one name