Portrait of Anthony McCarten

Writing

Anthony McCarten

Career

Active from 1987 to 2022, with a break from 1988 to 1997, with up to 1 main title a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for Death of a Superhero
Death of a Superhero
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Anthony McCarten Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Mystery
    1.0, average 4.0
  • Crime
    1.0, average 3.6
  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.1
  • Scare
    0.8, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 3
  • Biographical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

18
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

6 titles
The Collaboration
The Collaboration

Writer, Producer

The Price of Peace
The Price of Peace

Director, Writer

Shih, Queen of the Sea
Shih, Queen of the Sea

Director

Two Wolves
Two Wolves

Writer

Untitled John Lennon/Yoko Ono Project
Untitled John Lennon/Yoko Ono Project

Screenplay, Producer

Nineteen Steps
Nineteen Steps

Screenplay

2020s

2 titles ยท average score 57
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022)
GoodWatch score 57

Producer, Writer

The Adventures of Saul Bellow
The Adventures of Saul Bellow (2021)

Executive Producer

2010s

6 titles ยท average score 76
The Two Popes
The Two Popes (2019)
GoodWatch score 79

Writer

Bohemian Rhapsody
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer, Story

Men Ready for Anything
Men Ready for Anything (2018)

Original Story

Darkest Hour
Darkest Hour (2017)
GoodWatch score 77

Screenplay, Producer

The Theory of Everything
The Theory of Everything (2014)
GoodWatch score 76

Producer, Screenplay

Death of a Superhero
Death of a Superhero (2011)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay, Novel

2000s

2 titles
Show of Hands
Show of Hands (2008)

Novel, Director

The English Harem
The English Harem (2005)

Novel

1990s

2 titles
Via Satellite
Via Satellite (1998)

Director, Screenplay

The Model
The Model (1994)

Script Editor