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Portrait of Anton Chekhov

Writing

Anton Chekhov

Career

Active from 1916 to 2024, with a break from 1917 to 1938, busiest in 1978 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Anton Chekhov Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.4, average 4.8
  • Violence
    1.9, average 4.1
  • Crime
    1.4, average 3.6
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.5, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Drama 5
  • Literary Adaptation 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Russian Cinema 3
  • Thought-Provoking 3
  • Slow Burn 3
  • Tragic Love Story 2
  • 19th Century Russia 2
  • Melancholic Tone 2
  • Melodrama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

356
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

5 titles
Ivanov
Ivanov

Theatre Play

The Apple Trees
The Apple Trees

Author

Morning
Morning

Story

The Seagull
The Seagull

Author

On the Harmfulness of Tobacco
On the Harmfulness of Tobacco

Theatre Play

2020s

30 titles · average score 71
Affair of honnor
Affair of honnor (2025)

Theatre Play

A Joke
A Joke (2024)

Story

National Theatre Live: Vanya
National Theatre Live: Vanya (2024)
GoodWatch score 85

Theatre Play

The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard (2024)

Original Story

National Theatre Live: The Seagull
National Theatre Live: The Seagull (2022)
GoodWatch score 54

Theatre Play

The Black Monk
The Black Monk (2022)

Original Story

The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard (2022)

Writer, Theatre Play

The seagull - the movie
The seagull - the movie (2022)

Theatre Play

Sonata
Sonata (2021)

Novel

La tragedia è finita, Platonov
La tragedia è finita, Platonov (2021)

Theatre Play

Uncle Vanya
Uncle Vanya (2020)
GoodWatch score 75

Theatre Play

Wrecker
Wrecker (2020)

Short Story

2010s

33 titles · average score 64
The End of the Season
The End of the Season (2019)

Theatre Play

After Anyuta
After Anyuta (2018)

Story

The Seagull
The Seagull (2018)
GoodWatch score 58

Theatre Play

Joker
Joker (2017)

Novel

Days and Nights
Days and Nights (2014)
GoodWatch score 41

Story

Still Alice
Still Alice (2014)
GoodWatch score 77

Thanks

The Aftermath of the Inauguration of the Public Toilet at Kilometer 375
The Aftermath of the Inauguration of the Public Toilet at Kilometer 375 (2014)

Novel

Hollywood Seagull
Hollywood Seagull (2013)

Theatre Play

La Douce
La Douce (2011)

Story

National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard
National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard (2011)

Original Story

Anton Chekhov's The Duel
Anton Chekhov's The Duel (2010)
GoodWatch score 63

Novel

Ivanov
Ivanov (2010)

Novel

2000s

23 titles · average score 54
Ward No. 6
Ward No. 6 (2009)
GoodWatch score 64

Novel

The Orchard
The Orchard (2008)

Novel

Afternoon
Afternoon (2007)
GoodWatch score 63

Original Story

The Sisters
The Sisters (2005)
GoodWatch score 37

Original Story

Ragin
Ragin (2004)

Novel

About Love
About Love (2004)

Novel

Little Lili
Little Lili (2003)
GoodWatch score 51

Original Story, Script

Upheaval
Upheaval (2002)

Story

Chekhovian Motifs
Chekhovian Motifs (2002)
GoodWatch score 56

Short Story, Theatre Play

All Forgotten
All Forgotten (2001)
GoodWatch score 40

Novel

He Died with a Felafel in His Hand
He Died with a Felafel in His Hand (2001)
GoodWatch score 66

Additional Dialogue

The Puppet Films of Jiri Trnka
The Puppet Films of Jiri Trnka (2000)

Story

1990s

34 titles · average score 61
The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard (1999)
GoodWatch score 45

Theatre Play

August
August (1996)
GoodWatch score 41

Theatre Play

Vanya on 42nd Street
Vanya on 42nd Street (1994)
GoodWatch score 81

Theatre Play

Country Life
Country Life (1994)
GoodWatch score 71

Author

Three Sisters
Three Sisters (1994)

Theatre Play

Onkel Vanja
Onkel Vanja (1994)

Theatre Play

If Only I Knew...
If Only I Knew... (1993)

Theatre Play

Swan Song
Swan Song (1992)
GoodWatch score 70

Author

Uncle Vanya
Uncle Vanya (1991)

Original Story

Kasba
Kasba (1991)

Original Story

Three Years
Three Years (1990)

Novel

Ark of Fools
Ark of Fools (1990)

Short Story

1980s

45 titles · average score 69
The Black Monk
The Black Monk (1988)

Novel

Love and Fear
Love and Fear (1988)
GoodWatch score 58

Theatre Play

Dark Eyes
Dark Eyes (1987)
GoodWatch score 82

Short Story

Sala nr 6
Sala nr 6 (1987)

Story

Hôtel de France
Hôtel de France (1987)

Author

The Witch
The Witch (1986)

Novel

Incredible Bet, or True Event That Ended Happily Hundred Years Ago
Incredible Bet, or True Event That Ended Happily Hundred Years Ago (1984)

Short Story

An Uneventful Story
An Uneventful Story (1983)
GoodWatch score 67

Short Story

Anyuta
Anyuta (1982)

Short Story

The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard (1981)

Theatre Play

Three Years
Three Years (1980)

Novel

Story of an Unknown Man
Story of an Unknown Man (1980)

Short Story

1970s

73 titles · average score 65
My Tender and Affectionate Beast
My Tender and Affectionate Beast (1978)
GoodWatch score 67

Novel

The Steppe
The Steppe (1978)

Novel

Ward Six
Ward Six (1978)
GoodWatch score 62

Story

The Seagull
The Seagull (1977)

Novel

Dead End
Dead End (1977)
GoodWatch score 76

Novel

An Unfinished Piece for Player Piano
An Unfinished Piece for Player Piano (1977)
GoodWatch score 73

Theatre Play

Mamad
Mamad (1973)
GoodWatch score 63

Novel

The Duel
The Duel (1973)
GoodWatch score 66

Novel

Ward Six
Ward Six (1973)

Novel

Rain
Rain (1972)

Story

Drama on the Hunt
Drama on the Hunt (1970)

Novel

Belated Flowers
Belated Flowers (1970)

Novel

1960s

64 titles · average score 69
An Event
An Event (1969)
GoodWatch score 70

Story

The Sea Gull
The Sea Gull (1968)
GoodWatch score 54

Theatre Play

In the Town of S.
In the Town of S. (1967)

Novel

A Joke
A Joke (1966)

Novel

The Three Sisters
The Three Sisters (1965)

Theatre Play

The Seagull
The Seagull (1964)

Novel

Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath (1963)
GoodWatch score 80

Novel

Uncle Vanya
Uncle Vanya (1963)
GoodWatch score 64

Theatre Play

The Steppe
The Steppe (1962)

Novel

Námluvy
Námluvy (1961)

Novel

Lady with the Dog
Lady with the Dog (1960)
GoodWatch score 77

Novel

Revenge
Revenge (1960)

Novel

1950s

29 titles · average score 60
The Witch
The Witch (1959)

Short Story

The Proposal
The Proposal (1959)

Theatre Play

La Sorcière
La Sorcière (1958)
GoodWatch score 49

Short Story

Revenger
Revenger (1958)

Author

Uncle Vanya
Uncle Vanya (1957)

Theatre Play

The Grasshopper
The Grasshopper (1955)

Short Story

The Safety Match
The Safety Match (1954)

Short Story

The Anna Cross
The Anna Cross (1954)

Book

At the Dacha
At the Dacha (1954)

Original Story

Toto and the Kings of Rome
Toto and the Kings of Rome (1952)
GoodWatch score 67

Story

Kashtanka
Kashtanka (1952)
GoodWatch score 73

Short Story

The Bad Boy
The Bad Boy (1951)
GoodWatch score 51

Short Story

1940s

5 titles · average score 62
Story of the Bass Cello
Story of the Bass Cello (1949)
GoodWatch score 61

Short Story

Verochka
Verochka (1946)

Short Story

Summer Storm
Summer Storm (1944)
GoodWatch score 49

Novel

Wedding
Wedding (1944)
GoodWatch score 75

Novel

Jubilee
Jubilee (1944)

Short Story

1930s

6 titles · average score 66
Surgery
Surgery (1939)

Novel

Man in a Shell
Man in a Shell (1939)

Short Story

The Bear
The Bear (1938)
GoodWatch score 66

Theatre Play

The Mask
The Mask (1938)

Short Story

Nalim
Nalim (1938)

Short Story

The Bear
The Bear (1938)

Theatre Play

1920s

3 titles
Ranks and People
Ranks and People (1929)

Short Story

Kashtanka
Kashtanka (1926)

Short Story

Superfluous People
Superfluous People (1926)

Short Story

1910s

6 titles
Drama on the Hunt
Drama on the Hunt (1918)

Short Story

Flowers Belated
Flowers Belated (1917)

Book

Long Live... Mice!
Long Live... Mice! (1916)

Story

Lawlessness
Lawlessness (1915)

Short Story

Romance with a Double Bass
Romance with a Double Bass (1911)

Short Story

The Country Man, or The Involuntary Tragedian
The Country Man, or The Involuntary Tragedian (1911)

Original Story