Portrait of David Lean

Directing

David Lean

Titles
63movies8TV shows
Career

Active from 1942 to 1984, busiest in 1945 with 2 main titles.

Directed
17
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score78/100
Highest rated
Poster for Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence of Arabia
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 6.7 versus catalog average 6.0Style
David Lean Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.2
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Crime
    2.2, average 3.7
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 5
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Grand Scale 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Epic Romance 2
  • Slow-Burn 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Melancholic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

8
TypeAllMovies20TV shows8
RoleAnyAppearances8
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1950s21960s21970s32010s1
GenreAnyDocumentary4Talk2Reality1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2010s

1 title
Poster for Talking Pictures

TV show · Self (archive footage)

1970s

3 titles · average score 62
GoodWatch60
Poster for Film '72

TV show · Self

1960s

2 titles · average score 73
GoodWatch75
Poster for The Dick Cavett Show

TV show · Self - Guest

GoodWatch72
Poster for Omnibus

TV show · Self

1950s

2 titles
Poster for The Oscars

TV show · Self

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