Portrait of Fran Walsh

Writing

Fran Walsh

Career

Active from 1987 to 2027, busiest in 1996 and 2013 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 8.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Fran Walsh Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.8, average 5.4
  • Social Commentary
    3.8, average 4.9
  • Eroticism
    0.8, average 1.8
  • Class & Capitalism
    2.6, average 3.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Visual Spectacle 4
  • Epic High Fantasy 4
  • Immersive World-Building 3
  • Cinematic Spectacle 3
  • Cult Classic 2
  • Grand Adventure 2
  • Cinematic Masterpiece 2
  • Grand Scale Warfare 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

24
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Untitled The Adventures of Tintin Sequel
Untitled The Adventures of Tintin Sequel

Writer

The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past
The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past

Producer

2020s

2 titles ยท average score 56
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum (2027)

Writer, Producer

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024)
GoodWatch score 56

Executive Producer

2010s

6 titles ยท average score 67
Mortal Engines
Mortal Engines (2018)
GoodWatch score 45

Screenplay, Producer

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
GoodWatch score 65

Producer, Screenplay

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay, Producer

Sex Box
Sex Box (2013)

TV show

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
GoodWatch score 69

Producer, Screenplay

West of Memphis
West of Memphis (2012)
GoodWatch score 82

Producer

2000s

6 titles ยท average score 78
The Lovely Bones
The Lovely Bones (2009)
GoodWatch score 49

Producer, Screenplay

Crossing the Line
Crossing the Line (2008)
GoodWatch score 75

Executive Producer

King Kong
King Kong (2005)
GoodWatch score 74

Writer, Producer

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
GoodWatch score 91

Screenplay, Songs

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
GoodWatch score 90

Screenplay, Producer

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
GoodWatch score 90

Screenplay, Producer

1990s

6 titles ยท average score 71
Forgotten Silver
Forgotten Silver (1997)
GoodWatch score 88

Script Supervisor

The Frighteners
The Frighteners (1996)
GoodWatch score 64

as Passerby (uncredited)

Jack Brown: Genius
Jack Brown: Genius (1996)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer

Dirty Creature
Dirty Creature (1995)

Casting, Screenplay

Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures (1994)
GoodWatch score 82

Screenplay

Braindead
Braindead (1992)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mother at Park

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 69
Meet the Feebles
Meet the Feebles (1989)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay

The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of Thunder
The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of Thunder (1989)
GoodWatch score 70

Casting