Portrait of Tristram Powell

Directing

Tristram Powell

Career

Active from 1966 to 2005, busiest in 1988 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Talking Heads 2
Talking Heads 2
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.8 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tristram Powell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.3, average 4.8
  • Violence
    1.9, average 4.1
  • Physical Comedy
    0.7, average 2.4
  • Wonder
    2.0, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 3
  • Social Realism 2
  • British Social Realism 2
  • High-Quality Acting Showcase 2
  • Melancholic Tone 2
  • Subtle Humor 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

23
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

3 titles · average score 64
Falling
Falling (2005)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

Sparkling Cyanide
Sparkling Cyanide (2003)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Anybody's Nightmare
Anybody's Nightmare (2001)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

1990s

6 titles · average score 71
Talking Heads 2
Talking Heads 2 (1998)
GoodWatch score 85

Director

The Long Roads
The Long Roads (1993)

Director

The Count of Solar
The Count of Solar (1992)

Director

The Old Devils
The Old Devils (1992)

Director

American Friends
American Friends (1991)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Writer

Kremlin Farewell
Kremlin Farewell (1990)

Director

1980s

7 titles · average score 68
Talking Heads
Talking Heads (1988)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Number 27
Number 27 (1988)

Director

The Temptation of Eileen Hughes
The Temptation of Eileen Hughes (1988)

Director

East of Ipswich
East of Ipswich (1987)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

My Dinner with Louis
My Dinner with Louis (1984)

Producer, Director

The Ghost Writer
The Ghost Writer (1983)

Director, Writer

We Think the World of You
We Think the World of You (1980)

Writer, Director

1970s

6 titles · average score 73
Happy Days
Happy Days (1979)

Producer

Thomas Hardy: A Haunted Man
Thomas Hardy: A Haunted Man (1978)

Director, Screenplay

Landscape From A Dream
Landscape From A Dream (1978)

Director

Not I
Not I (1973)
GoodWatch score 73

Producer

West Side Stories
West Side Stories (1971)

Director

The Making of 'Husbands'
The Making of 'Husbands' (1971)

Producer, Director

1960s

1 title
Familiar Spirits
Familiar Spirits (1966)

Director