Portrait of Christopher Hampton

Writing

Christopher Hampton

Career

Active from 1965 to 2022, busiest in 1977 and 2020 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Father
The Father
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Christopher Hampton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.2, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Physical Comedy
    0.8, average 2.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 7
  • Psychological Drama 6
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Psychological Depth 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Literary Adaptation 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Complex Characters 3
  • Character-Driven Narrative 3
  • British Social Realism 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

40
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

7 titles
The Noise of Time
The Noise of Time

Writer

Embers
Embers

Screenplay, Co-Executive Producer

Art
Art

Adaptation

Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard

Musical, Lyricist

Savages
Savages

Writer

Every Valley
Every Valley

Writer

Wilder & Me
Wilder & Me

Writer

2020s

5 titles · average score 69
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses (2026)

Adaptation

The Son
The Son (2022)
GoodWatch score 49

Screenplay

Dracula: The Musical
Dracula: The Musical (2022)

Lyricist, Writer

The Father
The Father (2020)
GoodWatch score 89

Screenplay

Sunset Boulevard in Concert
Sunset Boulevard in Concert (2020)

Lyricist, Writer

2010s

7 titles · average score 58
The General And Me
The General And Me (2017)

Producer

Ali and Nino
Ali and Nino (2016)
GoodWatch score 54

Writer

National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses (2016)

Theatre Play

Adoration
Adoration (2013)
GoodWatch score 45

Screenplay

The Thirteenth Tale
The Thirteenth Tale (2013)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method (2011)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay, Theatre Play

Dracula: The Musical
Dracula: The Musical (2011)

Lyricist

2000s

5 titles · average score 66
Chéri
Chéri (2009)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

Atonement
Atonement (2007)
GoodWatch score 81

Screenplay

Imagining Argentina
Imagining Argentina (2003)
GoodWatch score 45

Director, Writer

Three Sisters
Three Sisters (2003)

Writer

The Quiet American
The Quiet American (2002)
GoodWatch score 77

Screenplay

1990s

5 titles · average score 50
Mary Reilly
Mary Reilly (1996)
GoodWatch score 45

Screenplay

The Secret Agent
The Secret Agent (1996)
GoodWatch score 47

Director, Writer

Total Eclipse
Total Eclipse (1995)
GoodWatch score 46

as The Judge

Carrington
Carrington (1995)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Screenplay

Tales from Hollywood
Tales from Hollywood (1992)

Writer

1980s

6 titles · average score 62
Dangerous Liaisons
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
GoodWatch score 79

Screenplay

The Wolf at the Door
The Wolf at the Door (1986)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

Hotel du Lac
Hotel du Lac (1986)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer

The Good Father
The Good Father (1985)
GoodWatch score 72

Writer

The Honorary Consul
The Honorary Consul (1983)
GoodWatch score 42

Screenplay

Rimbaud in L.A.
Rimbaud in L.A. (1982)

Writer

1970s

5 titles · average score 58
Tales from the Vienna Woods
Tales from the Vienna Woods (1979)

Writer

The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show

Able's Will
Able's Will (1977)

Writer

The Philanthropist
The Philanthropist (1975)

Writer

A Doll's House
A Doll's House (1973)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay