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Portrait of Roald Dahl

Writing

Roald Dahl

Career

Active from 1955 to 2025, busiest in 1990 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Roald Dahl Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.0, average 5.4
  • Eroticism
    0.6, average 1.8
  • Melancholy
    3.5, average 4.7
  • Romance
    2.8, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Roald Dahl Adaptation 6
  • Whimsical Dark Fantasy 3
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Ironic Twist Endings 2
  • Anthology Series 2
  • Family Adventure 2
  • British Animation 2
  • Visual Spectacle 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Family Bonding 2
  • Quirky 2
  • Nostalgic 90s Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

55
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
Wonka 2
Wonka 2

Characters

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Original Film Writer

Lamb to the Slaughter
Lamb to the Slaughter

Short Story

2020s

12 titles · average score 71
Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory
Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory (2027)

Characters

The Twits
The Twits (2025)
GoodWatch score 46

Novel

Lamb To The Slaughter
Lamb To The Slaughter (2025)

Original Story, Story

Cordero al Matadero
Cordero al Matadero (2025)

Original Story

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More (2024)
GoodWatch score 74

Short Story

Wonka
Wonka (2023)
GoodWatch score 72

Characters

Poison
Poison (2023)
GoodWatch score 81

Short Story

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)
GoodWatch score 82

Original Film Writer, Short Story

The Swan
The Swan (2023)
GoodWatch score 82

Short Story

The Rat Catcher
The Rat Catcher (2023)
GoodWatch score 82

Short Story

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical
Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical (2022)
GoodWatch score 75

Book, Novel

Roald Dahl's The Witches
Roald Dahl's The Witches (2020)
GoodWatch score 48

Novel

2010s

9 titles · average score 64
Revolting Rhymes
Revolting Rhymes (2017)

Novel

Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (2017)
GoodWatch score 51

Original Story

The BFG
The BFG (2016)
GoodWatch score 64

Book

In the Ruins
In the Ruins (2016)

Short Story

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot (2015)
GoodWatch score 69

Novel

The Taste
The Taste (2015)

Novel

New Russians
New Russians (2015)

Novel

Cheap Thrills
Cheap Thrills (2013)
GoodWatch score 71

Author

Chippendale
Chippendale (2012)

Novel

2000s

4 titles · average score 77
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
GoodWatch score 85

Novel

Three Little Pigs
Three Little Pigs (2008)

Writer

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
GoodWatch score 70

Novel

Lamb to the Slaughter
Lamb to the Slaughter (2002)

Short Story

1990s

12 titles · average score 73
Inaudito
Inaudito (1999)

Original Story

Matilda
Matilda (1996)
GoodWatch score 72

Novel

James and the Giant Peach
James and the Giant Peach (1996)
GoodWatch score 75

Novel, Lyricist

Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood (1995)

Original Concept

The Ideal Couple
The Ideal Couple (1992)

Novel

The Witches
The Witches (1990)
GoodWatch score 78

Novel

The Silent Hunt
The Silent Hunt (1990)

Novel

The BFG
The BFG (1990)
GoodWatch score 65

Author

The Magic Finger
The Magic Finger (1990)

Story, Novel

Dirty Beasts
Dirty Beasts (1990)

Story

Revolting Rhymes
Revolting Rhymes (1990)

Story

The Enormous Crocodile
The Enormous Crocodile (1990)

Short Story

1980s

2 titles · average score 56
Danny the Champion of the World
Danny the Champion of the World (1989)
GoodWatch score 56

Novel

Breaking Point
Breaking Point (1989)

Novel

1970s

6 titles · average score 70
Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected: The Landlady
Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected: The Landlady (1979)
GoodWatch score 72

Writer

Tales of the Unexpected: Lamb to the Slaughter
Tales of the Unexpected: Lamb to the Slaughter (1979)

Writer

James and the Giant Peach
James and the Giant Peach (1976)

Original Story

Fru Biksby og oberstens skinnkåpe
Fru Biksby og oberstens skinnkåpe (1974)

Author

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
GoodWatch score 77

Book, Screenplay

The Road Builder
The Road Builder (1971)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

1960s

6 titles · average score 63
The Surprise
The Surprise (1969)

Story

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

William and Mary
William and Mary (1968)

Writer

You Only Live Twice
You Only Live Twice (1967)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)

TV show · as Narrator (voice)

36 Hours
36 Hours (1964)
GoodWatch score 54

Short Story

1950s

1 title
Whicker's World
Whicker's World (1959)

TV show