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Portrait of Roald Dahl

Writing

Roald Dahl

Titles
60movies9TV shows
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 score85/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.9 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Roald Dahl Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.9, average 5.4
  • Eroticism
    0.6, average 1.8
  • Violence
    3.1, average 4.2
  • Politics
    1.5, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Roald Dahl Adaptation 7
  • Whimsical Dark Fantasy 3
  • Visual Spectacle 3
  • Ironic Twist Endings 2
  • Anthology Series 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Empowering Child Protagonist 2
  • Dark Children's Fantasy 2
  • Family Adventure 2
  • Quirky 2
  • British Animation 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

55
Type
RoleAnyWriting53Appearances10Acting2
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1950s11960s61970s61980s21990s122000s42010s92020s12Upcoming3
GenreAnyComedy28Family24Fantasy21Adventure12Drama11Animation11Thriller10Horror6TV Movie6Crime5Romance4Mystery4War2Documentary1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

Upcoming

3 titles
Wonka 2

Characters

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Original Film Writer

2020s

12 titles · average score 71
Lamb To The Slaughter

Original Story, Story

GoodWatch73
Wonka

Characters

GoodWatch82
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Original Film Writer, Short Story

GoodWatch81
Poison

Short Story

2010s

9 titles · average score 64

2000s

4 titles · average score 77

1990s

12 titles · average score 72
Inauditoo

Original Story

1980s

2 titles · average score 56

1970s

6 titles · average score 70

1960s

6 titles · average score 63
Thirty-Minute Theatre

TV show · as Narrator (voice)

1950s

1 title