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Portrait of John August

Writing

John August

Career

Active from 1998 to 2019, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Corpse Bride
Corpse Bride
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John August Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.0, average 5.5
  • Social Commentary
    3.5, average 4.9
  • Melancholy
    3.6, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Danny Elfman Score 3
  • Tim Burton Aesthetic 3
  • Emotional Catharsis 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

16
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
Wolf's Belly
Wolf's Belly

Screenplay, Graphic Novel

Toto: The Dog-Gone Amazing Story of Wizard of Oz
Toto: The Dog-Gone Amazing Story of Wizard of Oz

Screenplay

Untitled Teen Missing Mother Film
Untitled Teen Missing Mother Film

Writer

2010s

4 titles · average score 60
Aladdin
Aladdin (2019)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

Frankenweenie
Frankenweenie (2012)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay

Dark Shadows
Dark Shadows (2012)
GoodWatch score 51

Story

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
GoodWatch score 52

Executive Producer

2000s

7 titles · average score 63
The Nines
The Nines (2007)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Writer

Corpse Bride
Corpse Bride (2005)
GoodWatch score 79

Screenplay

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

Screenplay

Big Fish
Big Fish (2003)
GoodWatch score 74

Screenplay

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
GoodWatch score 48

Story, Screenplay

Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels (2000)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer

Titan A.E.
Titan A.E. (2000)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

1990s

2 titles · average score 71
Go
Go (1999)
GoodWatch score 77

Writer, Co-Producer

God
God (1998)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer, Director