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Portrait of David Nicholls

Writing

David Nicholls

Career

Active from 1999 to 2024, busiest in 1999 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for One Day
One Day
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
David Nicholls Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.6, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.1
  • Crime
    1.8, average 3.6
  • Scare
    0.9, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Victorian England 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Emotional Drama 2
  • Visual Storytelling 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Bittersweet Romance 2
  • Emotional Catharsis 2
  • Non-Linear Narrative 2
  • Literary Adaptation 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    13
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    2010s

    5 titles · average score 63
    Far from the Madding Crowd
    Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)
    GoodWatch score 74

    Screenplay

    How I Didn't Become a Piano Player
    How I Didn't Become a Piano Player (2014)

    Short Story

    Babel
    Babel (2014)

    TV show

    Great Expectations
    Great Expectations (2012)
    GoodWatch score 63

    Screenplay

    One Day
    One Day (2011)
    GoodWatch score 53

    Screenplay, Book

    2000s

    4 titles · average score 72
    And When Did You Last See Your Father?
    And When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007)
    GoodWatch score 68

    Screenplay

    Starter for 10
    Starter for 10 (2006)
    GoodWatch score 73

    Novel, Screenplay

    Much Ado About Nothing
    Much Ado About Nothing (2005)
    GoodWatch score 79

    Adaptation

    The Deal
    The Deal (2003)
    GoodWatch score 70

    as Production Asst

    1990s

    4 titles · average score 48
    Simpatico
    Simpatico (1999)
    GoodWatch score 33

    Screenplay

    The Visitor
    The Visitor (1999)

    as Publisher 2

    Shockers
    Shockers (1999)

    TV show · as Publisher

    Wuthering Heights
    Wuthering Heights (1998)
    GoodWatch score 64

    Script Editor