Portrait of J.G. Ballard

Writing

J.G. Ballard

Career

Active from 1965 to 2015, with a break from 2003 to 2014, busiest in 1970 and 1987 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Empire of the Sun
Empire of the Sun
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
J.G. Ballard Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.2, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    0.6, average 2.7
  • Wholesome
    1.6, average 3.4
  • Physical Comedy
    0.9, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • J.G. Ballard Adaptation 2
  • Visually Striking 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

17
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Running Wild
Running Wild

Novel

2010s

1 title ยท average score 57
High-Rise
High-Rise (2015)
GoodWatch score 57

Novel

2000s

2 titles ยท average score 60
Home
Home (2003)

Author

Low-Flying Aircraft
Low-Flying Aircraft (2002)
GoodWatch score 60

Novel

1990s

4 titles ยท average score 57
The Atrocity Exhibition
The Atrocity Exhibition (1998)
GoodWatch score 50

Novel

Crash
Crash (1996)
GoodWatch score 65

Novel

Ten Monologues from the Lives of the Serial Killers
Ten Monologues from the Lives of the Serial Killers (1994)

Writer

Minus One
Minus One (1991)

Story

1980s

3 titles ยท average score 73
Empire of the Sun
Empire of the Sun (1987)
GoodWatch score 73

Novel

Nightmare Angel
Nightmare Angel (1987)

Novel

The Trip to Orion
The Trip to Orion (1986)

Story

1970s

5 titles ยท average score 47
The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show

Billenium
Billenium (1974)

Novel

Crash!
Crash! (1971)

Writer

When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970)
GoodWatch score 31

Writer

Science Fiction Is Us
Science Fiction Is Us (1970)

Writer

1960s

1 title
Thirteen to Centaurus
Thirteen to Centaurus (1965)

Short Story