Portrait of Hugh Wheeler

Writing

Hugh Wheeler

Career

Active from 1948 to 2020, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Hugh Wheeler Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    1.7, average 3.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Revenge Tragedy 2
  • Victorian London 2
  • Psychological Horror 2
  • Class Warfare 2
  • Strong Performances 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

36
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles
Candide
Candide (2023)

Book

Meet Me In St. Louis: A Holiday Special in Song and On Screen
Meet Me In St. Louis: A Holiday Special in Song and On Screen (2020)

Writer

2010s

2 titles · average score 82
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic (2014)
GoodWatch score 82

Writer

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2012)

Writer

2000s

7 titles · average score 79
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2008)

Book

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
GoodWatch score 79

Musical

Leonard Bernstein: Candide
Leonard Bernstein: Candide (2003)

Writer

A Little Night Music: Live from the Kennedy Center
A Little Night Music: Live from the Kennedy Center (2002)

Writer, Book

A Little Night Music: Ravinia Festival Concert
A Little Night Music: Ravinia Festival Concert (2002)

Writer

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert (2001)
GoodWatch score 78

Writer

Manželka Ronalda Sheldona
Manželka Ronalda Sheldona (2001)

Book

1990s

4 titles
Polední žár
Polední žár (1997)

Novel

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1995)

Writer

Candide
Candide (1991)

Book

New York City Opera: A Little Night Music
New York City Opera: A Little Night Music (1990)

Writer

1980s

6 titles · average score 65
Candide
Candide (1988)

Book

Candide
Candide (1986)

Writer

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982)
GoodWatch score 82

Writer, Musical

Don't Touch the Bride! My Son is a Murderer
Don't Touch the Bride! My Son is a Murderer (1981)

Original Story

Nijinsky
Nijinsky (1980)
GoodWatch score 49

Writer

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Scenes from the Making of a Musical
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Scenes from the Making of a Musical (1980)

Book

1970s

8 titles · average score 63
Podezřelé okolnosti
Podezřelé okolnosti (1978)

Novel

A Little Night Music
A Little Night Music (1977)
GoodWatch score 32

Musical, Screenplay

Pacific Overtures
Pacific Overtures (1976)
GoodWatch score 83

Musical, Writer

Muž v osidlech
Muž v osidlech (1973)

Novel

Travels with My Aunt
Travels with My Aunt (1972)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay

Konfrontace
Konfrontace (1972)

Novel

The Female Instinct
The Female Instinct (1972)
GoodWatch score 72

Teleplay

Something for Everyone
Something for Everyone (1970)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay

1960s

3 titles · average score 44
Two Wives
Two Wives (1967)

Original Story

Five Miles to Midnight
Five Miles to Midnight (1962)
GoodWatch score 44

Screenplay

Ladies Man
Ladies Man (1960)

Novel

1950s

3 titles · average score 56
The Man in the Net
The Man in the Net (1959)
GoodWatch score 49

Story

The Strange Awakening
The Strange Awakening (1958)

Author

Black Widow
Black Widow (1954)
GoodWatch score 62

Story

1940s

1 title
Homicide for Three
Homicide for Three (1948)

Novel