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Directing

Ben Bolt

Career

Active from 1970 to 2014, busiest in 1996 and 2001 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ben Bolt Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    1.1, average 2.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0
  • Coming of Age
    2.1, average 3.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.9, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 7
  • Melancholic Tone 4
  • Gritty Realism 4
  • Gritty Police Procedural 4
  • Nostalgic Atmosphere 3
  • Procedural Mystery 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Character-Driven Narrative 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Classic British Detective Drama 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • British Social Realism 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

2000s

6 titles ยท average score 67
Losing It
Losing It (2006)

Director

Beauty
Beauty (2004)

Director, Screenplay

Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie
Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie (2003)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Second Nature
Second Nature (2003)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

Doc Martin
Doc Martin (2001)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

The Whistle-Blower
The Whistle-Blower (2001)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

1990s

4 titles ยท average score 58
The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw (1999)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Getting Hurt
Getting Hurt (1998)

Director

Wilderness
Wilderness (1996)

Director

Black Easter
Black Easter (1995)

Director

1980s

3 titles ยท average score 43
The Big Town
The Big Town (1987)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

Rainy Day Women
Rainy Day Women (1984)

Director

Easter 2016
Easter 2016 (1982)

Director

1970s

3 titles
Black Island
Black Island (1979)

Director

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1978)

Director

The Shadow of Death
The Shadow of Death (1976)

Director of Photography