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Acting

David Niven

Titles
120movies30TV shows
Career

Active from 1932 to 2024, with a break from 1984 to 2023, busiest in 1936 and 1939 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
78
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Matter of Life and Death
A Matter of Life and Death
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 68 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 6.0Style
David Niven Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.2
  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.3
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 2.9
  • Psychological
    4.3, average 5.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Witty Dialogue 6
  • Political Intrigue 6
  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Romantic Comedy 5
  • Character Study 5
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Lighthearted 4
  • Ensemble Cast 4
  • Situational Humor 4
  • British Cinema 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

1
TypeAllMovies1
RoleAnyAppearances3Acting1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1930s251940s121950s301960s211970s141980s71990s12000s12020s1
GenreAnyDocumentary1Horror1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2000s

1 title
Poster for The Many Faces of Dracula

as Count Dracula (archive footage)