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John Addison

Career

Active from 1950 to 1987, busiest in 1964 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for School for Scoundrels
School for Scoundrels
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 55 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Addison Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    0.9, average 1.7
  • Scare
    2.0, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Social Satire 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Period Piece 4
  • British Cinema 3
  • Intrigue 3
  • Literary Adaptation 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Military Incompetence 2
  • Political Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

79
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title ยท average score 75
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera (1990)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Conductor (uncredited)

1980s

14 titles ยท average score 56
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun (1988)

Conductor, Music

Bride of Boogedy
Bride of Boogedy (1987)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Music Composer

Strange Voices
Strange Voices (1987)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

Mr. Boogedy
Mr. Boogedy (1986)
GoodWatch score 40

Original Music Composer

Dead Man's Folly
Dead Man's Folly (1986)
GoodWatch score 57

Original Music Composer

Grace Quigley
Grace Quigley (1985)
GoodWatch score 53

Original Music Composer

Thirteen at Dinner
Thirteen at Dinner (1985)
GoodWatch score 51

Music

Highpoint
Highpoint (1984)
GoodWatch score 49

Original Music Composer

Strange Invaders
Strange Invaders (1983)
GoodWatch score 56

Original Music Composer

Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story
Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story (1982)

Original Music Composer

I Was a Mail Order Bride
I Was a Mail Order Bride (1982)
GoodWatch score 59

Music

The Pilot
The Pilot (1980)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Music Composer

1970s

18 titles ยท average score 63
Love's Savage Fury
Love's Savage Fury (1979)

Music

A Bridge Too Far
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer, Conductor

Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews (1977)
GoodWatch score 51

Conductor, Original Music Composer

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)
GoodWatch score 72

Original Music Composer

Swashbuckler
Swashbuckler (1976)
GoodWatch score 49

Music, Original Music Composer

Luther
Luther (1974)
GoodWatch score 58

Conductor, Original Music Composer

Dead Cert
Dead Cert (1974)
GoodWatch score 53

Music

Sleuth
Sleuth (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

Conductor, Music Arranger

Mr. Forbush and the Penguins
Mr. Forbush and the Penguins (1971)
GoodWatch score 58

Music

Brotherly Love
Brotherly Love (1970)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

Start the Revolution Without Me
Start the Revolution Without Me (1970)
GoodWatch score 75

Original Music Composer

Hamlet
Hamlet (1970)

Original Music Composer

1960s

21 titles ยท average score 65
The Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

The Honey Pot
The Honey Pot (1967)
GoodWatch score 66

Conductor, Original Music Composer

Torn Curtain
Torn Curtain (1966)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

The Loved One
The Loved One (1965)
GoodWatch score 58

Original Music Composer

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965)
GoodWatch score 52

Original Music Composer

Guns at Batasi
Guns at Batasi (1964)
GoodWatch score 73

Original Music Composer

Girl with Green Eyes
Girl with Green Eyes (1964)
GoodWatch score 74

Original Music Composer

Tom Jones
Tom Jones (1963)
GoodWatch score 70

Original Music Composer

Girl in the Headlines
Girl in the Headlines (1963)
GoodWatch score 63

Original Music Composer, Conductor

A Taste of Honey
A Taste of Honey (1961)
GoodWatch score 81

Original Music Composer

School for Scoundrels
School for Scoundrels (1960)
GoodWatch score 85

Conductor, Original Music Composer

The Entertainer
The Entertainer (1960)
GoodWatch score 57

Original Music Composer, Conductor

1950s

24 titles ยท average score 62
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959)
GoodWatch score 58

Original Music Composer

I Was Monty's Double
I Was Monty's Double (1958)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Music Composer

Lucky Jim
Lucky Jim (1957)
GoodWatch score 47

Music Director, Original Music Composer

Reach for the Sky
Reach for the Sky (1956)
GoodWatch score 78

Original Music Composer

Private's Progress
Private's Progress (1956)
GoodWatch score 69

Music Director, Original Music Composer

Three Men in a Boat
Three Men in a Boat (1956)
GoodWatch score 57

Original Music Composer

One Good Turn
One Good Turn (1955)
GoodWatch score 63

Original Music Composer

The 'Maggie'
The 'Maggie' (1954)
GoodWatch score 73

Original Music Composer

The Man Between
The Man Between (1953)
GoodWatch score 73

Original Music Composer

Time Bomb
Time Bomb (1953)
GoodWatch score 57

Original Music Composer

Pool of London
Pool of London (1951)
GoodWatch score 63

Original Music Composer

Seven Days to Noon
Seven Days to Noon (1950)
GoodWatch score 84

Original Music Composer

1940s

1 title ยท average score 85
Brighton Rock
Brighton Rock (1948)
GoodWatch score 85

Music Arranger