Portrait of John Madden

Directing

John Madden

Career

Active from 1971 to 2026, busiest in 1991 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Prime Suspect
Prime Suspect
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Madden Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0
  • Violence
    3.0, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 5
  • Psychological Drama 5
  • Literary Adaptation 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Psychological Depth 3
  • Melancholic Tone 3
  • Social Realism 3
  • Character-Driven Narrative 3
  • Human Condition 2
  • Intellectual Deduction 2
  • Iconic Duo Chemistry 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

22
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles ยท average score 69
Onwards and Sideways
Onwards and Sideways (2026)

Director

Operation Mincemeat
Operation Mincemeat (2022)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

2010s

5 titles ยท average score 67
Miss Sloane
Miss Sloane (2016)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

The BFG
The BFG (2016)
GoodWatch score 64

Executive Producer

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Screenstory

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

The Debt
The Debt (2010)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 51
Killshot
Killshot (2008)
GoodWatch score 43

Executive Producer, Director

Proof
Proof (2005)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

1990s

8 titles ยท average score 57
Shakespeare in Love
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
GoodWatch score 80

Director

Mrs Brown
Mrs Brown (1997)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

Truth or Dare
Truth or Dare (1996)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Golden Gate
Golden Gate (1994)
GoodWatch score 17

Director

Meat
Meat (1994)

Director

Ethan Frome
Ethan Frome (1993)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Theseus & the Minotaur
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Theseus & the Minotaur (1991)

Director

The Widowmaker
The Widowmaker (1990)

Director

1980s

4 titles
A Wreath of Roses
A Wreath of Roses (1987)

Director

Poppyland
Poppyland (1985)

Director

Wings
Wings (1983)

Director

The Pigman's Protege
The Pigman's Protege (1982)

Director