Portrait of John O'Farrell

Writing

John O'Farrell

Career

Active from 1976 to 2023, with a break from 2010 to 2022, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Murder Most Horrid
Murder Most Horrid
GoodWatch score70/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 5.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John O'Farrell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.4, average 5.4
  • Melancholy
    1.7, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    2.7, average 5.5
  • Historical
    0.3, average 2.6

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    8
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    2020s

    1 title ยท average score 69
    Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
    Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)
    GoodWatch score 69

    Story, Screenplay

    2000s

    2 titles ยท average score 81
    May Contain: Nuts
    May Contain: Nuts (2009)

    Novel

    Chicken Run
    Chicken Run (2000)
    GoodWatch score 81

    Additional Dialogue

    1990s

    2 titles
    Never Mind the Horrocks
    Never Mind the Horrocks (1996)

    as Various Roles (uncredited)

    Spitting Image: Election Special '92
    Spitting Image: Election Special '92 (1992)

    Writer

    1980s

    1 title
    Spitting Image: The Sound of Maggie
    Spitting Image: The Sound of Maggie (1989)

    Writer

    1970s

    2 titles ยท average score 64
    Jumbo Spencer
    Jumbo Spencer (1976)

    TV show ยท as Dick

    From Beyond the Grave
    From Beyond the Grave (1974)
    GoodWatch score 64

    as Stephen Lowe