Portrait of John Schlesinger

Directing

John Schlesinger

Titles
51movies8TV shows
Career

Active from 1949 to 2016, with a break from 2001 to 2015, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Directed
33
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Midnight Cowboy
Midnight Cowboy
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 6.0Style
John Schlesinger Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.9, average 5.2
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.6, average 1.6
  • Fantasy
    1.0, average 1.8
  • Futuristic
    0.3, average 1.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Character Study 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Complex Relationships 3
  • British New Wave 2
  • Iconic Performances 2
  • Bittersweet 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Psychological Complexity 2
  • Class Conflict 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

6
TypeAllMovies41TV shows6
RoleAnyActing6Appearances2
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1950s51970s1
GenreAnyAction & Adventure3Drama3Family2Documentary1Talk1Kids1Crime1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1970s

1 title

1950s

5 titles · average score 65
GoodWatch67
Poster for Ivanhoe

TV show · as Jack Ludlow

GoodWatch64
Poster for The Buccaneers

TV show · as Pigtail

GoodWatch68
Poster for The Adventures of Robin Hood

TV show · as Alan-a-Dale / Hale

GoodWatch53
Poster for Sunday Night Theatre

TV show · as An innkeeper / Amiens

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