Portrait of John Gay

Writing

John Gay

Career

Active from 1951 to 2016, with a break from 1993 to 2015, busiest in 1982 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Kill Me If You Can
Kill Me If You Can
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Gay Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 8
  • Political Intrigue 7
  • Tragic Romance 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Social Injustice 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Moral Dilemmas 2
  • Cavalry 2
  • Tense 2
  • Mother-Son Dynamic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

49
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera
National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera (2016)

Writer

1990s

2 titles · average score 58
Trial: The Price of Passion
Trial: The Price of Passion (1992)

Teleplay

Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt (1991)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer

1980s

18 titles · average score 65
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind (1988)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer

Manhunt for Claude Dallas
Manhunt for Claude Dallas (1986)

Writer

Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah (1984)
GoodWatch score 53

Writer

Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe (1982)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer

Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution (1982)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer

A Piano for Mrs. Cimino
A Piano for Mrs. Cimino (1982)
GoodWatch score 78

Writer

The Bunker
The Bunker (1981)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

Dial M for Murder
Dial M for Murder (1981)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

Berlin Tunnel 21
Berlin Tunnel 21 (1981)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay

Stand by Your Man
Stand by Your Man (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer

A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities (1980)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

1970s

17 titles · average score 63
Les Misérables
Les Misérables (1978)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay

The Amazing Howard Hughes
The Amazing Howard Hughes (1977)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

Kill Me If You Can
Kill Me If You Can (1977)
GoodWatch score 87

Writer

Captains Courageous
Captains Courageous (1977)

Writer

A Matter of Time
A Matter of Time (1976)
GoodWatch score 46

Screenplay

Hennessy
Hennessy (1975)
GoodWatch score 52

Screenplay

The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage (1974)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer

The Chadwick Family
The Chadwick Family (1974)

Writer

My Darling Daughters' Anniversary
My Darling Daughters' Anniversary (1973)

Writer

Pocket Money
Pocket Money (1972)
GoodWatch score 46

Adaptation

Sometimes a Great Notion
Sometimes a Great Notion (1971)
GoodWatch score 85

Screenplay

Soldier Blue
Soldier Blue (1970)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay

1960s

9 titles · average score 60
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
GoodWatch score 69

as Hammond

The Power
The Power (1968)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

No Way to Treat a Lady
No Way to Treat a Lady (1968)
GoodWatch score 79

Screenplay

The Last Safari
The Last Safari (1967)
GoodWatch score 53

Writer

The Hallelujah Trail
The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
GoodWatch score 48

Screenplay

The Courtship of Eddie's Father
The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

The Happy Thieves
The Happy Thieves (1961)
GoodWatch score 44

Screenplay

1950s

2 titles · average score 69
Run Silent, Run Deep
Run Silent, Run Deep (1958)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay

Separate Tables
Separate Tables (1958)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay