Portrait of John Boorman

Directing

John Boorman

Career

Active from 1962 to 2019, busiest in 1995 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Boorman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Crime
    2.5, average 3.6
  • Pop Culture
    1.3, average 2.2
  • Physical Comedy
    1.7, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 7
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Cult Classic 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • British History 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Redemption 2
  • Psychological 2
  • Cultural Clash 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

31
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Honey Wars
The Honey Wars

Original Story, Producer

2010s

2 titles · average score 59
The Professor and the Madman
The Professor and the Madman (2019)
GoodWatch score 53

Writer

Queen & Country
Queen & Country (2015)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer, Director

2000s

3 titles · average score 43
The Tiger's Tail
The Tiger's Tail (2006)
GoodWatch score 26

Director, Writer

In My Country
In My Country (2004)
GoodWatch score 38

Producer, Director

The Tailor of Panama
The Tailor of Panama (2001)
GoodWatch score 65

Producer, Director

1990s

8 titles · average score 61
The General
The General (1998)
GoodWatch score 74

Writer, Director

Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman
Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman (1998)

Director, Writer

Angela Mooney Dies Again
Angela Mooney Dies Again (1997)

Executive Producer

Beyond Rangoon
Beyond Rangoon (1995)
GoodWatch score 51

Producer, Director

Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company (1995)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

Picture Windows: Two Nudes Bathing
Picture Windows: Two Nudes Bathing (1995)

Producer, Writer

I Dreamt I Woke Up
I Dreamt I Woke Up (1991)

Writer, Director

Where the Heart Is
Where the Heart Is (1990)
GoodWatch score 34

Writer, Director

1980s

6 titles · average score 65
Hope and Glory
Hope and Glory (1987)
GoodWatch score 84

as Narrator (voice)

The Emerald Forest
The Emerald Forest (1985)
GoodWatch score 77

Producer, Director

Dream One
Dream One (1984)
GoodWatch score 41

Producer

Angel
Angel (1982)
GoodWatch score 60

Executive Producer

Excalibur
Excalibur (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

Producer, Director

The Hard Way
The Hard Way (1980)
GoodWatch score 62

Executive Producer

1970s

6 titles · average score 56
The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show

Long Shot
Long Shot (1978)

as The Director

Exorcist II: The Heretic
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
GoodWatch score 30

Director, Producer

Zardoz
Zardoz (1974)
GoodWatch score 52

as Farming Brutal Shot by Zed (uncredited)

Deliverance
Deliverance (1972)
GoodWatch score 80

Director, Producer

Leo the Last
Leo the Last (1970)
GoodWatch score 54

Writer, Director

1960s

5 titles · average score 72
Hell in the Pacific
Hell in the Pacific (1968)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Point Blank
Point Blank (1967)
GoodWatch score 81

Screenplay, Director

The Quarry
The Quarry (1966)

Writer, Director

Catch Us If You Can
Catch Us If You Can (1965)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

In View: Six Days to Saturday
In View: Six Days to Saturday (1963)

as Narrator