Directing
John Boorman
- Titles
- 53movies7TV shows
- Career
Active from 1962 to 2019, busiest in 1995 with 4 main titles.
- Directed
- 26titles as director
- Average score
60/100
- Highest rated
Lumière & Company84/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.4average 2.6
- Politics4.0average 2.6
- Spiritual3.1average 2.0
- Nostalgia4.6average 3.6
- Class & Capitalism4.1average 3.3
- Social Commentary5.7average 4.9
- Wonder4.1average 3.4
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.4, average 5.2
- Pop Culture1.4, average 2.2
- Crime2.9, average 3.7
- Cringe Humor1.6, average 2.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 6
- Historical Drama 3
- Political Intrigue 3
- Character-Driven 3
- Cult Classic 2
- Coming-of-Age 2
- British History 2
- Suspenseful 2
- Redemption 2
- Psychological Tension 2
- Psychological 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- RRon DavisEditorThe Tailor of Panama, Queen & Country, Beyond Rangoon, The Tiger's Tail, The General, +2 more
- SSeamus DeasyCinematographerQueen & Country, The Tiger's Tail, The General, In My Country, Picture Windows: Two Nudes Bathing
- JJohn MerrittEditorExorcist II: The Heretic, Excalibur, Zardoz, The Quarry, In View: Six Days to Saturday
Brendan GleesonActorThe Tailor of Panama, The Tiger's Tail, The General, In My Country
Charley BoormanActorThe Emerald Forest, In My Country, I Dreamt I Woke Up, Picture Windows: Two Nudes Bathing
Angeline BallActorThe Tiger's Tail, The General, Picture Windows: Two Nudes Bathing- RRospo PallenbergWriterExorcist II: The Heretic, Excalibur, The Emerald Forest
- IIan CraffordEditorThe Emerald Forest, Hope and Glory, Where the Heart Is
- TTom PriestleyEditorExorcist II: The Heretic, Deliverance, Leo the Last
Philippe RousselotCinematographerThe Tailor of Panama, The Emerald Forest, Hope and Glory
Lee MarvinActorPoint Blank, Hell in the Pacific
John HurtActorI Dreamt I Woke Up, Picture Windows: Two Nudes Bathing
Movies and TV shows
232010s
1 title · average score 65
65
Queen & Country (2015)
Director, Producer
2000s
3 titles · average score 43
26
The Tiger's Tail (2006)
Director, Writer
38
In My Country (2004)
Producer, Director
65
The Tailor of Panama (2001)
Screenplay, Director
1990s
7 titles · average score 61
74
The General (1998)
Writer, Director
Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman (1998)
Director, Writer
51
Beyond Rangoon (1995)
Producer, Director
84
Lumière & Company (1995)
Director
Picture Windows: Two Nudes Bathing (1995)
Producer, Director
I Dreamt I Woke Up (1991)
Writer, Director
34
Where the Heart Is (1990)
Writer, Director
1980s
3 titles · average score 77
84
Hope and Glory (1987)
as Narrator (voice)
77
The Emerald Forest (1985)
Producer, Director
69
Excalibur (1981)
Producer, Screenplay
1970s
4 titles · average score 53
29
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
Producer, Director
51
Zardoz (1974)
as Farming Brutal Shot by Zed (uncredited)
80
Deliverance (1972)
Director, Producer
53
Leo the Last (1970)
Director, Writer
1960s
5 titles · average score 72
70
Hell in the Pacific (1968)
Director
81
Point Blank (1967)
Director
The Quarry (1966)
Writer, Producer
66
Catch Us If You Can (1965)
Director
In View: Six Days to Saturday (1963)
as Narrator