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
30Upcoming
1 title
The Honey Wars
Original Story, Producer
2010s
2 titles · average score 59
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
8 titles · average score 61
74
The General (1998)
Writer, Director
Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman (1998)
Director, Writer
Angela Mooney Dies Again (1997)
Executive Producer
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
6 titles · average score 65
84
Hope and Glory (1987)
as Narrator (voice)
77
The Emerald Forest (1985)
Producer, Director
41
Dream One (1984)
Producer
60
Angel (1982)
Executive Producer
69
Excalibur (1981)
Producer, Screenplay
62
The Hard Way (1980)
Executive Producer
1970s
5 titles · average score 53
Long Shot (1978)
as The Director
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