Portrait of Roy Ward Baker

Directing

Roy Ward Baker

Career

Active from 1945 to 1989, busiest in 1968 and 1969 with 4 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Roy Ward Baker Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.0, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.1, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.4, average 4.8
  • Catharsis
    4.1, average 5.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Gothic Horror 6
  • Psychological Thriller 6
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Cult Classic 3
  • Historical Accuracy 3
  • British Cinema 3
  • Intrigue 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Atmospheric 3
  • Hammer Horror 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Victorian Era 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

44
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title ยท average score 77
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994)
GoodWatch score 77

Thanks

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 51
The Masks of Death
The Masks of Death (1984)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

The Monster Club
The Monster Club (1981)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

1970s

11 titles ยท average score 60
Death Becomes Me
Death Becomes Me (1979)

Director

The Switch
The Switch (1976)

Director

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Mission: Monte Carlo
Mission: Monte Carlo (1974)

Director

The Vault of Horror
The Vault of Horror (1973)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

And Now the Screaming Starts!
And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

Asylum
Asylum (1972)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde
Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde (1971)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

The Vampire Lovers
The Vampire Lovers (1970)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Scars of Dracula
Scars of Dracula (1970)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Foreign Exchange
Foreign Exchange (1970)

Director

1960s

9 titles ยท average score 61
Moon Zero Two
Moon Zero Two (1969)
GoodWatch score 33

Director

The Spy Killer
The Spy Killer (1969)

Director

The Anniversary
The Anniversary (1968)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

The Fiction Makers
The Fiction Makers (1968)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Quatermass and the Pit
Quatermass and the Pit (1967)
GoodWatch score 79

Director

Two Left Feet
Two Left Feet (1963)

Director

The Valiant
The Valiant (1962)

Director

The Singer Not the Song
The Singer Not the Song (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

Producer, Director

Flame in the Streets
Flame in the Streets (1961)
GoodWatch score 59

Producer, Director

1950s

11 titles ยท average score 64
A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember (1958)
GoodWatch score 90

Director

The One That Got Away
The One That Got Away (1957)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Tiger in the Smoke
Tiger in the Smoke (1956)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Jacqueline
Jacqueline (1956)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Passage Home
Passage Home (1955)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Inferno
Inferno (1953)
GoodWatch score 81

Director

Don't Bother to Knock
Don't Bother to Knock (1952)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Night Without Sleep
Night Without Sleep (1952)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

The House in the Square
The House in the Square (1951)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

Morning Departure
Morning Departure (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Highly Dangerous
Highly Dangerous (1950)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

1940s

6 titles ยท average score 71
Paper Orchid
Paper Orchid (1949)

Director

The Weaker Sex
The Weaker Sex (1948)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

The October Man
The October Man (1947)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Read All About It
Read All About It (1945)

Director

What's the Next Job?
What's the Next Job? (1945)

Director

Night Train to Munich
Night Train to Munich (1940)
GoodWatch score 80

Second Unit Director

1930s

4 titles ยท average score 80
The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
GoodWatch score 88

Assistant Director

Tudor Rose
Tudor Rose (1936)
GoodWatch score 73

Production Assistant

First Offence
First Offence (1936)

Production Assistant

Heat Wave
Heat Wave (1935)

Production Assistant