Portrait of Harold Pinter

Writing

Harold Pinter

Career

Active from 1960 to 2019, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Servant
The Servant
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Harold Pinter Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    1.6, average 3.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 6
  • Character-Driven 6
  • Class Conflict 5
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Literary Adaptation 4
  • Character-Driven Narrative 4
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • British Social Realism 3
  • Anthology Series 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Melancholic Tone 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

86
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
The Collection
The Collection

Writer

The Servant
The Servant

Original Film Writer

2020s

1 title
Retrógrado
Retrógrado (2024)

Original Story

2010s

6 titles · average score 75
The New World Order
The New World Order (2019)

Writer

The Collection
The Collection (2019)

Writer

National Theatre Live: No Man's Land
National Theatre Live: No Man's Land (2016)
GoodWatch score 75

Theatre Play

A Walk By Waiting
A Walk By Waiting (2016)

Writer

Talk Show
Talk Show (2011)

Theatre Play

Harold Pinter:  A Celebration
Harold Pinter: A Celebration (2010)

Writer

2000s

14 titles · average score 64
Sleuth
Sleuth (2007)
GoodWatch score 51

as Man on T.V.

Celebration
Celebration (2007)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer

Working with Pinter
Working with Pinter (2007)

Writer

Krapp's Last Tape
Krapp's Last Tape (2007)

as Krapp / Self (Introduction)

Under a False Name
Under a False Name (2004)
GoodWatch score 59

Thanks

The Caretaker
The Caretaker (2004)

Author

Victoria Station
Victoria Station (2003)

Writer

The Dwarfs
The Dwarfs (2002)

Writer

Catastrophe
Catastrophe (2001)
GoodWatch score 63

as The Director

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

as Uncle Benny

Wit
Wit (2001)
GoodWatch score 81

as Mr. Bearing

One for the Road
One for the Road (2001)

as Nicolas

1990s

12 titles · average score 56
The Dumb Waiter
The Dumb Waiter (1999)

Writer

Against the War
Against the War (1999)

Writer

Mansfield Park
Mansfield Park (1999)
GoodWatch score 70

as Sir Thomas Bertram

Mojo
Mojo (1997)
GoodWatch score 51

as Sam Ross

HARDtalk
HARDtalk (1997)

TV show

Breaking the Code
Breaking the Code (1996)
GoodWatch score 70

as John Smith

Landscape
Landscape (1995)

Director, Writer

The Trial
The Trial (1993)
GoodWatch score 43

Screenplay

Party Time
Party Time (1992)

Screenplay, Director

Old Times
Old Times (1991)

Writer

The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale (1990)
GoodWatch score 44

Screenplay

The Comfort of Strangers
The Comfort of Strangers (1990)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

1980s

16 titles · average score 69
Reunion
Reunion (1989)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

The Heat of the Day
The Heat of the Day (1989)

Writer

Mountain Language
Mountain Language (1988)

Writer, Director

Basements
Basements (1987)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer

The Birthday Party
The Birthday Party (1987)

as Nat Goldberg

Turtle Diary
Turtle Diary (1985)
GoodWatch score 75

as Man in Bookshop

The Dumb Waiter
The Dumb Waiter (1985)

Writer

A Kind of Alaska
A Kind of Alaska (1984)

Writer

Betrayal
Betrayal (1983)
GoodWatch score 77

Writer

Landscape
Landscape (1983)

Writer

The Hothouse
The Hothouse (1982)

Writer, Director

The French Lieutenant's Woman
The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

1970s

15 titles · average score 65
No Man's Land
No Man's Land (1978)

Writer

Langrishe, Go Down
Langrishe, Go Down (1978)

as Barry Shannon

The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Self

BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week (1977)

TV show · as Barry Shannon

The Last Tycoon
The Last Tycoon (1976)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

The Collection
The Collection (1976)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

Rogue Male
Rogue Male (1976)
GoodWatch score 60

as Saul Abrahams

Old Times
Old Times (1975)

Writer

Butley
Butley (1974)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

The Homecoming
The Homecoming (1973)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay, Theatre Play

Monologue
Monologue (1973)

Writer

The Go-Between
The Go-Between (1971)
GoodWatch score 86

Screenplay

1960s

20 titles · average score 67
The Birthday Party
The Birthday Party (1968)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay, Theatre Play

Accident
Accident (1967)
GoodWatch score 72

as Bell - TV Producer

A Slight Ache
A Slight Ache (1967)

Writer

The Basement
The Basement (1967)

as Stott

The Quiller Memorandum
The Quiller Memorandum (1966)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

Tea Party
Tea Party (1965)

Writer

Theatre 625
Theatre 625 (1964)

TV show · as Stott

The Pumpkin Eater
The Pumpkin Eater (1964)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay

The Caretaker
The Caretaker (1964)
GoodWatch score 72

as Man

In Camera
In Camera (1964)

as Garcin

The Servant
The Servant (1963)
GoodWatch score 86

as People in Restaurant: Society Man

The Lover
The Lover (1963)

Writer