Portrait of Andrzej Wajda

Directing

Andrzej Wajda

Career

Active from 1951 to 2017, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Kanal
Kanal
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Andrzej Wajda Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.0, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.8, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 10
  • Political Intrigue 8
  • Social Commentary 7
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Psychological Depth 4
  • Character Study 3
  • Melancholy 3
  • Polish Cinema 3
  • Period Piece 3
  • Polish History 3
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Infidelity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

79
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 61
Kill It and Leave This Town
Kill It and Leave This Town (2020)
GoodWatch score 61

as Old Man on the Train (voice)

2010s

8 titles · average score 68
Marek Edelman… And There Was Love in the Ghetto
Marek Edelman… And There Was Love in the Ghetto (2019)

Co-Director

Andrzej Wajda: My Inspirations
Andrzej Wajda: My Inspirations (2017)

Director

Afterimage
Afterimage (2016)
GoodWatch score 74

Director, Screenplay

Wróblewski According to Wajda
Wróblewski According to Wajda (2016)

Director, Screenplay

Wałesa: Man of Hope
Wałesa: Man of Hope (2013)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Demons Years Later
Demons Years Later (2013)

Director

Kręć! Jak kochasz to kręć!
Kręć! Jak kochasz to kręć! (2010)

Writer, Director

Macbeth
Macbeth (2010)

Director, Writer

2000s

8 titles · average score 66
Sweet Rush
Sweet Rush (2009)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Screenplay

Katyn
Katyn (2007)
GoodWatch score 77

Screenplay, Director

Solidarność, Solidarność...
Solidarność, Solidarność... (2005)

Writer, Director

Jan Nowak-Jezioranski: Courier from Warsaw
Jan Nowak-Jezioranski: Courier from Warsaw (2004)

Director

The Revenge
The Revenge (2002)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Screenplay

The Lessons of Polish Cinema
The Lessons of Polish Cinema (2002)

Director

The Judgement Of Franciszek Kłos
The Judgement Of Franciszek Kłos (2000)

Writer, Director

In the Shadow of Hollywood
In the Shadow of Hollywood (2000)

Thanks

1990s

10 titles · average score 65
The Last Days
The Last Days (1999)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay, Director

Bigda is Coming!
Bigda is Coming! (1999)

Screenplay, Director

Credit and debit. Andrzej Wajda about himself
Credit and debit. Andrzej Wajda about himself (1999)

Director

Miss Nobody
Miss Nobody (1996)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Holy Week
Holy Week (1996)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Screenplay

Nastazja
Nastazja (1994)

Screenplay, Director

Schindler's List
Schindler's List (1993)
GoodWatch score 93

Thanks

The Ring with a Crowned Eagle
The Ring with a Crowned Eagle (1993)
GoodWatch score 54

Director, Writer

Schuld und Sühne
Schuld und Sühne (1992)

Director

Korczak
Korczak (1990)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

1980s

10 titles · average score 68
Interrogation
Interrogation (1989)
GoodWatch score 77

Executive Producer, Producer

The Possessed
The Possessed (1988)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Screenplay

The French as Seen by…
The French as Seen by… (1988)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Proust Against Decline
Proust Against Decline (1988)

Director

Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment (1987)

Writer, Director

Chronicle of Amorous Accidents
Chronicle of Amorous Accidents (1986)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Writer

Danton
Danton (1983)
GoodWatch score 79

Screenplay, Director

A Love in Germany
A Love in Germany (1983)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Screenplay

Man of Iron
Man of Iron (1981)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

The Conductor
The Conductor (1980)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

1970s

19 titles · average score 72
The Maids of Wilko
The Maids of Wilko (1979)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

Pogoda domu niechaj będzie z Tobą...
Pogoda domu niechaj będzie z Tobą... (1979)

Director

Without Anesthesia
Without Anesthesia (1978)
GoodWatch score 72

as TV Show Contestant (uncredited)

Man of Marble
Man of Marble (1977)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

The Dead Class
The Dead Class (1977)

Director, Writer

The Shadow-Line
The Shadow-Line (1976)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Writer

The Promised Land
The Promised Land (1975)
GoodWatch score 81

Director, Screenplay

The Wedding
The Wedding (1973)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

Pilate and Others
Pilate and Others (1972)
GoodWatch score 65

as Reporter (uncredited)

The Third Part of the Night
The Third Part of the Night (1972)
GoodWatch score 77

Supervising Art Director

The Birch Wood
The Birch Wood (1970)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Screenplay

Landscape After Battle
Landscape After Battle (1970)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay, Director

1960s

12 titles · average score 68
Everything for Sale
Everything for Sale (1969)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Screenplay

Hunting Flies
Hunting Flies (1969)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Makbet
Makbet (1969)

Director

Gates to Paradise
Gates to Paradise (1968)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Roly Poly
Roly Poly (1968)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

The Ashes
The Ashes (1965)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Tokyo Olympiad
Tokyo Olympiad (1965)
GoodWatch score 90

Thanks

Love at Twenty
Love at Twenty (1962)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Siberian Lady Macbeth
Siberian Lady Macbeth (1962)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Interview with Ballmeyer
Interview with Ballmeyer (1962)

Director

Samson
Samson (1961)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay, Director

Innocent Sorcerers
Innocent Sorcerers (1960)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

1950s

11 titles · average score 70
Lotna
Lotna (1959)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Writer

Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds (1958)
GoodWatch score 87

Screenplay, Director

Kanal
Kanal (1957)
GoodWatch score 91

Director

A Generation
A Generation (1955)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

I Walk in the Sun
I Walk in the Sun (1955)

Director, Writer

Five Boys from Barska Street
Five Boys from Barska Street (1954)

Assistant Director

While You Are Asleep
While You Are Asleep (1953)

Director, Writer

Three Stories
Three Stories (1953)

Writer

The Bad Boy
The Bad Boy (1951)
GoodWatch score 51

Writer, Director

The Pottery at Ilza
The Pottery at Ilza (1951)
GoodWatch score 54

Director, Writer

Muzeum Oświęcimskie
Muzeum Oświęcimskie (1951)

Assistant Director