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Portrait of James Hilton

Writing

James Hilton

Career

Active from 1936 to 2002, with a break from 1948 to 1968, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Camille
Camille
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Hilton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Violence
    2.8, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 3
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Emotional Resonance 2
  • Classic British Drama 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Tragic Romance 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

20
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title · average score 68
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (2002)
GoodWatch score 68

Novel

1970s

1 title · average score 32
Lost Horizon
Lost Horizon (1973)
GoodWatch score 32

Novel

1960s

2 titles · average score 53
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
GoodWatch score 53

Novel

Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver (1960)

Original Film Writer

1940s

10 titles · average score 71
So Well Remembered
So Well Remembered (1947)
GoodWatch score 69

as Narrator (voice)

Cluny Brown
Cluny Brown (1946)
GoodWatch score 84

Additional Writing

The Story of Dr. Wassell
The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)
GoodWatch score 63

Story

Forever and a Day
Forever and a Day (1943)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

Madame Curie
Madame Curie (1943)
GoodWatch score 74

as Narration Spoken By (voice)

Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
GoodWatch score 79

Screenplay

Random Harvest
Random Harvest (1942)
GoodWatch score 78

Novel

The Tuttles of Tahiti
The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942)
GoodWatch score 55

Adaptation

Rage in Heaven
Rage in Heaven (1941)
GoodWatch score 60

Novel

Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
GoodWatch score 83

Dialogue

1930s

6 titles · average score 71
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
GoodWatch score 80

Novel

We Are Not Alone
We Are Not Alone (1939)
GoodWatch score 70

Novel, Screenplay

Espionage Agent
Espionage Agent (1939)
GoodWatch score 49

Additional Dialogue

Lost Horizon
Lost Horizon (1937)
GoodWatch score 83

Novel

Knight Without Armour
Knight Without Armour (1937)
GoodWatch score 60

Novel

Camille
Camille (1936)
GoodWatch score 85

Screenplay