Portrait of Ronald Harwood

Writing

Ronald Harwood

Career

Active from 1962 to 2023, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
GoodWatch score87/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • BAFTA Awards · Best Adapted Screenplay

    2008 · Won

    The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

    2003 · Won · 75th Academy Awards

    The Pianist

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

    2008 · Nominated · 80th Academy Awards

    The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

    1984 · Nominated · 56th Academy Awards

    The Dresser

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ronald Harwood Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.3, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7
  • Pop Culture
    1.2, average 2.2
  • Adrenaline
    3.9, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Political Thriller 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Social Justice 2
  • Redemption 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Classical Music 2
  • World War II 2
  • Backstage Drama 2
  • Complex Characters 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

28
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

2 titles · average score 73
The Dresser
The Dresser (2015)
GoodWatch score 82

Writer

Quartet
Quartet (2012)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay, Theatre Play

2000s

9 titles · average score 64
Australia
Australia (2008)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
GoodWatch score 87

Screenplay

Love in the Time of Cholera
Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)
GoodWatch score 44

Screenplay

Kidding with Oliver Twist: Barney Clark's Diary
Kidding with Oliver Twist: Barney Clark's Diary (2006)

Original Film Writer

Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist (2005)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

Being Julia
Being Julia (2004)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

The Statement
The Statement (2003)
GoodWatch score 38

Writer

The Pianist
The Pianist (2002)
GoodWatch score 85

Screenplay

Taking Sides
Taking Sides (2002)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

1990s

3 titles · average score 65
Cry, the Beloved Country
Cry, the Beloved Country (1995)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer

The Browning Version
The Browning Version (1994)
GoodWatch score 74

Writer

A Fine Romance
A Fine Romance (1991)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer

1980s

6 titles · average score 57
Costume Designer
Costume Designer (1988)

Story

Mandela
Mandela (1987)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer

Breakthrough at Reykjavik
Breakthrough at Reykjavik (1987)

Script

The Doctor and the Devils
The Doctor and the Devils (1985)
GoodWatch score 36

Writer

The Dresser
The Dresser (1983)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay, Theatre Play

Evita Peron
Evita Peron (1981)
GoodWatch score 58

Teleplay

1970s

3 titles · average score 57
Operation: Daybreak
Operation: Daybreak (1975)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

Eyewitness
Eyewitness (1970)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (1970)
GoodWatch score 46

Screenplay

1960s

5 titles · average score 57
Diamonds for Breakfast
Diamonds for Breakfast (1968)
GoodWatch score 55

Writer

Arrivederci, Baby!
Arrivederci, Baby! (1966)
GoodWatch score 58

Story

A High Wind in Jamaica
A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

The Barber of Stamford Hill
The Barber of Stamford Hill (1963)

Screenplay

Private Potter
Private Potter (1962)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay