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Portrait of Ian La Frenais

Writing

Ian La Frenais

Titles
34movies28TV shows
Career

Active from 1961 to 2017, busiest in 2005 with 4 main titles.

Directed
1
title as director
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Porridge: No Way Out
Porridge: No Way Out
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Ian La Frenais Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    4.0, average 5.6
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Melancholy
    3.4, average 4.7
  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 7
  • Social Commentary 7
  • British Sitcom 5
  • Character-Driven Humor 5
  • Sharp Dialogue 4
  • Classic British Sitcom 4
  • Character-Driven Comedy 3
  • Situational Humor 3
  • Dialogue-Heavy 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Swinging Sixties 3
  • Friendship Dynamics 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

31
Type
RoleAnyWriting27Appearances10Production9Other crew2Acting1Directing1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1960s51970s101980s51990s22000s62010s3
GenreAnyComedy24Drama8Crime8Thriller4Adventure4Music4Documentary3Fantasy2Action2Family2War2Animation1Romance1History1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2010s

3 titles · average score 60
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Poster for My Generation

Producer, Writer

2000s

6 titles · average score 59
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Poster for Flushed Away

Story, Screenplay

GoodWatch59
Poster for Goal!

Screenplay

GoodWatch33
Poster for Honest

Writer, Executive Producer

1990s

2 titles · average score 76
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Poster for Still Crazy

Executive Producer, Writer

GoodWatch79
Poster for The Commitments

Screenplay, Co-Producer

1980s

5 titles · average score 58
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Poster for Vice Versa

Writer, Producer

GoodWatch60
Poster for Water

Writer, Producer

1970s

10 titles · average score 63
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Poster for Percy's Progress

Additional Dialogue

1960s

5 titles · average score 57
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Poster for Otley

Screenplay