Portrait of Frederick Forsyth

Writing

Frederick Forsyth

Career

Active from 1973 to 2024, with a break from 2013 to 2022, busiest in 1990 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Frederick Forsyth Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.0, average 3.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7
  • Family Dynamics
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Wholesome
    1.8, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Political Thriller 3
  • Espionage 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Action Thriller 2
  • Fast-Paced 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

19
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title ยท average score 64
The Shepherd
The Shepherd (2023)
GoodWatch score 64

Novel

2010s

1 title ยท average score 68
Love Never Dies
Love Never Dies (2012)
GoodWatch score 68

Musical, Writer

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 59
Avenger
Avenger (2006)
GoodWatch score 48

Novel

Icon
Icon (2005)
GoodWatch score 56

Novel

Trigger Happy TV
Trigger Happy TV (2000)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show

1990s

6 titles ยท average score 53
Code Name: Wolverine
Code Name: Wolverine (1996)
GoodWatch score 53

Story

Day of the Devil
Day of the Devil (1994)

Novel

A Little Piece of Sunshine
A Little Piece of Sunshine (1990)

Story, Executive Producer

Pride and Extreme Prejudice
Pride and Extreme Prejudice (1990)

Story

Death Has a Bad Reputation
Death Has a Bad Reputation (1990)

Story, Executive Producer

The Price of the Bride
The Price of the Bride (1990)

Story

1980s

6 titles ยท average score 58
Just Another Secret
Just Another Secret (1989)

Writer

A Casualty of War
A Casualty of War (1989)

Writer

The Fourth Protocol
The Fourth Protocol (1987)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay, Novel

Dispatches
Dispatches (1987)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

The Dogs of War
The Dogs of War (1980)
GoodWatch score 60

Novel

Cry of the Innocent
Cry of the Innocent (1980)
GoodWatch score 42

Story

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 74
The Odessa File
The Odessa File (1974)
GoodWatch score 67

Novel

The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
GoodWatch score 82

Novel