Portrait of Alan Rickman

Acting

Alan Rickman

Career

Active from 1980 to 2016, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
35
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 57 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Alan Rickman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.7, average 5.4
  • Crime
    3.0, average 3.6
  • Adrenaline
    4.3, average 4.8
  • Violence
    3.6, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 7
  • Character Study 4
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Dark Comedy 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Forbidden Love 3
  • Melancholy 2
  • Dialogue-Driven 2
  • Intimate Character Study 2
  • Melancholic Tone 2
  • Biographical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

76
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

17 titles · average score 61
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
GoodWatch score 45

as Absolem / Caterpillar (voice)

Eye in the Sky
Eye in the Sky (2015)
GoodWatch score 78

as Lieutenant General Frank Benson

A Little Chaos
A Little Chaos (2015)
GoodWatch score 55

as King Louis XIV

A Promise
A Promise (2013)
GoodWatch score 32

as Karl Hoffmeister

CBGB
CBGB (2013)
GoodWatch score 39

as Hilly Kristal

Dust
Dust (2013)
GoodWatch score 69

as Todd

Gambit
Gambit (2012)
GoodWatch score 32

as Lionel Shahbandar

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
GoodWatch score 86

as Severus Snape

The Boy in the Bubble
The Boy in the Bubble (2011)
GoodWatch score 70

as The Storyteller (voice)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
GoodWatch score 74

as Severus Snape

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
GoodWatch score 57

as Absolem / Caterpillar (voice)

The Song of Lunch
The Song of Lunch (2010)
GoodWatch score 69

as He

2000s

21 titles · average score 71
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
GoodWatch score 78

as Severus Snape

Bottle Shock
Bottle Shock (2008)
GoodWatch score 57

as Steven Spurrier

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
GoodWatch score 79

as Judge Turpin

Nobel Son
Nobel Son (2007)
GoodWatch score 41

as Eli Michaelson

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
GoodWatch score 65

as Richis

Snow Cake
Snow Cake (2006)
GoodWatch score 68

as Alex Hughes

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
GoodWatch score 64

as Marvin (voice)

Something the Lord Made
Something the Lord Made (2004)
GoodWatch score 81

as Dr. Alfred Blalock

Love Actually
Love Actually (2003)
GoodWatch score 66

as Harry

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
GoodWatch score 75

as Severus Snape

Blow Dry
Blow Dry (2001)
GoodWatch score 45

as Phil Allen

Play
Play (2001)
GoodWatch score 73

as Man

1990s

20 titles · average score 67
Galaxy Quest
Galaxy Quest (1999)
GoodWatch score 77

as Alexander Dane

Dogma
Dogma (1999)
GoodWatch score 70

as Metatron

Dark Harbor
Dark Harbor (1999)
GoodWatch score 56

as David Weinberg

The Winter Guest
The Winter Guest (1997)
GoodWatch score 66

as Man in street

Rasputin
Rasputin (1996)
GoodWatch score 71

as Grigori Rasputin

Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
GoodWatch score 85

as Colonel Christopher Brandon

An Awfully Big Adventure
An Awfully Big Adventure (1995)
GoodWatch score 50

as P.L. O'Hara

Bob Roberts
Bob Roberts (1992)
GoodWatch score 72

as Lukas Hart III

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
GoodWatch score 60

as Sheriff of Nottingham

Truly Madly Deeply
Truly Madly Deeply (1991)
GoodWatch score 74

as Jamie

Close My Eyes
Close My Eyes (1991)
GoodWatch score 69

as Sinclair

Quigley Down Under
Quigley Down Under (1990)
GoodWatch score 60

as Elliott Marston

1980s

14 titles · average score 67
The January Man
The January Man (1989)
GoodWatch score 39

as Ed

Revolutionary Witness
Revolutionary Witness (1989)

as Jacques Roux

The Spirit of Man
The Spirit of Man (1989)

as Israel Yates

Die Hard
Die Hard (1988)
GoodWatch score 83

as Hans Gruber

ScreenPlay
ScreenPlay (1986)

TV show · as Israel Yates

Girls On Top
Girls On Top (1985)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Dimitri / Voice of RADA(voice)

Pity in History
Pity in History (1985)

as Croop

Summer Season
Summer Season (1985)

TV show · as Croop

Busted
Busted (1983)

as Simon

Smiley's People
Smiley's People (1982)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Mr Brownlow

The Barchester Chronicles
The Barchester Chronicles (1982)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Obadiah Slope

Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin (1980)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Vidal

1970s

4 titles · average score 73
Shelley
Shelley (1979)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show

The BBC Television Shakespeare
The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)

TV show · as Tybalt

Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet (1978)
GoodWatch score 71

as Tybalt

The Hollywood Greats
The Hollywood Greats (1977)

TV show