Portrait of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Writing

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Career

Active from 1963 to 2009, busiest in 1983 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Crime
    0.9, average 3.6
  • Adrenaline
    2.1, average 4.8
  • Violence
    1.6, average 4.1
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.0, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Literary Adaptation 6
  • Cultural Clash 5
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Period Piece 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Period Drama 3
  • Character-Driven Drama 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2
  • Melancholic Tone 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Class Conflict 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

25
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 50
The City of Your Final Destination
The City of Your Final Destination (2009)
GoodWatch score 50

Screenplay

Le Divorce
Le Divorce (2003)
GoodWatch score 43

Writer

The Golden Bowl
The Golden Bowl (2000)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer

1990s

6 titles ยท average score 66
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Surviving Picasso
Surviving Picasso (1996)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay

Jefferson in Paris
Jefferson in Paris (1995)
GoodWatch score 44

Writer

The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day (1993)
GoodWatch score 85

Screenplay

Howards End
Howards End (1992)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay

1980s

7 titles ยท average score 62
Madame Sousatzka
Madame Sousatzka (1988)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay

A Room with a View
A Room with a View (1986)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay

The Bostonians
The Bostonians (1984)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Heat and Dust
Heat and Dust (1983)
GoodWatch score 69

Novel, Writer

The Courtesans of Bombay
The Courtesans of Bombay (1983)

Writer

Quartet
Quartet (1981)
GoodWatch score 53

Writer

Jane Austen in Manhattan
Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980)
GoodWatch score 35

Writer

1970s

6 titles ยท average score 50
The Europeans
The Europeans (1979)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures (1978)

Story

Roseland
Roseland (1977)
GoodWatch score 44

Writer

Autobiography of a Princess
Autobiography of a Princess (1975)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer

William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare
William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare (1973)

Teleplay

Bombay Talkie
Bombay Talkie (1970)
GoodWatch score 45

Screenplay

1960s

3 titles ยท average score 63
The Guru
The Guru (1969)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer

Shakespeare-Wallah
Shakespeare-Wallah (1965)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay, Writer

The Householder
The Householder (1963)
GoodWatch score 64

Original Film Writer, Writer