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Portrait of Oscar Wilde

Writing

Oscar Wilde

Career

Active from 1910 to 2026, with a break from 1946 to 1955, busiest in 1975 and 2021 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest
National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Oscar Wilde Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    2.6, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Crime
    2.5, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Decay 6
  • Oscar Wilde Adaptation 6
  • Theatrical Performance 4
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Psychological Horror 2
  • Literary Adaptation 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Fatal Desire 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

159
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

16 titles · average score 69
National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest
National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest (2025)
GoodWatch score 86

Writer

Salome
Salome (2025)

Writer

SALOME
SALOME (2025)

Writer

Oscar
Oscar (2024)

Writer

The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost (2023)
GoodWatch score 52

Short Story

Salomé
Salomé (2023)

Writer

expulsion
expulsion (2023)

Original Story

The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray (2021)

Novel

Salomé
Salomé (2021)

Writer

The importance of being Earnest
The importance of being Earnest (2021)

Theatre Play

Being Earnest
Being Earnest (2021)

Writer

Salome - Wiener Staatsoper
Salome - Wiener Staatsoper (2020)

Original Story

2010s

14 titles · average score 54
Love Me Not
Love Me Not (2019)
GoodWatch score 47

Original Story

Strauss: Salome
Strauss: Salome (2018)

Writer

An Ideal Husband
An Ideal Husband (2018)

Writer

Lady Windermere's Fan
Lady Windermere's Fan (2018)

Writer

A Woman of No Importance
A Woman of No Importance (2017)

Writer

The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost (2016)
GoodWatch score 49

Novel

Damocles
Damocles (2016)

Short Story

The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage
The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage (2015)

Writer

Oscar Wilde's the Nightingale and the Rose
Oscar Wilde's the Nightingale and the Rose (2015)

Original Story

Salomé
Salomé (2013)
GoodWatch score 61

Theatre Play

Wilde Salomé
Wilde Salomé (2013)
GoodWatch score 59

Theatre Play

The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest (2011)

Writer

2000s

18 titles · average score 55
Dorian Gray
Dorian Gray (2009)
GoodWatch score 59

Novel

Ashta Chamma
Ashta Chamma (2008)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer

Bhoothnath
Bhoothnath (2008)
GoodWatch score 60

Short Story

Royal Opera House: Salomé
Royal Opera House: Salomé (2008)

Original Story

The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost (2005)

Novel

Call Me Salomè
Call Me Salomè (2005)

Book

A Good Woman
A Good Woman (2004)
GoodWatch score 51

Author

Zombie Psycho STHLM
Zombie Psycho STHLM (2004)

Poem

Dorian
Dorian (2003)
GoodWatch score 30

Novel

Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose (2003)

Writer

The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
GoodWatch score 64

Theatre Play

The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost (2001)

Scenario Writer

1990s

12 titles · average score 64
An Ideal Husband
An Ideal Husband (1999)
GoodWatch score 72

Theatre Play

An Ideal Husband
An Ideal Husband (1999)

Theatre Play

Sex Files: Portrait of the Soul
Sex Files: Portrait of the Soul (1998)

Original Story

The Story of the Selfish Giant
The Story of the Selfish Giant (1998)

Short Story

The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost (1997)
GoodWatch score 59

Story

Salome
Salome (1997)

Theatre Play

The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost (1996)
GoodWatch score 62

Short Story

Fleshy Doll
Fleshy Doll (1995)

Writer

Salomé
Salomé (1992)

Original Story

The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest (1992)

Theatre Play

The Happy Prince
The Happy Prince (1992)

Writer

The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost (1990)

Short Story

1980s

21 titles · average score 63
The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost (1989)

Novel

The Ballad of Reading Gaol
The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1988)

Writer

Salome's Last Dance
Salome's Last Dance (1988)
GoodWatch score 57

Theatre Play

The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest (1988)
GoodWatch score 59

Theatre Play

The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost (1986)
GoodWatch score 66

Short Story

Salomé
Salomé (1986)

Theatre Play

Lady Windermere's Fan
Lady Windermere's Fan (1985)

Writer

The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost (1985)
GoodWatch score 66

Short Story

Tale of the Star-Child
Tale of the Star-Child (1983)

Novel

The Sins of Dorian Gray
The Sins of Dorian Gray (1983)
GoodWatch score 70

Novel

The Ghost of the Lake
The Ghost of the Lake (1981)

Novel

An Ideal Husband
An Ideal Husband (1980)

Theatre Play

1970s

21 titles · average score 64
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest (1976)

Theatre Play

What I Haven't Told the Prince
What I Haven't Told the Prince (1975)

Story

The Remarkable Rocket
The Remarkable Rocket (1975)

Novel

O Caçador de Fantasma
O Caçador de Fantasma (1975)

Original Story

The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost (1974)

Novel

The Happy Prince
The Happy Prince (1974)
GoodWatch score 73

Short Story

The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1973)
GoodWatch score 62

Novel

Salome
Salome (1973)
GoodWatch score 55

Theatre Play

Salome
Salome (1971)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

The Selfish Giant
The Selfish Giant (1971)
GoodWatch score 64

Original Story

Dorian Gray
Dorian Gray (1970)
GoodWatch score 53

Novel

The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost (1970)
GoodWatch score 68

Short Story

1960s

21 titles · average score 74
An Ideal Husband
An Ideal Husband (1969)
GoodWatch score 74

Writer

Salomé
Salomé (1969)

Writer

Zločin lorda Savila
Zločin lorda Savila (1968)

Novel

The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1968)

Novel

The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost (1968)

Short Story

Zbrodnia lorda Artura Savile'a
Zbrodnia lorda Artura Savile'a (1968)

Short Story

An Ideal Husband
An Ideal Husband (1967)

Writer

The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost (1966)

Writer

The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost (1965)

Novel

Eine Frau ohne Bedeutung
Eine Frau ohne Bedeutung (1964)

Writer

The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost (1964)

Novel

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime (1960)

Original Concept

1950s

7 titles · average score 82
Il Novelliere - Il salotto di Oscar Wilde
Il Novelliere - Il salotto di Oscar Wilde (1958)

Novel

An Ideal Husband
An Ideal Husband (1958)

Writer

The Star-Child
The Star-Child (1958)

Short Story

The Man of My Dreams
The Man of My Dreams (1957)

Story

The Happy Prince
The Happy Prince (1957)

Original Concept

The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
GoodWatch score 82

Theatre Play

Al compás de tu mentira
Al compás de tu mentira (1950)

Theatre Play

1940s

8 titles · average score 71
The Fan
The Fan (1949)
GoodWatch score 66

Theatre Play

Historia de una mala mujer
Historia de una mala mujer (1948)

Theatre Play

An Ideal Husband
An Ideal Husband (1947)
GoodWatch score 60

Theatre Play

An Ideal Husband
An Ideal Husband (1947)

Author

The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
GoodWatch score 75

Novel

Una mujer sin importancia
Una mujer sin importancia (1945)

Theatre Play

The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost (1944)
GoodWatch score 78

Story, Original Story

Flesh and Fantasy
Flesh and Fantasy (1943)
GoodWatch score 75

Short Story

1930s

4 titles
The Young Mistress' Fan
The Young Mistress' Fan (1939)

Original Story

A Woman of No Importance
A Woman of No Importance (1937)

Theatre Play

An Ideal Husband
An Ideal Husband (1935)

Story

Lady Windermeres Fächer
Lady Windermeres Fächer (1935)

Theatre Play

1920s

7 titles · average score 76
Yôma kitan
Yôma kitan (1929)

Story

Lady Windermere's Fan
Lady Windermere's Fan (1925)
GoodWatch score 86

Theatre Play

Salome
Salome (1923)

Writer

Salomé
Salomé (1923)
GoodWatch score 66

Theatre Play

Lord Savile’s Crime
Lord Savile’s Crime (1922)

Story

Villa Destin
Villa Destin (1921)

Story

A Woman of No Importance
A Woman of No Importance (1921)

Theatre Play

1910s

10 titles
The Royal Life
The Royal Life (1918)

Novel

The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1917)

Novel

The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1916)

Novel

Lady Windermere's Fan
Lady Windermere's Fan (1916)

Theatre Play

The Picture of Dorian Grey
The Picture of Dorian Grey (1915)

Writer

The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1915)

Novel

The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1913)

Novel

The Exiles
The Exiles (1911)

Theatre Play

Salome
Salome (1910)

Theatre Play

The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1910)

Novel