Portrait of Neil Paterson

Writing

Neil Paterson

Career

Active from 1953 to 1990, with a break from 1963 to 1989, busiest in 1957 and 1958 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Room at the Top
Room at the Top
GoodWatch score84/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards ยท Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

    1960 ยท Won ยท 32nd Academy Awards

    Room at the Top

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Neil Paterson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Crime
    1.5, average 3.5
  • Mystery
    2.0, average 3.9
  • Fantasy
    0.0, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Family Saga 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

11
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title ยท average score 70
The Little Kidnappers
The Little Kidnappers (1990)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer

1960s

1 title ยท average score 47
The Spiral Road
The Spiral Road (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

Screenplay

1950s

9 titles ยท average score 70
Perthshire Panorama
Perthshire Panorama (1959)

Writer

Room at the Top
Room at the Top (1958)
GoodWatch score 84

Screenplay

Innocent Sinners
Innocent Sinners (1958)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay

The Shiralee
The Shiralee (1957)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

High Tide at Noon
High Tide at Noon (1957)

Screenplay

The Woman for Joe
The Woman for Joe (1955)

Writer

Devil on Horseback
Devil on Horseback (1954)

Writer

Man on a Tightrope
Man on a Tightrope (1953)
GoodWatch score 68

Story

The Kidnappers
The Kidnappers (1953)
GoodWatch score 69

Author