Portrait of Jesse Armstrong

Writing

Jesse Armstrong

Career

Active from 1995 to 2025, busiest in 2007 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Peep Show
Peep Show
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 5.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jesse Armstrong Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.3, average 2.6
  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.4, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Satire 4
  • Fast-Paced Dialogue 4
  • Ensemble Cast 4
  • Cringe Comedy 3
  • Dark Comedy 3
  • Eccentric Characters 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Darkly Humorous 2
  • British Humor 2
  • Cynical Wit 2
  • Media Manipulation 2
  • Power Struggles 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

15
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here
Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here

Researcher

Jonty
Jonty

Screenplay, Executive Producer

2020s

2 titles ยท average score 49
Mountainhead
Mountainhead (2025)
GoodWatch score 58

Executive Producer, Director

Downhill
Downhill (2020)
GoodWatch score 41

Screenplay

2010s

5 titles ยท average score 68
The Day Shall Come
The Day Shall Come (2019)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

Incident on the Northern Line
Incident on the Northern Line (2015)

Writer, Director

No Kaddish in Carmarthen
No Kaddish in Carmarthen (2014)

Director, Writer

Bad Sugar
Bad Sugar (2012)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer

Four Lions
Four Lions (2010)
GoodWatch score 75

Writer

2000s

6 titles ยท average score 73
In the Loop
In the Loop (2009)
GoodWatch score 82

Screenplay

Magicians
Magicians (2007)
GoodWatch score 42

Producer, Writer

The Rise of the Nutters
The Rise of the Nutters (2007)
GoodWatch score 84

Writer

Spinners and Losers
Spinners and Losers (2007)
GoodWatch score 86

Writer

Ladies and Gentlemen
Ladies and Gentlemen (2007)

Writer

The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall (2006)

Writer