Writing
Jesse Armstrong
- Titles
- 16movies18TV shows
- Career
Active from 1995 to 2025, busiest in 2007 with 3 main titles.
- Directed
- 3titles as director
- Average score
71/100
- Highest rated
Succession85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Satire & Parody6.3average 2.3
- Wit & Wordplay6.5average 3.7
- Situational Comedy5.3average 2.7
- Cringe Humor4.8average 2.2
- Contemporary Realism7.6average 5.2
- Politics5.0average 2.6
- Dark Humor5.2average 2.9
- Social Commentary7.0average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Historical0.3, average 2.6
- Crime2.3, average 3.7
- Violence3.1, average 4.3
- Scare1.5, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Fast-Paced Dialogue 6
- Ensemble Cast 5
- Political Satire 5
- Social Commentary 5
- British Humor 4
- Eccentric Characters 4
- Cringe Comedy 4
- British Sitcom 3
- Coming-of-Age 3
- Contemporary Realism 3
- Dark Humor 2
- Absurdist 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- MMark DaviesEditorMountainhead, Bad Sugar, Incident on the Northern Line, No Kaddish in Carmarthen
Sam BainWriterFour Lions, Jonty, Bad Sugar, Magicians
Simon BlackwellWriterFour Lions, In the Loop, The Rise of the Nutters, Spinners and Losers- BBilly SneddonEditorFour Lions, The Day Shall Come, In the Loop, Spinners and Losers
Paul HigginsActorIn the Loop, The Rise of the Nutters, Spinners and Losers
Peter CapaldiActorIn the Loop, The Rise of the Nutters, Spinners and Losers
Chris AddisonActorIn the Loop, The Rise of the Nutters, Spinners and Losers
Armando IannucciWriterIn the Loop, The Rise of the Nutters, Spinners and Losers- TTony RocheWriterIn the Loop, The Rise of the Nutters, Spinners and Losers
Julia DavisActorFour Lions, Bad Sugar
James SmithActorThe Rise of the Nutters, Spinners and Losers
Joanna ScanlanActorThe Rise of the Nutters, Spinners and Losers
Movies and TV shows
15Upcoming
2 titles
Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here
Researcher
Jonty
Producer, Writer
2020s
2 titles · average score 52
53
Mountainhead (2025)
Executive Producer, Director
50
Downhill (2020)
Screenplay
2010s
6 titles · average score 64
Succession (2018)
Writer
Incident on the Northern Line (2015)
Director, Writer
No Kaddish in Carmarthen (2014)
Director, Writer
Bad Sugar (2012)
Writer
71
Four Lions (2010)
Writer
2000s
5 titles · average score 74
72
In the Loop (2009)
Screenplay
59
Magicians (2007)
Writer, Story
