Portrait of William Boyd

Writing

William Boyd

Career

Active from 1983 to 2020, busiest in 2001 with 2 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mister Johnson
Mister Johnson
GoodWatch score69/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William Boyd Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.2, average 1.7
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 4
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Literary Adaptation 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
Nobody’s Heart
Nobody’s Heart

Writer

The Captain and the Enemy
The Captain and the Enemy

Writer

2010s

1 title
The Dreams of Bethany Mellmoth
The Dreams of Bethany Mellmoth (2017)

Writer

2000s

3 titles · average score 58
A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets
A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets (2005)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

Man to Man
Man to Man (2005)
GoodWatch score 64

Author

Sword of Honour
Sword of Honour (2001)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay

1990s

5 titles · average score 55
The Trench
The Trench (1999)
GoodWatch score 55

Writer, Director

A Good Man in Africa
A Good Man in Africa (1994)
GoodWatch score 29

Writer, Co-Producer

Chaplin
Chaplin (1992)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

Mister Johnson
Mister Johnson (1991)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay

Tune in Tomorrow...
Tune in Tomorrow... (1990)
GoodWatch score 55

Writer

1980s

4 titles · average score 45
Stars & Bars
Stars & Bars (1988)
GoodWatch score 45

Novel, Screenplay

Scoop
Scoop (1987)

Screenplay

Dutch Girls
Dutch Girls (1985)
GoodWatch score 44

Writer

Good and Bad at Games
Good and Bad at Games (1983)

Writer