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Portrait of William Boyd

Writing

William Boyd

Titles
18movies7TV shows
Career

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

Directed
1
title as director
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
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Mister Johnson
GoodWatch score69/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 6.0Style
William Boyd Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.2
  • Fantasy
    0.2, average 1.8
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.8, average 5.1

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Character Study 4
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Literary Adaptation 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Class Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

15
TypeAllMovies15
RoleAnyWriting15Appearances5Production1Directing1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1980s41990s52000s32010s1Upcoming2
GenreAnyDrama10Comedy5War2History2TV Movie2Romance1
Group by
DecadesScores
Highest firstLowest first

Decent

Score 60 to 69

3 titles

Bad to mediocre

Score 30 to 59

6 titles
GoodWatch57
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Writer, Director

GoodWatch46
Poster for Stars & Bars

Screenplay, Novel

Unwatchable to terrible

Score 0 to 29

1 title

Not rated yet

5 titles
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Screenplay