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Writing

Jack Rosenthal

Career

Active from 1956 to 2004, busiest in 1976 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Duchess of Duke Street
The Duchess of Duke Street
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jack Rosenthal Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.1, average 4.1
  • Crime
    1.8, average 3.6
  • Mystery
    2.4, average 4.0
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 7
  • Character-Driven 7
  • Social Realism 5
  • Character Study 4
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Anthology Series 3
  • Anthology Drama 3
  • Dialogue-Driven 3
  • British Working Class 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • British Humor 2
  • Dialogue-Heavy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

39
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 76
Ready When You Are, Mr McGill
Ready When You Are, Mr McGill (2004)

Writer

Lucky Jim
Lucky Jim (2003)
GoodWatch score 71

Writer

Chicken Run
Chicken Run (2000)
GoodWatch score 81

Thanks

1990s

5 titles ยท average score 71
Captain Jack
Captain Jack (1999)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer

Cold Enough for Snow
Cold Enough for Snow (1997)

Screenplay

Eskimo Day
Eskimo Day (1996)
GoodWatch score 77

Writer

Wide-Eyed and Legless
Wide-Eyed and Legless (1993)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer

Bye Bye Baby
Bye Bye Baby (1992)

Writer

1980s

15 titles ยท average score 67
And a Nightingale Sang
And a Nightingale Sang (1989)

Writer

London's Burning: The Movie
London's Burning: The Movie (1986)

Writer

The Fools on the Hill
The Fools on the Hill (1986)

Writer

Mrs Capper's Birthday
Mrs Capper's Birthday (1985)

Writer

The Chain
The Chain (1984)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer

Yentl
Yentl (1983)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

Forever Young
Forever Young (1983)

Script Editor

Those Glory Glory Days
Those Glory Glory Days (1983)
GoodWatch score 54

Script Editor

P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer

Experience Preferred... But Not Essential
Experience Preferred... But Not Essential (1982)
GoodWatch score 79

Story

The Lucky Star
The Lucky Star (1982)

Screenplay

Continental Divide
Continental Divide (1981)
GoodWatch score 63

Associate Producer

1970s

12 titles ยท average score 65
The Knowledge
The Knowledge (1979)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer

Spend Spend Spend
Spend Spend Spend (1977)

Writer

Spaghetti Two-Step
Spaghetti Two-Step (1977)

Writer

Hindle Wakes
Hindle Wakes (1976)

Writer

Bar Mitzvah Boy
Bar Mitzvah Boy (1976)

Writer

Ready When You Are, Mr McGill
Ready When You Are, Mr McGill (1976)

Writer

Well Thank You, Thursday
Well Thank You, Thursday (1976)

Writer

The Five Pound Orange
The Five Pound Orange (1976)

Writer

The Evacuees
The Evacuees (1975)

Writer

Hot Fat
Hot Fat (1974)

Writer

The Lovers!
The Lovers! (1973)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer

Another Sunday and Sweet F.A.
Another Sunday and Sweet F.A. (1972)

Writer

1960s

4 titles
Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar
Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar (1968)

Writer

There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah
There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah (1968)

Writer

Compensation Alice
Compensation Alice (1967)

Writer

The Night Before The Morning After
The Night Before The Morning After (1966)

Writer