Portrait of Nigel Kneale

Writing

Nigel Kneale

Career

Active from 1950 to 2005, busiest in 1976 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Nigel Kneale Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.0, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.0, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    2.9, average 4.8
  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Character Study 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • British Cinema 3
  • Psychological Dread 3
  • Ghost Story 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Existential Dread 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Supernatural Mystery 3
  • Slow Burn 3
  • Dystopian Future 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

46
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title · average score 52
The Quatermass Experiment
The Quatermass Experiment (2005)
GoodWatch score 52

Creator, Screenplay

1990s

1 title · average score 68
Sharpe's Gold
Sharpe's Gold (1995)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

1980s

5 titles · average score 68
The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black (1989)
GoodWatch score 86

Screenplay

Gentry
Gentry (1987)

Writer

Ladies' Night
Ladies' Night (1986)

Writer

Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
GoodWatch score 50

Screenplay

Kinvig (TV pilot)
Kinvig (TV pilot) (1981)

Writer

1970s

12 titles · average score 55
The Quatermass Conclusion
The Quatermass Conclusion (1979)
GoodWatch score 49

Writer

Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl
Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl (1978)

Writer

Beasts: Buddyboy
Beasts: Buddyboy (1976)

Writer

Beasts: During Barty's Party
Beasts: During Barty's Party (1976)

Writer

Beasts: Special Offer
Beasts: Special Offer (1976)

Writer

Beasts: The Dummy
Beasts: The Dummy (1976)

Writer

Beasts: What Big Eyes
Beasts: What Big Eyes (1976)

Writer

Beasts: Baby
Beasts: Baby (1976)

Writer

Murrain
Murrain (1975)

Writer

The Stone Tape
The Stone Tape (1972)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

The Chopper
The Chopper (1971)

Writer

Wine of India
Wine of India (1970)

Writer

1960s

13 titles · average score 64
Bam! Pow! Zap!
Bam! Pow! Zap! (1969)

Writer

The Year of the Sex Olympics
The Year of the Sex Olympics (1968)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer

Quatermass and the Pit
Quatermass and the Pit (1967)
GoodWatch score 69

Original Story, Screenplay

The Witches
The Witches (1966)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

The World of George Orwell: 1984
The World of George Orwell: 1984 (1965)

Writer

First Men in the Moon
First Men in the Moon (1964)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

The Road
The Road (1964)

Writer

The Crunch
The Crunch (1964)

Writer

The Road
The Road (1963)

Writer

H.M.S. Defiant
H.M.S. Defiant (1962)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay

Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights (1962)

Writer

The Entertainer
The Entertainer (1960)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

1950s

14 titles · average score 68
Look Back in Anger
Look Back in Anger (1959)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

The Abominable Snowman
The Abominable Snowman (1957)
GoodWatch score 61

Story, Screenplay

Quatermass 2
Quatermass 2 (1957)
GoodWatch score 74

Teleplay, Screenplay

Mrs. Wickens in the Fall
Mrs. Wickens in the Fall (1957)

Writer

Quatermass II
Quatermass II (1955)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Plant Spokesman (voice) / Narrator (voice)

The Creature
The Creature (1955)

Writer

The Moment of Truth
The Moment of Truth (1955)

Writer

The Quatermass Xperiment
The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
GoodWatch score 70

Teleplay

Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954)
GoodWatch score 72

as Telescreen Announcer (voice)

Number Three
Number Three (1953)

Writer

Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights (1953)

Adaptation

Golden Rain
Golden Rain (1953)

Adaptation