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Portrait of Bill Forsyth

Directing

Bill Forsyth

Career

Active from 1969 to 1999, busiest in 1970 and 1980 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Comfort and Joy
Comfort and Joy
GoodWatch score85/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • BAFTA Awards · Best Director

    1984 · Won · 37th British Academy Film Awards

    Local Hero

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bill Forsyth Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Tension
    3.8, average 5.9
  • Adrenaline
    2.8, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.1
  • Scare
    0.8, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Quirky Characters 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Glasgow 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

25
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
The Beast Pageant
The Beast Pageant (2010)

Thanks

1990s

2 titles · average score 41
Gregory's Two Girls
Gregory's Two Girls (1999)
GoodWatch score 35

Director, Writer

Being Human
Being Human (1994)
GoodWatch score 48

Writer, Director

1980s

7 titles · average score 78
Breaking In
Breaking In (1989)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Housekeeping
Housekeeping (1987)
GoodWatch score 82

Writer, Director

Comfort and Joy
Comfort and Joy (1984)
GoodWatch score 85

Writer, Director

Local Hero
Local Hero (1983)
GoodWatch score 83

Director, Screenplay

Andrina
Andrina (1981)

Screenplay, Director

Gregory's Girl
Gregory's Girl (1980)
GoodWatch score 84

Director, Writer

That Sinking Feeling
That Sinking Feeling (1980)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Producer

1970s

11 titles
The Odd Man
The Odd Man (1978)

Producer

The Living Land
The Living Land (1976)

Producer, Editor

Shapes In The Water
Shapes In The Water (1974)

Director

Polar Power
Polar Power (1974)

Editor

Islands of the West
Islands of the West (1972)

Director

Highlands
Highlands (1972)

Editor

A Place in the Country: Renfrewshire Regional Park
A Place in the Country: Renfrewshire Regional Park (1972)

Editor

Glasgow 1980
Glasgow 1980 (1971)

Editor

Island of the Big Cloth
Island of the Big Cloth (1971)

Editor

Mirror
Mirror (1970)

as Geoff

Still Life with Honesty
Still Life with Honesty (1970)

Director, Editor

1960s

4 titles
KH-4
KH-4 (1969)

as The Artist

Mackintosh
Mackintosh (1968)

Editor

Loch Lomond
Loch Lomond (1967)

Production Assistant

The Smiths in Scotland
The Smiths in Scotland (1966)

Production Assistant