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Portrait of Roddy Doyle

Writing

Roddy Doyle

Career

Active from 1985 to 2023, with a break from 2008 to 2018, busiest in 1994 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for Family
Family
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Roddy Doyle Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.5, average 4.8
  • Mystery
    2.1, average 4.0
  • Crime
    1.9, average 3.6
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2
  • Irish Culture 2
  • Economic Hardship 2
  • Social Realism 2
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

10
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Hell For Leather
Hell For Leather

Writer

2020s

1 title · average score 76
A Greyhound of a Girl
A Greyhound of a Girl (2023)
GoodWatch score 76

Novel

2010s

1 title · average score 78
Rosie
Rosie (2019)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay, Executive Producer

2000s

2 titles · average score 60
New Boy
New Boy (2007)
GoodWatch score 72

Writer

When Brendan Met Trudy
When Brendan Met Trudy (2000)
GoodWatch score 49

Producer, Writer

1990s

4 titles · average score 72
The Van
The Van (1996)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay, Novel

Family
Family (1994)
GoodWatch score 82

Writer

The Snapper
The Snapper (1993)
GoodWatch score 72

Novel, Screenplay

The Commitments
The Commitments (1991)
GoodWatch score 79

Novel, Screenplay

1960s

1 title · average score 72
Omnibus
Omnibus (1967)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show