Portrait of John Duigan

Directing

John Duigan

Career

Active from 1973 to 2023, with a break from 2013 to 2022, busiest in 1987 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Year My Voice Broke
The Year My Voice Broke
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Duigan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7
  • Adrenaline
    4.0, average 4.8
  • Situational Comedy
    1.9, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.6, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Emotional Journey 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Romantic Drama 2
  • World War II 2
  • Romance 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Period Piece 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

28
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title ยท average score 64
Sight
Sight (2023)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

2010s

2 titles ยท average score 75
Careless Love
Careless Love (2012)
GoodWatch score 75

Writer, Director

The Engagement
The Engagement (2011)

Director, Writer

2000s

5 titles ยท average score 52
Head in the Clouds
Head in the Clouds (2004)
GoodWatch score 47

Screenplay, Director

Appointment with Dr. Terrible
Appointment with Dr. Terrible (2003)

as Interviewee โ€“ Actor

The Parole Officer
The Parole Officer (2001)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Dr Terrible's House of Horrible
Dr Terrible's House of Horrible (2001)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Lift Attendant

Paranoid
Paranoid (2000)
GoodWatch score 31

Director, Writer

1990s

7 titles ยท average score 61
Molly
Molly (1999)
GoodWatch score 35

Director

Lawn Dogs
Lawn Dogs (1997)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

The Leading Man
The Leading Man (1996)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

The Journey of August King
The Journey of August King (1995)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Sirens
Sirens (1994)
GoodWatch score 62

as Earnest Minister

Wide Sargasso Sea
Wide Sargasso Sea (1993)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Flirting
Flirting (1991)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay, Director

1980s

8 titles ยท average score 66
Romero
Romero (1989)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

Fragments of War: The Story of Damien Parer
Fragments of War: The Story of Damien Parer (1988)

Director, Writer

The Year My Voice Broke
The Year My Voice Broke (1987)
GoodWatch score 84

Director, Writer

Vietnam
Vietnam (1987)
GoodWatch score 76

as French Club Patron

Room to Move
Room to Move (1986)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Writer

One Night Stand
One Night Stand (1984)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer, Director

Far East
Far East (1982)

Director, Writer

Winter of Our Dreams
Winter of Our Dreams (1981)
GoodWatch score 44

Director, Writer

1970s

5 titles
Dimboola
Dimboola (1979)

Director

Mouth to Mouth
Mouth to Mouth (1978)

Director, Writer

The Trespassers
The Trespassers (1976)

Director, Writer

The Firm Man
The Firm Man (1975)

as Diner

Dalmas
Dalmas (1973)

as Film Director