Portrait of Mark Burton

Writing

Mark Burton

Career

Active from 1989 to 2026, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Paddington 2
Paddington 2
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mark Burton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.1, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    1.8, average 4.7
  • Historical
    0.5, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family-Friendly Adventure 4
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Whimsical Stop-Motion 2
  • Heartwarming Comedy 2
  • Wholesome Family Adventure 2
  • Intergenerational Appeal 2
  • Heartwarming Family Adventure 2
  • Feel-Good Cinema 2
  • Slapstick Comedy 2
  • Stop-Motion Animation 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

23
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

5 titles ยท average score 77
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom (2026)
GoodWatch score 83

Producer, Writer

Paddington in Peru
Paddington in Peru (2024)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenstory, Screenplay

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)
GoodWatch score 84

Screenplay, Executive Producer

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)
GoodWatch score 69

Additional Writing, Writer

Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas
Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas (2021)
GoodWatch score 75

Story, Executive Producer

2010s

8 titles ยท average score 70
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (2019)
GoodWatch score 79

Executive Producer, Writer

The Angry Birds Movie 2
The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019)
GoodWatch score 66

Thanks

Early Man
Early Man (2018)
GoodWatch score 66

Story, Screenplay

Paddington 2
Paddington 2 (2017)
GoodWatch score 87

Writer

Shaun the Sheep Movie
Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015)
GoodWatch score 82

Writer, Director

So You Want To Be A Pirate!
So You Want To Be A Pirate! (2012)
GoodWatch score 63

Story

Gnomeo & Juliet
Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay

Kikoriki: Team Invincible
Kikoriki: Team Invincible (2011)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer

2000s

7 titles ยท average score 70
Aliens in the Attic
Aliens in the Attic (2009)
GoodWatch score 45

Story, Screenplay

May Contain: Nuts
May Contain: Nuts (2009)

Adaptation

A Matter of Loaf and Death
A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008)
GoodWatch score 76

Creative Consultant, Writer

One of Those Days
One of Those Days (2008)

Writer

Madagascar
Madagascar (2005)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay

Chicken Run
Chicken Run (2000)
GoodWatch score 81

Writer, Additional Dialogue

1990s

2 titles
Never Mind the Horrocks
Never Mind the Horrocks (1996)

Writer

Spitting Image: Election Special '92
Spitting Image: Election Special '92 (1992)

Writer

1980s

1 title
Spitting Image: The Sound of Maggie
Spitting Image: The Sound of Maggie (1989)

Writer