Portrait of Ronald Neame

Directing

Ronald Neame

Career

Active from 1935 to 2000, busiest in 1939 and 1940 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Great Expectations
Great Expectations
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ronald Neame Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Violence
    3.0, average 4.1
  • Cringe Humor
    1.5, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 6
  • Nostalgic 5
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Class Conflict 2
  • British War Film 2
  • Patriotism 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Classic Cinema 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Ghost Story 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

86
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
A Profile of In Which We Serve
A Profile of In Which We Serve (2000)

as Interviewee

1990s

1 title
The Magic Balloon
The Magic Balloon (1990)

Director, Screenplay

1980s

4 titles · average score 62
Foreign Body
Foreign Body (1986)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios (1986)

as Interviewee

First Monday in October
First Monday in October (1981)
GoodWatch score 57

as PA System Speaker at Tennis Court (voice) (uncredited)

Hopscotch
Hopscotch (1980)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

1970s

4 titles · average score 59
Meteor
Meteor (1979)
GoodWatch score 28

as British Representative

The Odessa File
The Odessa File (1974)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

The Poseidon Adventure
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

Scrooge
Scrooge (1970)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

1960s

9 titles · average score 64
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

Prudence and the Pill
Prudence and the Pill (1968)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Gambit
Gambit (1966)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

A Man Could Get Killed
A Man Could Get Killed (1966)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Mister Moses
Mister Moses (1965)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

The Chalk Garden
The Chalk Garden (1964)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

I Could Go on Singing
I Could Go on Singing (1963)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

Escape from Zahrain
Escape from Zahrain (1962)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Producer

Tunes of Glory
Tunes of Glory (1960)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

1950s

8 titles · average score 69
The Horse's Mouth
The Horse's Mouth (1958)
GoodWatch score 80

Producer, Director

The Seventh Sin
The Seventh Sin (1957)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Windom's Way
Windom's Way (1957)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

The Man Who Never Was
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
GoodWatch score 81

Director

The Million Pound Note
The Million Pound Note (1954)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

The Card
The Card (1952)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

The Magic Box
The Magic Box (1952)
GoodWatch score 70

Producer

Golden Salamander
Golden Salamander (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer, Director

1940s

14 titles · average score 73
The Passionate Friends
The Passionate Friends (1949)
GoodWatch score 70

Producer

Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist (1948)
GoodWatch score 89

Producer

Take My Life
Take My Life (1947)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

Great Expectations
Great Expectations (1946)
GoodWatch score 86

Producer, Screenplay

Blithe Spirit
Blithe Spirit (1945)
GoodWatch score 74

Director of Photography, Screenplay

Brief Encounter
Brief Encounter (1945)
GoodWatch score 87

Additional Writing, Producer

This Happy Breed
This Happy Breed (1944)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay, Associate Producer

In Which We Serve
In Which We Serve (1942)
GoodWatch score 80

Director of Photography

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

Let George Do It!
Let George Do It! (1940)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

Saloon Bar
Saloon Bar (1940)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

Return to Yesterday
Return to Yesterday (1940)

Director of Photography

1930s

42 titles · average score 59
Cheer Boys Cheer
Cheer Boys Cheer (1939)

Director of Photography

The Four Just Men
The Four Just Men (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

Come on George!
Come on George! (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

The Ware Case
The Ware Case (1938)

Director of Photography

Penny Paradise
Penny Paradise (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

I See Ice
I See Ice (1938)

Cinematography

A Star Fell from Heaven
A Star Fell from Heaven (1936)

Director of Photography

Once in a Million
Once in a Million (1936)

Director of Photography

Drake of England
Drake of England (1935)

Director of Photography

Joy Ride
Joy Ride (1935)

Cinematography

The Old Curiosity Shop
The Old Curiosity Shop (1934)

Camera Operator

Happy
Happy (1933)

Camera Operator

1920s

3 titles · average score 74
Blackmail
Blackmail (1929)
GoodWatch score 74

Assistant Camera

Adam's Apple
Adam's Apple (1928)

Camera Operator

Toni
Toni (1928)

Camera Operator