Writing
David Hare
- Titles
- 45movies8TV shows
- Career
Active from 1962 to 2026, busiest in 1985 and 2014 with 3 main titles each.
- Directed
- 15titles as director
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
National Theatre Live: Skylight91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Politics6.2average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism5.4average 3.3
- Social Commentary6.9average 4.9
- Psychological7.2average 5.6
- Historical4.2average 2.6
- Melancholy6.3average 4.7
- Contemporary Realism6.6average 5.2
- Wit & Wordplay5.0average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Violence2.7, average 4.3
- Physical Comedy0.9, average 2.5
- Adrenaline3.6, average 5.1
- Scare1.2, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 7
- Character Study 6
- Psychological Drama 5
- Social Commentary 4
- Political Thriller 3
- Political Intrigue 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Complex Relationships 2
- Espionage 2
- Intrigue 2
- British Cinema 2
- Moral Ambiguity 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ralph FiennesActorThe Reader, The White Crow, Page Eight, Turks & Caicos, Salting the Battlefield, +2 more
Bill NighyActorPage Eight, Turks & Caicos, Salting the Battlefield, National Theatre Live: Skylight, Dreams of Leaving
Paul EnglishbyComposerPage Eight, Turks & Caicos, Salting the Battlefield, National Theatre Live: Skylight
Miranda RichardsonActorThe Hours, Damage, The Designated Mourner
Rupert GravesActorDamage, Turks & Caicos, Salting the Battlefield- GGeorge AkersEditorParis by Night, The Secret Rapture, The Designated Mourner
Stephen DaldryDirectorThe Reader, The Hours, National Theatre Live: Skylight
Kate NelliganActorLicking Hitler, Dreams of Leaving
Michael GambonActorPage Eight, Paris by Night
Judi DenchActorSaigon: Year of the Cat, Wetherby
Tom WilkinsonActorDenial, Wetherby
Rachel WeiszActorPage Eight, Denial
Movies and TV shows
352020s
3 titles
Teeth 'N' Smiles (2026)
Writer
Beat the Devil (2021)
Writer, Director
2010s
11 titles · average score 71
66
The White Crow (2018)
Writer
70
Denial (2016)
Screenplay
63
Turks & Caicos (2014)
Writer, Director
59
Salting the Battlefield (2014)
Director, Writer
91
National Theatre Live: Skylight (2014)
Writer, Theatre Play
79
Page Eight (2011)
Director, Writer
Getsemani (2011)
Theatre Play
2000s
5 titles · average score 63
68
The Reader (2008)
Screenplay
43
My Zinc Bed (2008)
Writer
78
The Hours (2002)
Screenplay
Via Dolorosa (2000)
Writer
1990s
5 titles · average score 66
61
The Designated Mourner (1997)
Producer, Director
The Secret Rapture (1993)
Screenplay
72
Damage (1992)
Screenplay
Heading Home (1991)
Director
1980s
6 titles · average score 54
52
Paris by Night (1989)
Director, Writer
43
Strapless (1989)
Director, Writer
57
Plenty (1985)
Screenplay, Theatre Play
61
Wetherby (1985)
Writer, Director
55
Saigon: Year of the Cat (1983)
Writer, Associate Producer
Dreams of Leaving (1980)
Director, Writer
1970s
4 titles
Licking Hitler (1978)
Director, Writer
Brassneck (1975)
Writer
Knuckle (1975)
Theatre Play
Man Above Men (1973)
Writer
1960s
1 title
The Heritage (1962)
as Lawrence Morell