Portrait of Derek Jarman

Directing

Derek Jarman

Career

Active from 1971 to 2025, with a break from 1995 to 2013, busiest in 1973 with 7 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Blue
Blue
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Derek Jarman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    0.9, average 2.7
  • Wholesome
    1.6, average 3.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.3, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Experimental Film 5
  • Art Film 5
  • Avant-Garde 5
  • Experimental Cinema 4
  • Visual Poetry 3
  • Meditative 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Avant-Garde Cinema 3
  • Experimental 3
  • Philosophical 2
  • Queer Cinema 2
  • Visually Striking 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

79
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

4 titles
It Happened by Chance (vol. 11)
It Happened by Chance (vol. 11)

Director

It Happened by Chance
It Happened by Chance

Cinematography, Editor

It Happened by Chance (vol. 10)
It Happened by Chance (vol. 10)

Director

It Happened by Chance (vol. 9)
It Happened by Chance (vol. 9)

Director

2020s

5 titles
Timeslip
Timeslip (2025)

Director

Blue Again: An Ode To Derek Jarman
Blue Again: An Ode To Derek Jarman (2024)

as (Voice)

Ask
Ask (2024)

Director

Untitled (For Derek Jarman)
Untitled (For Derek Jarman) (2023)

as Derek Jarman (voice)

Alma
Alma (2020)

Book

2010s

1 title
Will You Dance With Me?
Will You Dance With Me? (2014)

Cinematography, Production Manager

1990s

8 titles · average score 72
Glitterbug
Glitterbug (1994)
GoodWatch score 68

Cinematography, Director

Blue
Blue (1993)
GoodWatch score 88

as (voice)

Wittgenstein
Wittgenstein (1993)
GoodWatch score 76

Director, Writer

Projections
Projections (1993)

Director

The Smiths: The Complete Picture
The Smiths: The Complete Picture (1992)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

Edward II
Edward II (1991)
GoodWatch score 84

Director, Screenplay

The Garden
The Garden (1990)
GoodWatch score 40

Writer, Camera Operator

Pet Shop Boys - Highlights On Tour
Pet Shop Boys - Highlights On Tour (1990)

Director

1980s

27 titles · average score 66
War Requiem
War Requiem (1989)
GoodWatch score 81

Director, Writer

L'ispirazione
L'ispirazione (1988)

Director

Aria
Aria (1987)
GoodWatch score 54

Director, Writer

The Last of England
The Last of England (1987)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography, Writer

Ostia
Ostia (1987)

as Pier Paolo Pasolini

The Angelic Conversation
The Angelic Conversation (1987)
GoodWatch score 53

Director of Photography, Director

Caravaggio
Caravaggio (1986)
GoodWatch score 67

as Papal Aide (uncredited)

The Dream Machine
The Dream Machine (1986)

Director

Imagining October
Imagining October (1984)

Cinematography, Director

Pirate Tape
Pirate Tape (1983)

Cinematography, Director

In the Shadow of the Sun
In the Shadow of the Sun (1981)
GoodWatch score 64

Editor, Director

T.G.: Psychic Rally in Heaven
T.G.: Psychic Rally in Heaven (1981)

Director

1970s

33 titles · average score 62
The Tempest
The Tempest (1979)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer, Director

Broken English: Three Songs by Marianne Faithfull
Broken English: Three Songs by Marianne Faithfull (1979)

Director

Jubilee
Jubilee (1978)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer, Director

Jordan's Dance
Jordan's Dance (1977)

Editor, Cinematography

Sebastiane
Sebastiane (1976)
GoodWatch score 73

Director, Writer

Garden of Luxor
Garden of Luxor (1973)

Cinematography, Director

Ashden's Walk on Møn
Ashden's Walk on Møn (1973)

Cinematography, Editor

Stolen Apples for Karen Blixen
Stolen Apples for Karen Blixen (1973)

Director

Art of Mirrors
Art of Mirrors (1973)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

The Devils
The Devils (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

Production Design

A Journey to Avebury
A Journey to Avebury (1971)
GoodWatch score 60

Cinematography, Director

Studio Bankside
Studio Bankside (1971)

Director

1960s

1 title
Jazz Calendar
Jazz Calendar (1968)

Set Designer, Costume Design