Portrait of Armando Iannucci

Writing

Armando Iannucci

Career

Active from 1994 to 2025, busiest in 2003 and 2009 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score77/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Thick of It
The Thick of It
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: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 2.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 6.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Armando Iannucci Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Mystery
    1.4, average 4.0
  • Violence
    1.9, average 4.1
  • Crime
    1.5, average 3.6
  • Adrenaline
    2.7, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • British Satire 5
  • Cringe Comedy 5
  • Political Commentary 3
  • Meta-Narrative 3
  • Cult Classic 3
  • Cringe Humor 3
  • Political Satire 3
  • British Humor 3
  • Fast-Paced Dialogue 3
  • Darkly Humorous 2
  • Dark Comedy 2
  • Social Critique 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

27
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

4 titles
In Too Deep
In Too Deep

Director, Writer

Untitled Armando Iannucci Conspiracy Thriller
Untitled Armando Iannucci Conspiracy Thriller

Director, Writer

Growth
Growth

Director

Paddington 4
Paddington 4

Writer

2020s

1 title · average score 68
National Theatre Live: Dr. Strangelove
National Theatre Live: Dr. Strangelove (2025)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

2010s

6 titles · average score 73
The Personal History of David Copperfield
The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Screenplay

The Death of Stalin
The Death of Stalin (2017)
GoodWatch score 82

Director, Screenplay

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013)
GoodWatch score 72

Executive Producer, Writer

Armando's Tale of Charles Dickens
Armando's Tale of Charles Dickens (2012)

Presenter, Writer

Alan Partridge: Welcome to the Places of My Life
Alan Partridge: Welcome to the Places of My Life (2012)
GoodWatch score 73

Executive Producer

2000s

9 titles · average score 79
In the Loop
In the Loop (2009)
GoodWatch score 82

Screenplay, Director

Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle (2009)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Interviewer

Milton's Heaven and Hell
Milton's Heaven and Hell (2009)

as Presenter

The Rise of the Nutters
The Rise of the Nutters (2007)
GoodWatch score 84

Director, Creator

Spinners and Losers
Spinners and Losers (2007)
GoodWatch score 86

Producer, Writer

The Thick of It
The Thick of It (2007)
GoodWatch score 85

Executive Producer, Characters

Time Trumpet
Time Trumpet (2006)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show · Director, Producer

Anglian Lives: Alan Partridge
Anglian Lives: Alan Partridge (2003)
GoodWatch score 81

Writer

More Great Comedy Moments
More Great Comedy Moments (2003)

Writer

1990s

6 titles · average score 71
Tube Tales
Tube Tales (1999)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer, Director

Clinton: His Struggle with Dirt
Clinton: His Struggle with Dirt (1998)

Writer, Producer

Where's Elvis This Week?
Where's Elvis This Week? (1996)

TV show

The Saturday Night Armistice
The Saturday Night Armistice (1995)

TV show · Writer

Alan Partridge's Country Ramble
Alan Partridge's Country Ramble (1995)

Producer

The Day Today
The Day Today (1994)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Hellwyn Ballard

1970s

1 title · average score 63
The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Self