Portrait of Charles Crichton

Directing

Charles Crichton

Career

Active from 1944 to 2026, with a break from 1989 to 2025, busiest in 1960 and 1972 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Dead of Night
Dead of Night
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Charles Crichton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.3, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Psychological
    4.4, average 5.5
  • Pathos
    4.1, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Cold War Paranoia 3
  • Wholesome Entertainment 3
  • British Noir 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Cold War Era 2
  • Classic Cinema 2
  • Nostalgic Atmosphere 2
  • Historical Adventure 2
  • Swashbuckling Action 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

37
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Space: 1999 4K Double Bill - Breakaway and The Metamorph
Space: 1999 4K Double Bill - Breakaway and The Metamorph (2026)

Director

1980s

4 titles · average score 58
A Fish Called Wanda
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
GoodWatch score 82

Director, Story

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

as Interviewee

Cosmic Princess
Cosmic Princess (1982)
GoodWatch score 31

Director

Alien Attack
Alien Attack (1980)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

1970s

1 title
The Day After Tomorrow: Into Infinity
The Day After Tomorrow: Into Infinity (1975)

Director

1960s

4 titles · average score 66
He Who Rides a Tiger
He Who Rides a Tiger (1965)

Director

The Third Secret
The Third Secret (1964)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

The Battle of the Sexes
The Battle of the Sexes (1960)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

The Boy Who Stole a Million
The Boy Who Stole a Million (1960)

Director, Writer

1950s

9 titles · average score 67
Law and Disorder
Law and Disorder (1958)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Floods of Fear
Floods of Fear (1958)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay, Director

The Man in the Sky
The Man in the Sky (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

The Love Lottery
The Love Lottery (1954)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

The Divided Heart
The Divided Heart (1954)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

The Titfield Thunderbolt
The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

Hunted
Hunted (1952)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

The Lavender Hill Mob
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
GoodWatch score 85

Director

Dance Hall
Dance Hall (1950)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

1940s

15 titles · average score 68
Train of Events
Train of Events (1949)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Against the Wind
Against the Wind (1948)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Another Shore
Another Shore (1948)

Director

Hue and Cry
Hue and Cry (1947)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Dead of Night
Dead of Night (1945)
GoodWatch score 86

Director

Painted Boats
Painted Boats (1945)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

For Those in Peril
For Those in Peril (1944)

Director

The Big Blockade
The Big Blockade (1942)
GoodWatch score 60

Editor

Old Bill and Son
Old Bill and Son (1941)

Editor

The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
GoodWatch score 87

Editor

21 Days
21 Days (1940)
GoodWatch score 55

Editor

Young Veteran
Young Veteran (1940)

Editor

1930s

3 titles · average score 72
Elephant Boy
Elephant Boy (1937)
GoodWatch score 78

Editor

Things to Come
Things to Come (1936)
GoodWatch score 76

Editor

Sanders of the River
Sanders of the River (1935)
GoodWatch score 62

Editor