Portrait of Tony Rayns

Writing

Tony Rayns

Career

Active from 1970 to 2013, busiest in 1983 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Away with Words
Away with Words
GoodWatch score62/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tony Rayns Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Family Dynamics
    2.4, average 4.9
  • Historical
    0.7, average 2.5
  • Physical Comedy
    1.0, average 2.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Interviews 2
  • Documentary 2
  • Tony Rayns 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

19
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

3 titles · average score 67
Black Coal, Thin Ice
Black Coal, Thin Ice (2014)
GoodWatch score 67

Thanks

Jury
Jury (2013)

as Tony

The Art of Akira Kurosawa
The Art of Akira Kurosawa (2013)

as Tony Rayns

2000s

2 titles
Jubilee: A Time Less Golden
Jubilee: A Time Less Golden (2003)

as Interviewee

The Jang Sun-woo Variations
The Jang Sun-woo Variations (2001)

Director

1990s

4 titles · average score 58
Away with Words
Away with Words (1999)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

Love Will Tear Us Apart
Love Will Tear Us Apart (1999)
GoodWatch score 63

Translator

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1998)

as Narrator

Hold You Tight
Hold You Tight (1998)
GoodWatch score 49

as Rosa's Friend

1980s

8 titles
New Chinese Cinema
New Chinese Cinema (1989)

as Narrator

Virtuous Women
Virtuous Women (1987)

as Foreign Director

London Calling
London Calling (1985)

as Tony Rayns

Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio
Frame by Frame: Shanghai Animation Studio (1985)

as Narration

Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns (1983)

Writer

Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns
Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns (1983)

Writer

Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns
Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns (1983)

Writer

Crystal Gazing
Crystal Gazing (1982)

as Chinese Takeaway

1970s

2 titles
Little Joe, Little Dragon
Little Joe, Little Dragon (1974)

Director

Uriel: Overdrive
Uriel: Overdrive (1970)

Director