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Portrait of William Nicholson

Writing

William Nicholson

Career

Active from 1983 to 2022, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Shadowlands
Shadowlands
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William Nicholson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    0.8, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    0.6, average 2.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Biographical Drama 4
  • Character Study 3
  • Emotional Journey 2
  • Social Justice 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Emotional Catharsis 2
  • Forbidden Love 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Melancholy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

22
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 77
Thirteen Lives
Thirteen Lives (2022)
GoodWatch score 77

Screenplay, Story

2010s

6 titles · average score 65
Hope Gap
Hope Gap (2019)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Screenplay

Breathe
Breathe (2017)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

Everest
Everest (2015)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

Unbroken
Unbroken (2014)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

Les Misérables
Les Misérables (2012)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

2000s

2 titles · average score 65
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
GoodWatch score 52

Screenplay

Gladiator
Gladiator (2000)
GoodWatch score 79

Screenplay

1990s

9 titles · average score 60
Grey Owl
Grey Owl (1999)
GoodWatch score 37

Screenplay

Firelight
Firelight (1998)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer, Director

Crime of the Century
Crime of the Century (1996)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay

First Knight
First Knight (1995)
GoodWatch score 54

Story, Screenplay

Nell
Nell (1994)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay

Shadowlands
Shadowlands (1993)
GoodWatch score 88

Theatre Play, Screenplay

Sarafina!
Sarafina! (1992)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

A Private Matter
A Private Matter (1992)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

The March
The March (1990)

Writer

1980s

4 titles · average score 71
The Vision
The Vision (1987)

Writer

Life Story
Life Story (1987)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

Shadowlands
Shadowlands (1985)
GoodWatch score 74

Writer

Martin Luther, Heretic
Martin Luther, Heretic (1983)

Writer