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Writing

Hugh Leonard

Career

Active from 1956 to 2026, with a break from 1995 to 2025, busiest in 1968 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Widows' Peak
Widows' Peak
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Hugh Leonard Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.5, average 4.8
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Catharsis
    3.9, average 5.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Period Piece 8
  • Character-Driven 7
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Literary Adaptation 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Gothic Romance 3
  • Classic British Drama 3
  • British Television 3
  • Classic British Comedy 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Anthology Series 3
  • Social Realism 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

24
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
No Such Thing as a Vampire
No Such Thing as a Vampire (2026)

Writer

1990s

1 title ยท average score 78
Widows' Peak
Widows' Peak (1994)
GoodWatch score 78

Story, Screenplay

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 64
Da
Da (1988)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

A Life
A Life (1984)

Writer

1970s

8 titles ยท average score 47
The Virgins
The Virgins (1974)

Writer

The Four Beauties
The Four Beauties (1973)

Adaptation

The Little Farm
The Little Farm (1973)

Adaptation

The Higgler
The Higgler (1973)

Adaptation

Our Miss Fred
Our Miss Fred (1972)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

The Watercress Girl
The Watercress Girl (1972)

Adaptation

The Sullens Sisters
The Sullens Sisters (1972)

Adaptation

Percy
Percy (1971)
GoodWatch score 37

Screenplay

1960s

11 titles ยท average score 57
The Possessed
The Possessed (1969)

Writer

Great Catherine
Great Catherine (1968)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer

Interlude
Interlude (1968)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

The Corpse Can't Play
The Corpse Can't Play (1968)

Writer

Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights (1967)

Writer

Love Life
Love Life (1967)

Writer

Silent Song
Silent Song (1966)

Writer

Satisfaction Guaranteed
Satisfaction Guaranteed (1966)

Adaptation

Second Childhood
Second Childhood (1966)

Writer

The Late Arrival of the Incoming Aircraft
The Late Arrival of the Incoming Aircraft (1965)

Writer

Festival
Festival (1963)

TV show ยท as Crony

1950s

1 title
Broth of a Boy
Broth of a Boy (1959)

Theatre Play