Writing · age 92

Alan Bennett

Best rated: The Madness of King George (7.2)

Films: 8
Avg rating: 6.67
Peak run: 1984’15
7+ run: 2 films

Films: 8
Avg rating: 6.67
Peak run: 1984’15
7+ run: 2 films

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The career

Alan Bennett, writing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run

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19848 films2025

Current formLast 5: 6.62 vs career 6.67 (−0.05)

As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

Alan by the numbers

Average

6.67

7 rated films

Vote weighted

6.70

bigger films count more

Median

6.7

half are better

Consistency

±0.42

rating spread

Career

42y

1984 to 2025

Total votes

96.9K

across every film

Best

7.2

The Madness of King George

Worst

6.4

The Choral

Newest first

Filmography

Writing filmography

2025	The Choral	6.4	5,448
2022	Allelujah	6.0	2,237
2018	National Theatre Live: The Madness of George III	·	346
2015	The Lady in the Van	6.7	35,101
2006	The History Boys	6.8	22,517
1994	The Madness of King George	7.2	20,390
1987	Prick Up Your Ears	7.1	7,037
1984	A Private Function	6.5	3,786

Better together?

Alan Bennett's regulars

Nicholas HytnerWriter · 4 films · 6.78 avg▲+0.11

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Alan Bennett

1 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1995
Alan Bennett
Nominated

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