- Films
- 17
- Avg rating
- 7.08
- Peak run
- 1945’53
- Oscar noms
- 1
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes
Charles by the numbers
Average
7.08
8 rated films
Vote weighted
7.13
bigger films count more
Median
7.2
half are better
Consistency
±0.43
rating spread
Career
44y
1945 to 1988
Total votes
216K
across every film
Best
7.5
A Fish Called Wanda
Worst
7.5
Dead of Night
Newest first
Filmography
| 1988 |  A Fish Called Wanda | 7.5 | 168K |
| 1964 | The Third Secret | 6.5 | 1,632 |
| 1960 | The Battle of the Sexes | 6.6 | 2,016 |
| 1958 | Law and Disorder | · | 357 |
| 1958 | Floods of Fear | · | 320 |
| 1957 | Decision Against Time | · | 588 |
| 1954 | The Love Lottery | · | 392 |
| 1954 | The Divided Heart | · | 358 |
| 1953 | The Titfield Thunderbolt | 7.0 | 3,737 |
| 1952 | The Stranger in Between | 7.3 | 1,639 |
| 1951 |  The Lavender Hill Mob | 7.5 | 17,157 |
| 1950 | Dance Hall | · | 294 |
| 1949 | Train of Events | · | 579 |
| 1948 | Against the Wind | · | 937 |
| 1947 | Hue and Cry | 6.7 | 2,058 |
| 1945 |  Dead of Night | 7.5 | 16,123 |
| 1945 | The Girl of the Canal | · | 292 |
Better together?
Charles Crichton's regulars
- Douglas SlocombeCinematographer · 8 films · 6.93 avg
- T.E.B. ClarkeWriter · 7 films · 7.18 avg▲+0.13
- Georges AuricComposer · 5 films · 7.18 avg
- Elizabeth SellarsDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.30 avg▲+0.40
- Vivienne KnightWriter · 2 films
- Jack WarnerDirector and actor · 2 films
- Gordon JacksonDirector and actor · 2 films
- Leslie BridgewaterComposer · 2 films
- Lionel BanesCinematographer · 2 films
- Michael RedgraveDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.50 avg▲+0.41
- Angus MacPhailWriter · 2 films · 7.50 avg▲+0.41
- Jack WhittinghamWriter · 2 films · 7.30 avg▲+0.33
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Charles Crichton
2 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Director · Academy Awards 1989Charles Crichton
- NominatedBest Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1989Screenplay by John Cleese; Story by John Cleese, Charles Crichton
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