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Writing · 1935 to 1994

Dennis Potter

Best rated: Gorky Park (6.7)

Films
7
Avg rating
6.17
Peak run
1981’88
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The career

Dennis Potter, writing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak era
Peak 1981 to 1988, 6.4056781985199019952000Gorky Park 6.7The Singing Detective 5.4Career avg 6.17

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Dennis Potter's career barcodecoolhot
19817 films2003
Current formLast 5: 6.06 vs career 6.17 (−0.11)
  1. WGorky Park1983 · 6.7+0.5
  2. WDreamchild1985 · 6.6+0.4
  3. LTrack 291988 · 5.8−0.4
  4. LMesmer1994 · 5.8−0.4
  5. LThe Singing Detective2003 · 5.4−0.8
As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

Dennis by the numbers

Average
6.17
7 rated films
Vote weighted
6.18
bigger films count more
Median
6.4
half are better
Consistency
±0.50
rating spread
Career
23y
1981 to 2003
Total votes
42.6K
across every film
Best
6.7
Gorky Park
Worst
5.4
The Singing Detective
Newest first

Filmography

Writing filmography
2003The Singing Detective5.49,221
1994Mesmer5.81,246
1988Track 295.82,792
1985Dreamchild6.61,958
1983Gorky Park posterGorky Park6.718,553
1982Brimstone & Treacle6.41,888
1981Pennies from Heaven6.56,916
Takes

On Dennis Potter

1 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1982
    Dennis Potter
    Nominated

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