- Films
- 23
- Avg rating
- 7.18
- Peak run
- 1947’53
- 7+ run
- 4 films
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 writer, films with 1,000+ votes
John by the numbers
Average
7.18
9 rated films
Vote weighted
7.23
bigger films count more
Median
7.2
half are better
Consistency
±0.58
rating spread
Career
87y
1940 to 2026
Total votes
280K
across every film
Best
8.0
Roman Holiday
Worst
6.5
How to Make a Killing
Newest first
Filmography
| 2026 |  How to Make a Killing | 6.5 | 45,271 |
| 1959 | The Devil's Disciple | 6.9 | 3,339 |
| 1959 | Season of Passion | · | 339 |
| 1957 | The Barretts of Wimpole Street | · | 658 |
| 1956 | The Swan | 6.4 | 3,174 |
| 1953 |  Roman Holiday | 8.0 | 159K |
| 1952 | Brandy for the Parson | · | 256 |
| 1952 | Folly to Be Wise | · | 395 |
| 1951 |  The Man in the White Suit | 7.2 | 11,846 |
| 1950 | The Happiest Days of Your Life | 7.2 | 2,147 |
| 1949 |  Kind Hearts and Coronets | 8.0 | 42,587 |
| 1948 | Saraband | · | 780 |
| 1947 | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | 6.9 | 1,174 |
| 1944 | Champagne Charlie | · | 322 |
| 1943 | My Learned Friend | · | 457 |
| 1942 | Black Sheep of Whitehall | · | 385 |
| 1942 | Somewhere in France | · | 436 |
| 1942 | The Goose Steps Out | · | 580 |
| 1942 | The Next of Kin | · | 344 |
| 1942 | Went the Day Well? | 7.5 | 4,921 |
Better together?
John Dighton's regulars
- Basil DeardenWriter · 4 films
- Will HayWriter · 3 films
- Alberto CavalcantiWriter · 3 films · 7.20 avg●+0.04
- Marcel VarnelWriter · 2 films
- Frank LaunderWriter · 2 films · 7.20 avg▲+0.33
- Alexander MackendrickWriter · 2 films · 7.05 avg▼−0.05
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On John Dighton
2 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1954Ian McLellan Hunter, John Dighton
- NominatedBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1953Roger MacDougall, John Dighton, Alexander Mackendrick
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