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Writing · 1923 to 2009

John Mortimer

Best rated: The Innocents (7.7)

Films
10
Avg rating
7.00
Peak run
1961’99
Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

John Mortimer, writing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak era
Peak 1961 to 1999, 7.0067819601965197019751980198519901995The Innocents 7.7Tea with Mussolini 6.9Career avg 7.00

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

John Mortimer's career barcodecoolhot
195910 films1999
Current formLast 5: 7.00 vs career 7.00 (0.00)
  1. WThe Innocents1961 · 7.7+0.7
  2. LThe Running Man1963 · 6.5−0.5
  3. WBunny Lake Is Missing1965 · 7.3+0.3
  4. LJohn and Mary1969 · 6.6−0.4
  5. LTea with Mussolini1999 · 6.9−0.1
As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

John by the numbers

Average
7.00
5 rated films
Vote weighted
7.05
bigger films count more
Median
6.9
half are better
Consistency
±0.50
rating spread
Career
41y
1959 to 1999
Total votes
69.4K
across every film
Best
7.7
The Innocents
Worst
6.9
Tea with Mussolini
Newest first

Filmography

Writing filmography
1999Tea with Mussolini posterTea with Mussolini6.913,974
1969John and Mary6.62,682
1968A Flea in Her Ear·275
1965Bunny Lake Is Missing posterBunny Lake Is Missing7.311,428
1963The Running Man6.52,272
1963Lunch Hour·342
1962Trial and Error·658
1962Guns of Darkness·477
1961The Innocents posterThe Innocents7.736,704
1959Ferry to Hong Kong·566
Better together?

John Mortimer's regulars

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

Takes

On John Mortimer

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