- Films
- 18
- Avg rating
- 6.71
- Peak run
- 1964’71
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
Roald by the numbers
Average
6.71
17 rated films
Vote weighted
6.76
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.77
rating spread
Career
62y
1964 to 2025
Total votes
2.09M
across every film
Best
7.9
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Worst
5.4
The Witches
Newest first
Filmography
| 2025 |  The Twits | 4.7 | 4,760 |
| 2023 |  Wonka | 6.9 | 198K |
| 2022 | Matilda: The Musical | · | 347 |
| 2022 |  Matilda: The Musical | 7.0 | 33,958 |
| 2020 |  The Witches | 5.4 | 52,993 |
| 2016 |  The BFG | 6.3 | 101K |
| 2013 |  Cheap Thrills | 6.7 | 21,688 |
| 2009 |  Fantastic Mr. Fox | 7.9 | 312K |
| 2005 |  Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | 6.7 | 580K |
| 1996 |  James and the Giant Peach | 6.7 | 79,492 |
| 1996 |  Matilda | 7.0 | 200K |
| 1990 |  The Witches | 6.8 | 60,163 |
| 1989 | The BFG | 6.7 | 8,067 |
| 1971 | The Night Digger | 6.3 | 1,552 |
| 1971 |  Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory | 7.8 | 247K |
| 1968 |  Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | 7.0 | 55,699 |
| 1967 |  You Only Live Twice | 6.8 | 129K |
| 1964 | 36 Hours | 7.4 | 5,457 |
Takes
On Roald Dahl
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