John Dighton

Writer. Born 8 December 1909 in London, England, UK. Died 16 April 1989.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 3 titles

Oscar nominations

Born

8 December 1909, London, England, UK

Died

16 April 1989

Active

1949–2026

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

78Fi1m

75Critics

We rate John’s work 3 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 790

Under 601

Of 3 reviewed titles as writer.

In numbers

Reviewed: 3 films
Screen time: 5 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $34m across 2 films with figures
Academy Awards: 2 Oscar nominations
Active: 1949–2026

Genres

Comedy3
Crime1
Drama1
Romance1
Thriller1

Best and worst on Fi1m

91BestKind Hearts and Coronets1949

55WorstHow to Make a Killing2026

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

71930s

181940s

111950s

12020s

Awards

Academy Awards2 nominated

Nominated1954Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · Roman Holiday
Nominated1953Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · The Man in the White Suit

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.