Frederick Forsyth was youngest pilot of the Royal Airforce, joining at the age of 19. He then became a journalist and worked for Reuters in several European capitals. Now he is a thriller author and his books have been sold over 35 million times worldwide.
Biography from IMDb.
- August 25, 1938
- June 9, 2025 (aged 86)
- Ashford, Kent, England, UK
- Writer and producer
- 10 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
What are Frederick Forsyth's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 9
A split, not a type: Light 0 · Serious 5 · Dark 4
Grounded 8 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 7
Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 2
Casual 1 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 3
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet6
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Frederick Forsyth's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Frederick Forsyth's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
22 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
The Day of the Jackal(2024)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
The Shepherd(2023)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Love Never Dies(2012)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Avenger(2006)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Frederick Forsyth's Icon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Icon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Trigger Happy TV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Code Name: Wolverine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Day of the Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
The Price of the Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Pride and Extreme Prejudice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Death Has a Bad Reputation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
A Casualty of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Frederick Forsyth Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Just Another Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Dispatches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
The Fourth Protocol(1987)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
The Dogs of War(1980)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Cry of the Innocent(1980)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
The Odessa File(1974)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
The Day of the Jackal(1973)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 22 titles from 1973 to 2024.
Biggest box office
The Fourth Protocol (1987)
Highest rated
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Most popular right now
The Day of the Jackal (2024)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Frederick Forsyth's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 50/100 and the plot and story 53/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Frederick Forsyth's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Frederick Forsyth work with?
People who share at least 2 of Frederick Forsyth's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kenneth Ross shares the most, 2.
Writers
- Kenneth RossShared titles: The Odessa File (1974), The Day of the Jackal (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Kenneth Ross
Actors
- Cyril CusackShared titles: Cry of the Innocent (1980), The Day of the Jackal (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Cyril Cusack
Editors
- Ralph KemplenShared titles: The Odessa File (1974), The Day of the Jackal (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Ralph Kemplen
Producers
- John WoolfShared titles: The Odessa File (1974), The Day of the Jackal (1973)See all 2 shared titles with John Woolf
Mixed roles
- Andrew Lloyd WebberShared titles: Love Never Dies (2012), The Odessa File (1974)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Lloyd Webber
