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Christopher Hampton

Christopher Hampton

Writer, also director, producer and actor · Born January 26, 1946 (80) · Faial, Açores, Portugal

2 Oscars · 2 BAFTA Awards · Golden Globe nominee · 4 other major award bodies

Sir Christopher James Hampton CBE FRSL is a British playwright, screenwriter, translator and film director. He is best known for his play Les Liaisons Dangereuses based on the novel of the same name and the film adaptation

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 26, 1946 (80)
From
Faial, Açores, Portugal
Works as
Writer, also director, producer and actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 48 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 20% in 30 days

What are Christopher Hampton's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

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

share of theme weight
Bonds
28%
Self
24%
Morality
24%
Survival
9%
Society
7%
Power
5%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 15

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 1

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 9 · Intense 10

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 3

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 15

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Melancholic
15
Romantic
7
Bittersweet
6
Dread
6
Other
5

How their films linger

Haunting11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous3
  • Other1

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 Christopher Hampton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Christopher Hampton'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

48 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Adaptation

  • The Son(2022)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Dracula: The Musical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Lyricist · Writer

  • The Father(2020)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Sunset Boulevard in Concert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Lyricist · Writer

  • The Singapore Grip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

  • The General And Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Theatre Play

  • Ali and Nino(2016)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Thirteenth Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Screenplay

  • Adore(2013)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Dracula: The Musical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Lyricist

  • A Dangerous Method(2011)

    Screenplay · Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Bad Company(2010)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Chéri(2009)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Atonement(2007)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Imagining Argentina(2003)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Three Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Writer

  • The Quiet American(2002)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Secret Agent(1996)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Mary Reilly(1996)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Total Eclipse(1995)

    Screenplay · as The Judge

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Carrington(1995)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Tales from Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Writer

  • Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • The Ginger Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 4 episodes · Creator · Writer

  • Dangerous Liaisons(1988)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Oviri(1986)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Hotel du Lac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Writer

  • The Good Father(1985)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Beyond the Limit(1983)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Rimbaud in L.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Writer

  • The History Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 4 episodes · Creator · Writer

  • Tales from the Vienna Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Writer

  • Able's Will (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Writer

  • BBC2 Play of the Week (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • The Sunday Drama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • The Philanthropist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Writer

  • A Doll's House(1973)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Art (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Adaptation

  • Embers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Co-Executive Producer · Screenplay

  • Every Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

  • Savages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

  • Sunset Boulevard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Lyricist · Musical

  • The Noise of Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

  • Wilder & Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 47 titles, 40 of them dated from 1965 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Atonement (2007)

$129M worldwide

Highest rated

The Father (2020)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

  • 1995Screen debut· Total Eclipse

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 47: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting3 of 47: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting46 of 47: 38 only writing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdProducing3 of 47: 1 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew3 of 47: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

47 titles, 8 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1960s1 · crew1970s6 · crew1980s9 · crew1990s6 · 1 acting · 6 crew2000s5 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s6 · crew

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.

Awards

2 Oscars, 2 BAFTA Awards and 2 other major awards from 16 major nominations, 1989–2021.

WinNomination
  1. 2021
    • Oscar, won · Best Adapted Screenplay
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Screenplay (Adapted)
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Outstanding British Film of the Year
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Adapted Screenplay
  2. 2008
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Screenplay - Adapted
    • BAFTA Award, nominated
  3. 2003
    • Venice award, nominated · Best Film
  4. 1996
    • BAFTA Award, nominated
  5. 1995
    • Cannes award, won
    • Cannes award, nominated
  6. 1990
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Screenplay - Adapted
  7. 1989
    • Oscar, won · Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Writers Guild Award, won · Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Christopher Hampton's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th9

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · writer

Bad Company (2010)

87th percentile spread · 48% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

The Father (2020)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 54/100 and the plot and story 50/100 in their films, across 18 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 Christopher Hampton's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles30–70 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles28–71 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles24–64 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles21–54 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles23–73 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Christopher Hampton work with?

People who share at least 2 of Christopher Hampton's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Anthony Hopkins shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers