Paul King

Director and writer. Born 29 July 1978 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Titles on Fi1m1 acting · 4 directing · 1 writing

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 4 titles

Born

29 July 1978, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Active

2004–present

Frequently works with

David Heyman, Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Madeleine Harris, Sally Hawkins, Samuel Joslin, Simon Farnaby

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The arc

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

Fi1m against the critics

81Fi1m

80Critics

We rate Paul’s work 1 point above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 791

Under 600

Of 4 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 3 films, 1 series
Screen time: 5 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $1.3bn across 3 films with figures
Active: 2004–present

Genres

Comedy4
Family3
Adventure2
Fantasy1
Sci-Fi & Fantasy1

Best and worst on Fi1m

91BestPaddington 22017

68WorstWonka2023

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

62000s

62010s

32020s

Co-stars most worked with

Ben Whishaw2 titles

Hugh Bonneville2 titles

Madeleine Harris2 titles

Sally Hawkins2 titles

Samuel Joslin2 titles

Producers most worked with

David Heyman3 titles