Simon Beaufoy

Writer. Born 26 December 1966 in Keighley, England, UK.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 5 titles

Oscar1 won · 2 nominated

Born

26 December 1966, Keighley, England, UK

Active

1997–2015

Frequently works with

Christian Colson, Danny Boyle

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The arc

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

Fi1m against the critics

76Fi1m

74Critics

We rate Simon’s work 2 points above the press, across 5 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 792

Under 600

Of 5 reviewed titles as writer.

In numbers

Reviewed: 5 films
Screen time: 10 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $1.7bn across 5 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 2 nominated
Active: 1997–2015

Genres

Adventure3
Drama3
Action1
Comedy1
History1
Romance1

Best and worst on Fi1m

81Best127 Hours2010

61WorstEverest2015

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

41990s

52000s

62010s

22020s

Directors most worked with

Danny Boyle2 titles

Producers most worked with

Christian Colson2 titles