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Oscar Wilde

Writer · Died November 30, 1900, aged 46 · Dublin, Ireland

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. Today he is remembered for his epigrams, plays and the circumstances of his imprisonment, followed by his early death. Wilde's parents were successful Dublin intellectuals, and their son showed his intelligence early by becoming fluent in French and German. At university Wilde read Greats; he proved himself to be an outstanding classicist, first at Dublin, then at Oxford. He became known for his involvement in the rising philosophy of aestheticism (led by two of his tutors, Walter Pater and John Ruskin), though he also profoundly explored Roman Catholicism, to which he would later convert on his deathbed. After university, Wilde moved to London into fashionable cultural and social circles. As a spokesman for aestheticism, he tried his hand at various literary activities: he published a book of poems, lectured in the United States of America and Canada on the new "English Renaissance in Art", and then returned to London where he worked prolifically as a journalist. Known for his biting wit, flamboyant dress, and glittering conversation, Wilde had become one of the most well-known personalities of his day. At the turn of the 1890s, he refined his ideas about the supremacy of art in a series of dialogues and essays, and incorporated themes of decadence, duplicity, and beauty into his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890). The opportunity to construct aesthetic details precisely, and combine them with larger social themes, drew Wilde to write drama. He wrote Salome (1891) in French in Paris but it was refused a licence. Unperturbed, Wilde produced four society comedies in the early 1890s, which made him one of the most successful playwrights of late Victorian London. At the height of his fame and success, whilst his masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest (1895), was still on stage in London, Wilde sued the father of his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, for libel. After a series of trials, Wilde was convicted of gross indecency with other men and imprisoned for two years, held to hard labour. In prison he wrote De Profundis (1905), a long letter which discusses his spiritual journey through his trials, forming a dark counterpoint to his earlier philosophy of pleasure. Upon his release he left immediately for France, never to return to Ireland or Britain. There he wrote his last work, The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1898), a long poem commemorating the harsh rhythms of prison life. He died destitute in Paris at the age of forty-six. Description above from the Wikipedia article Oscar Wilde, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
October 16, 1854
Died
November 30, 1900 (aged 46)
From
Dublin, Ireland
Works as
Writer
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 179 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 4% in 30 days

What are Oscar Wilde's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Family2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Family 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
Morality
27%
Self
24%
Bonds
22%
Power
16%
Ideas
5%
Society
3%
Survival
2%
Corruption7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption6 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 13 · Serious 2 · Dark 11

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 8

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

Gentle 9 · Charged 10 · Intense 7

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

Steady 14 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 7

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

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 11 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 2

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 12 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 7

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Warm
10
Melancholic
10
Dread
8
Joyful
5
Other
18

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic10
  • Ambiguous3

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 Oscar Wilde's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Oscar Wilde'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

179 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Dorian Gray, or Narcissus Through the Looking Glass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Writer

  • The Picture of Dorian Gray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Novel

  • SALOME (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Writer

  • Salome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Writer

  • National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest(2025)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Salomé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Original Film Writer

  • Oscar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Writer

  • The Canterville Ghost(2023)

    Short Story

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Salomé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Writer

  • expulsion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Original Story

  • Blue Moon Once (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Writer

  • Salomé (Opéra de Paris) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Writer

  • Being Earnest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Writer

  • Salomé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Writer

  • The Picture of Dorian Gray(2021)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Linhas Cruzadas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Dramaturgy · Novel

  • The importance of being Earnest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Theatre Play

  • The Canterville Ghost(2021)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Salome - Wiener Staatsoper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Original Story

  • Love Me Not (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Original Story

  • The Importance of Being Earnest(2018)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Salome(2019)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • An Ideal Husband(2018)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lady Windermere's Fan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Writer

  • A Woman of No Importance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Writer

  • Damocles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Short Story

  • The Canterville Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Novel

  • Ernest in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Author

  • The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Writer

  • Oscar Wilde's the Nightingale and the Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Original Story

  • Wilde Salomé(2011)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Salomé(2013)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Selfish Giant(2013)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Importance of Being Earnest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Writer

  • Belonging to Laura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Author

  • Dorian Gray(2009)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Strauss: Salome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Theatre Play

  • Ashta Chamma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Writer

  • Bhoothnath(2008)

    Short Story

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Royal Opera House: Salomé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Original Story

  • L'Importance d'être Constant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Theatre Play

  • Dítě hvězdy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Book

  • Syn gwiazd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Short Story

  • Ernest in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Original Concept

  • The Canterville Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Novel

  • Call Me Salomè (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Book

  • A Good Woman(2004)

    Author

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Picture of Dorian Gray(2004)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Zombie Psycho STHLM (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Poem

  • Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Writer

  • Dorian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Novel

  • The Importance of Being Earnest(2002)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Canterville Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Scenario Writer

  • The Seven Deadly Sins: Gluttony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Writer

  • An Ideal Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Theatre Play

  • An Ideal Husband(1999)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Sex Files: Portrait of the Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Original Story

  • The Story of the Selfish Giant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Short Story

  • The Canterville Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Story

  • Salome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Theatre Play

  • The Canterville Ghost(1996)

    Short Story

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Fleshy Doll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Writer

  • Salomé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Original Story

  • The Importance of Being Earnest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Theatre Play

  • The Happy Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Writer

  • Bildnis der Leidenschaft (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Original Story

  • Spiegel der Lüste (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Original Story

  • The Canterville Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Short Story

  • The Canterville Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Novel

  • The Ballad of Reading Gaol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Writer

  • The Canterville Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Short Story

  • The Importance of Being Earnest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Theatre Play

  • Salome's Last Dance(1988)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Canterville Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Short Story

  • Salomé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Theatre Play

  • Lady Windermere's Fan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Writer

  • Theatre Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 3 episodes · Theatre Play

  • Ideálny manžel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Theatre Play

  • The Canterville Ghost(1985)

    Short Story

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • KungFu Boys 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Theatre Play

  • Bezvýznamná žena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Theatre Play

  • Zločin Arthura Savila (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Novel

  • Tale of the Star-Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Novel

  • The Sins of Dorian Gray(1983)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Ein Mord liegt auf der Hand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Novel

  • The Selfish Giant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Short Story

  • The Ghost of the Lake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Novel

  • Il est important d'être aimé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Author

  • An Ideal Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Theatre Play

  • In Memoriam, or The Ballad of Reading Gaol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Writer

  • Jak je důležité míti Filipa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Theatre Play

  • Salomé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Theatre Play

  • Take Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Idea

  • The Importance of Being Earnest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Theatre Play

  • The Picture of Dorian Gray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Original Story

  • Two Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Writer

  • O Caçador de Fantasma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Original Story

  • The Happy Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Writer

  • The Remarkable Rocket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Novel

  • What I Haven't Told the Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Story

  • The Canterville Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Novel

  • The Happy Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Short Story

  • The Portrait of Dorian Gay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Novel

  • Salome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Theatre Play

  • The Picture of Dorian Gray(1973)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Salomé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Theatre Play

  • An Ideal Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Author

  • The Selfish Giant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Original Story

  • Theatre Macabre(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Short Story

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • Salome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Writer

  • Great Performances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • An Evening with Orson Welles: The Happy Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Original Story

  • The Canterville Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Short Story

  • Dorian Gray(1970)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Alta comedia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Story

  • The Portrait of Dorian Gray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 2 episodes · Novel

  • An Ideal Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Writer

  • Salomé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Writer

  • The Canterville Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Short Story

  • Świat grozy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Short Story

  • Zbrodnia lorda Artura Savile'a (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Short Story

  • Zločin lorda Savila (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Novel

  • The Picture of Dorian Gray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Novel

  • ITV Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • An Ideal Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Writer

  • The Canterville Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Writer

  • NET Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Mystery and Imagination (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Short Story

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

    Show 2 episodes · Author · Theatre Play · Writer

  • The Canterville Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Novel

  • The Importance of Being Earnest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Theatre Play

  • Eine Frau ohne Bedeutung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Writer

  • The Canterville Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Novel

  • The Canterville Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Story

  • The Canterville Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Writer

  • The Fisherman and His Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Story

  • Mr. Ernest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Theatre Play

  • Lady Windermere's Fan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Author

  • Man of Rope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Poem

  • A Woman of No Importance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Original Story

  • Lord Arthur Savile's Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Original Concept

  • An Ideal Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Writer

  • The Star-Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Short Story

  • Il Novelliere - Il salotto di Oscar Wilde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Novel

  • The Man of My Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Story

  • The Happy Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Original Concept

  • Armchair Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • The Importance of Being Earnest(1952)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Al compás de tu mentira (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Theatre Play

  • The Fan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Theatre Play

  • Historia de una mala mujer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Theatre Play

  • An Ideal Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Theatre Play

  • An Ideal Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Author

  • The Picture of Dorian Gray(1945)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Una mujer sin importancia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Theatre Play

  • The Canterville Ghost(1944)

    Original Story · Story

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Flesh and Fantasy(1943)

    Short Story

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Young Mistress' Fan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Original Story

  • A Woman of No Importance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Theatre Play

  • Lady Windermeres Fächer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Theatre Play

  • An Ideal Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Story

  • Yôma kitan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Story

  • Lady Windermere's Fan(1925)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Salomé(1922)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Salome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Writer

  • Lord Savile’s Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Story

  • A Woman of No Importance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Theatre Play

  • Villa Destin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Story

  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde(1920)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Royal Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Novel

  • The Picture of Dorian Gray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Novel

  • Lady Windermere's Fan(1916)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Picture of Dorian Gray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Novel

  • The Picture of Dorian Grey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Writer

  • The Picture of Dorian Gray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Novel

  • The Picture of Dorian Gray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    Novel

  • The Exiles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    Theatre Play

  • The Picture of Dorian Gray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    Novel

  • Salomé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    Theatre Play

Career shape

A full career of 175 titles, 174 of them dated from 1910 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Dorian Gray (2009)

$23M worldwide

Highest rated

National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest (2025)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Dorian Gray (2009)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing173 of 175: 172 only writing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thOther crew3 of 175: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1910s10 · crew1920s7 · crew1930s4 · crew1940s8 · crew1950s8 · crew1960s25 · crew1970s27 · crew1980s21 · crew1990s14 · crew2000s19 · crew2010s14 · crew2020s17 · 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.

How do Oscar Wilde's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 29; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 31 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · writer

The Picture of Dorian Gray (2004)

91st percentile spread · 52% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest (2025)

Midcredits 97th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 53/100 and the plot and story 50/100 in their films, across 21 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 Oscar Wilde's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles23–67 · median 45 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 24 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 33

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 Oscar Wilde work with?

People who share at least 2 of Oscar Wilde's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Oliver Parker shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles