Head to headCharles Dickens against David Lean Both careers by IMDb ratingCharles DickensDavid Lean
Tale of the tape as a writer
Charles Dickens vs David Lean
David Lean averages 7.47 across 9 rated films as a writer, ahead of Charles Dickens at 7.00.
- 36 (27 rated)
- Films written
- 9
- 7.00
- Average
- 7.47▶
- 7.02
- Weighted
- 7.49▶
- ◀A Christmas Carol 8.1
- Best film
- Brief Encounter 8.0
- ◀7.62, 1938 to 1951
- Peak five
- 7.58, 1944 to 1948
- 6 films
- Longest 7+ run
- 9 films▶
- 6.94 (−0.06)
- Current form
- 7.42 (−0.05)▶
- ◀779K
- IMDb votes
- 157K
- 1922 to 2025
- Career
- 1944 to 1984
- None
- Oscars
- 2 wins, 11 noms▶
Rows won
3 to 5
David Lean ahead
Films together
2
averaging 7.80
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
 Great Expectations | 1946 | 7.8 | Director, Writer | Writer |
 Oliver Twist | 1948 | 7.8 | Director, Writer | Writer |