John Madden (Director)

Reviews of movies from director John Madden

Looking for reviews of films directed by John Madden? Cinafilm has a total of 5,027 reviews across 12 movies directed by John Madden.

Movies from this director have generally received positive reviews and hold an average rating of 61%.

Shakespeare in Love is John Madden's highest rated movie, with a score of 75% based on 691 reviews.

The lowest rated film from John Madden is Golden Gate, with a score of 46% based on 2 reviews.

Director Biography

John Philip Madden (born 8 April 1949) is an English director of theatre, film, television, and radio. He was educated at Clifton College. He was in the same house as friend and fellow director Roger Michell. He began his career in British independent films. He graduated from the University of Cambridge (Sidney Sussex) in 1970 with a B.A. in English Literature. He started work in television including directing Prime Suspect 4 and episodes of Sherlock Holmes and Inspector Morse. Perhaps his most notable achievement to date was directing Shakespeare in Love, which won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1998, and for which Madden was also nominated as Best Director (he lost to Steven Spielberg for Saving Private Ryan).

Madden is also a Jury Member for the digital studio Filmaka, a platform for undiscovered filmmakers to show their work to industry professionals.

John Madden has directed films starring Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson, Penelope Wilton and Maggie Smith.