William Condon (born October 22, 1955) is an American director and screenwriter. Condon is known for writing and/or directing numerous successful and acclaimed films, including Gods and Monsters, Chicago, Kinsey, Dreamgirls, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, and Beauty and the Beast. He has received two nominations for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Gods and Monsters and Chicago, winning for the former. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Condon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 22, 1955 (71)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Director, writer, producer and actor
- 23 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
Known for
What are Bill Condon's films like?
Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 4 · Earnest 17
A split, not a type: Light 11 · Serious 7 · Dark 4
Grounded 7 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 7
Gentle 3 · Charged 12 · Intense 7
Steady 7 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 2
Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 2
Casual 5 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 5
Resolved 11 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet13
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
- Cyclical1
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 Bill Condon's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Bill Condon'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
29 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Kiss of the Spider Woman(2025)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Come from Away(2021)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
The Good Liar(2019)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The Greatest Showman(2017)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Beauty and the Beast(2017)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Mr. Holmes(2015)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
The Fifth Estate(2013)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
The Big C(2010)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Shortcut to Happiness(2003)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Dreamgirls(2006)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Kinsey(2004)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Chicago(2002)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Gods and Monsters(1998)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
The Man Who Wouldn't Die(1994)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Deadly Relations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Dead in the Water(1991)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
White Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
F/X2(1991)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Murder 101(1991)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Sister, Sister(1987)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Strange Invaders(1983)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Strange Behavior(1981)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
The Oscars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Marley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Road Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Untitled George Clinton Biopic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 29 titles, 26 of them dated from 1953 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
Highest rated
Come from Away (2021)
Most popular right now
The Greatest Showman (2017)
Film career
- 1981Screen debut· Strange Behavior
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.
Awards
an Oscar from 14 major nominations, 1999–2009.
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Special Class Programs
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special
- Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Director
- Berlinale award, nominated · Best Feature Film
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Best Original Screenplay
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Writer
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Screenplay
- Oscar, nominated · Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Best Adapted Screenplay
- Oscar, won · Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
+2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Screenplay
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Bill Condon's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up8
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th7
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 23 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the atmosphere 66/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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 Bill Condon's work okay for kids?
Across up to 16 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.
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 Bill Condon work with?
People who share at least 2 of Bill Condon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Virginia Katz shares the most, 12.
Directors
- Michael LaughlinShared titles: Strange Invaders (1983), Strange Behavior (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Laughlin
Writers
- Jeffrey HatcherShared titles: The Good Liar (2019), Mr. Holmes (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Jeffrey Hatcher
- Melissa RosenbergShared titles: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012), The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Melissa Rosenberg
Actors
- Ian McKellenShared titles: The Good Liar (2019), Mr. Holmes (2015), Gods and Monsters (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Ian McKellen
- Laura LinneyShared titles: Mr. Holmes (2015), The Fifth Estate (2013), Kinsey (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Laura Linney
- Dan StevensShared titles: Beauty and the Beast (2017), The Fifth Estate (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Dan Stevens
- Hattie MorahanShared titles: Beauty and the Beast (2017), Mr. Holmes (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Hattie Morahan
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Virginia KatzShared titles: Come from Away (2021), The Good Liar (2019), Beauty and the Beast (2017), Mr. Holmes (2015), The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012), The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011), Dreamgirls (2006), Gods and Monsters (1998), Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995), The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1994), Dead in the Water (1991), Sister, Sister (1987)See all 12 shared titles with Virginia Katz
- Tobias A. SchliesslerShared titles: Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025), Come from Away (2021), The Good Liar (2019), Beauty and the Beast (2017), Mr. Holmes (2015), Dreamgirls (2006), Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995)See all 7 shared titles with Tobias A. Schliessler
- Carter BurwellShared titles: The Good Liar (2019), Mr. Holmes (2015), The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012), The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011), Gods and Monsters (1998)See all 5 shared titles with Carter Burwell
- Stephen M. KatzShared titles: Gods and Monsters (1998), The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1994), Murder 101 (1991), Sister, Sister (1987)See all 4 shared titles with Stephen M. Katz
Producers
- Greg YolenShared titles: Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025), The Good Liar (2019), Beauty and the Beast (2017), Mr. Holmes (2015)See all 4 shared titles with Greg Yolen
- Jack MorrisseyShared titles: The Good Liar (2019), Beauty and the Beast (2017), Mr. Holmes (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Jack Morrissey
- Mark GordonShared titles: Come from Away (2021), The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Gordon
- Laurence MarkShared titles: The Greatest Showman (2017), Dreamgirls (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Laurence Mark
