Patrick Ness has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2010s through the 2020s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by A Monster Calls.
CriticCrunch Career Percentile
Top 7%
Titles Scored
3
Highest-Ranked Title
A Monster Calls (Top 7%)
Primary Role
Writer
Career Overview
By decade
Top 5%Top 6–25%Below 25%Unranked
Best Work
Top 25%
3 titles scored
By genre
Fantasy
2
Adventure
2
Titles can span multiple genres.
the vibe
Patrick Ness’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe
measureddarkintenseapproachable
light-touch
personal
heartfelt
tense
whimsical
Recurring themes
outsider misfitcoming of agesurvival of spirit
pacing
measured 6/9measured 6/9
tone
dark 4/9dark 4/9
intensity
intense 7/9intense 7/9
complexity
approachable 5/9clear 5/9
humor
light-touch 3/9light 3/9
scale
personal 5/9personal 5/9
spirit
heartfelt 6/9heartfelt 6/9
texture
tensetense
CriticCrunch Signature Pacing
measured (mode across filmography)
CriticCrunch Signature Tone
dark (mode across filmography)
CriticCrunch Signature Intensity
intense (mode across filmography)
CriticCrunch Signature Complexity
approachable (mode across filmography)
CriticCrunch Signature Humor
light-touch (mode across filmography)
CriticCrunch Signature Scale
personal (mode across filmography)
CriticCrunch Signature Spirit
heartfelt (mode across filmography)
CriticCrunch Recurring Themes
outsider misfit, coming of age, survival of spirit
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Two unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting reality, where all inner thoughts are seen and heard by everyone.
Dir. Doug Liman · With Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley, Mads Mikkelsen
Coal Hill School has been a feature of Doctor Who since the first episode, but now we get to see the day-to-day adventures of the students coping with intrusions from space and time.
Dir. Patrick Ness · With Greg Austin, Katherine Kelly, Sophie Hopkins
