Portrait of Bruce Kessler

Directing

Bruce Kessler

Career

Active from 1965 to 1995, busiest in 1979 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bruce Kessler Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    1.8, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    2.9, average 5.5
  • Pathos
    3.0, average 5.3
  • Coming of Age
    1.4, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Episodic 5
  • Iconic Theme Song 4
  • Action-Packed 4
  • Police Procedural 4
  • Comfort Viewing 4
  • Nostalgic Television 4
  • Classic TV 3
  • Procedural Mystery 3
  • Classic Police Procedural 3
  • Gritty Realism 3
  • 1970s Nostalgia 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

10
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
The Master Ninja 5
The Master Ninja 5 (1985)

Director

1970s

5 titles ยท average score 53
Deathmoon
Deathmoon (1978)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Cruise Into Terror
Cruise Into Terror (1978)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

The Two-Five
The Two-Five (1978)

Director

Murder in Peyton Place
Murder in Peyton Place (1977)

Director

Simon, King of the Witches
Simon, King of the Witches (1971)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

1960s

4 titles ยท average score 49
The Gay Deceivers
The Gay Deceivers (1969)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

Killers Three
Killers Three (1968)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

Angels from Hell
Angels from Hell (1968)
GoodWatch score 42

Director

Red Line 7000
Red Line 7000 (1965)
GoodWatch score 57

Second Unit Director