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Portrait of Marlon Riggs

Directing

Marlon Riggs

Career

Active from 1981 to 1995, busiest in 1993 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score74/100
Highest rated
Poster for Black Is… Black Ain’t
Black Is… Black Ain’t
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Marlon Riggs Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    1.7, average 4.8
  • Tension
    3.0, average 5.9
  • Mystery
    1.7, average 3.9
  • Crime
    1.3, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Cultural Critique 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

11
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Circle of Recovery
Circle of Recovery

Consulting Producer

1990s

7 titles · average score 73
Black Is… Black Ain’t
Black Is… Black Ain’t (1995)
GoodWatch score 87

Producer, Director

Anthem
Anthem (1993)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Producer

Boys' Shorts
Boys' Shorts (1993)

Director

No Regret
No Regret (1993)

Producer, Director

Color Adjustment
Color Adjustment (1992)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer, Producer

Tongues Untied
Tongues Untied (1990)
GoodWatch score 84

Director, Director of Photography

Affirmations
Affirmations (1990)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer, Director

1980s

3 titles · average score 77
Ethnic Notions
Ethnic Notions (1986)
GoodWatch score 77

Producer, Writer

How Much Is Enough? Decision Making in the Nuclear Age
How Much Is Enough? Decision Making in the Nuclear Age (1982)

Associate Editor, Sound Effects

Long Train Running: A History of the Oakland Blues
Long Train Running: A History of the Oakland Blues (1981)

Editor, Director