Portrait of Jan Egleson

Directing

Jan Egleson

Career

Active from 1979 to 2006, busiest in 1993 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for American Playhouse
American Playhouse
GoodWatch score69/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jan Egleson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Wonder
    2.1, average 3.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.6, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Sharp Dialogue 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Psychological Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

20
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Over His Dead Body
Over His Dead Body

Consulting Producer, Thanks

2020s

1 title
Any Day Now
Any Day Now (2025)

Executive Producer

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 64
James Taylor: Squibnocket
James Taylor: Squibnocket (2006)

Director

Coyote Waits
Coyote Waits (2003)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

The Blue Diner
The Blue Diner (2001)

Director, Writer

1990s

9 titles ยท average score 59
Mind Games
Mind Games (1998)

Director

Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story (1996)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

The Surrogate
The Surrogate (1995)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Original Sins
Original Sins (1995)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

Justice in a Small Town
Justice in a Small Town (1994)

Director

Pat Metheny Group - More Travels
Pat Metheny Group - More Travels (1993)

Director

Double Deception
Double Deception (1993)

Director

The Last Hit
The Last Hit (1993)

Director

A Shock to the System
A Shock to the System (1990)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

1980s

4 titles ยท average score 64
Big Time
Big Time (1989)

Director, Writer

Lemon Sky
Lemon Sky (1988)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

The Tender Age
The Tender Age (1986)

Writer, Director

The Dark End of the Street
The Dark End of the Street (1981)

Writer, Director

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 83
Billy in the Lowlands
Billy in the Lowlands (1979)

Director, Editor

The Friends of Eddie Coyle
The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)
GoodWatch score 83

as Pale Kid