Portrait of Shane Black

Writing

Shane Black

Career

Active from 1987 to 2025, busiest in 2015 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Shane Black Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.1, average 3.0
  • Melancholy
    2.9, average 4.7
  • Spiritual
    0.6, average 2.0
  • Historical
    1.5, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Sharp Dialogue 2
  • Sharp Witty Dialogue 2
  • Buddy Cop Dynamic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

26
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
Cold Warrior
Cold Warrior

Director

The Executioner
The Executioner

Director

Lethal Weapon 5
Lethal Weapon 5

Characters

2020s

2 titles ยท average score 49
Play Dirty
Play Dirty (2025)
GoodWatch score 49

Director, Screenplay

Container
Container (2020)

Thanks

2010s

7 titles ยท average score 54
The Predator
The Predator (2018)
GoodWatch score 43

Director, Writer

Swing State
Swing State (2017)
GoodWatch score 35

as Luke

The Nice Guys
The Nice Guys (2016)
GoodWatch score 77

Writer, Director

Edge
Edge (2015)
GoodWatch score 55

Writer, Director

Any Day
Any Day (2015)
GoodWatch score 23

as Gino

Iron Man 3
Iron Man 3 (2013)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay, Director

Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter
Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter (2013)
GoodWatch score 74

as Disembodied Voice (voice)

2000s

1 title ยท average score 77
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
GoodWatch score 77

Screenplay, Screenstory

1990s

8 titles ยท average score 59
Lethal Weapon 4
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
GoodWatch score 55

Characters

As Good as It Gets
As Good as It Gets (1997)
GoodWatch score 76

as Cafe 24 Manager

The Long Kiss Goodnight
The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay, Producer

Last Action Hero
Last Action Hero (1993)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay

RoboCop 3
RoboCop 3 (1993)
GoodWatch score 33

as Donnelly

Lethal Weapon 3
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
GoodWatch score 58

Characters

The Last Boy Scout
The Last Boy Scout (1991)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay, Story

The Hunt for Red October
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
GoodWatch score 75

as Crewman, USS Reuben James (uncredited)

1980s

5 titles ยท average score 63
Lethal Weapon 2
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
GoodWatch score 75

Characters, Story

Dead Heat
Dead Heat (1988)
GoodWatch score 34

as Patrolman

Lethal Weapon
Lethal Weapon (1987)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay

The Monster Squad
The Monster Squad (1987)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer

Predator
Predator (1987)
GoodWatch score 68

as Rick Hawkins