Directing
Stanley Nelson
- Career
Active from 1981 to 2026, with a break from 1989 to 1998, busiest in 2021 with 4 main titles.
- Average score
69/100
- Highest rated
Attica83/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Romance1.8, average 3.8
- Situational Comedy0.9, average 2.7
- Physical Comedy0.6, average 2.4
- Contemporary Realism3.7, average 5.4
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- American History 5
- Social Commentary 5
- Historical Documentary 5
- Civil Rights 4
- Social Justice 4
- Civil Rights Movement 4
- Biographical Documentary 3
- Social Injustice 3
- Political Activism 2
- Archival Footage 2
- Cultural Heritage 2
- Nostalgic Journey 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- MMarcia SmithWriterTell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities, A Place of Our Own, The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords, BOSS: The Black Experience in Business, The Murder of Emmett Till, +1 more
- AAljernon TunsilEditorThe Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution, Attica, Freedom Riders, Freedom Summer
- LLewis ErskineEditorMiles Davis: Birth of the Cool, Freedom Riders, The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords, Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind
- NNicole LondonDirectorWe Want the Funk!, Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom, Becoming Frederick Douglass
Andre BraugherActorThe Murder of Emmett Till, Jesse Owens
Julian BondActorThe Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution, Freedom Summer
Nelson GeorgeActorCrack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy, Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas- TTom PhillipsComposerAttica, Freedom Summer
Antonio RossiCinematographerMiles Davis: Birth of the Cool, Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities- MMark FasonEditorWe Want the Funk!, Becoming Frederick Douglass
- YYusuf KapadiaEditorMiles Davis: Birth of the Cool, The Color of Cola
- CCarol BashCinematographerA Place of Our Own, Beyond Brown: Pursuing the Promise
Movies and TV shows
53Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by
2020s
28 titles · average score 65
Executive Producer
GoodWatch score 70Director, Author
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
GoodWatch score 29Director, Producer
Director, Executive Producer
Executive Producer
GoodWatch score 57Director
GoodWatch score 83Director, Writer
GoodWatch score 69Director
GoodWatch score 65Director
2010s
14 titles · average score 79
GoodWatch score 80Director, Producer
Director, Producer
Script Supervisor
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
GoodWatch score 76Director, Writer
Executive Producer
GoodWatch score 81Writer, Director
Writer, Producer
GoodWatch score 77Writer, Director
2000s
6 titles · average score 78
Executive Producer
GoodWatch score 81Director
Director, Producer
GoodWatch score 74Director
1990s
1 title
Producer, Writer
1980s
3 titles
Director, Editor
Sound Recordist
1970s
1 title
Sound, Assistant Editor