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Portrait of Mark Pellington

Directing

Mark Pellington

Career

Active from 1985 to 2026, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mark Pellington Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    0.7, average 2.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.6, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Character Study 2
  • Suburban Mystery 2
  • Emotional Resonance 2
  • Survival Thriller 2
  • Harrowing Journey 2
  • Complex Relationships 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

31
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

6 titles
Stubborn Beast
Stubborn Beast

Executive Producer

Constance
Constance

Story, Director

Lone Wolf
Lone Wolf

Director

NightFlirt
NightFlirt

Executive Producer

MOM
MOM

Director, Executive Producer

Clang
Clang

Director

2020s

3 titles · average score 50
This Is Buzz
This Is Buzz (2026)

Director

Survive
Survive (2022)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

The Severing
The Severing (2022)

Director, Producer

2010s

6 titles · average score 50
Nostalgia
Nostalgia (2018)
GoodWatch score 45

Director, Producer

The Last Word
The Last Word (2017)
GoodWatch score 53

Producer, Director

Star Trek: Discovery
Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Ba'ul (voice)

Lone
Lone (2014)

Director

Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives
Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives (2013)

Director

I Melt with You
I Melt with You (2011)
GoodWatch score 36

Story, Director

2000s

8 titles · average score 73
Back
Back (2009)

Director

Henry Poole Is Here
Henry Poole Is Here (2008)
GoodWatch score 50

Director, Executive Producer

U2 3D
U2 3D (2008)
GoodWatch score 86

Director

The Man from Earth
The Man from Earth (2007)
GoodWatch score 89

Executive Producer

U2: Achtung Baby: A Classic Album Under Review
U2: Achtung Baby: A Classic Album Under Review (2007)

Director

The Mothman Prophecies
The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
GoodWatch score 56

as Bartender / Indrid Cold (voice)

Almost Famous
Almost Famous (2000)
GoodWatch score 86

as Freddy

No Maps for These Territories
No Maps for These Territories (2000)
GoodWatch score 72

Executive Producer

1990s

8 titles · average score 67
Arlington Road
Arlington Road (1999)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Pearl Jam: Single Video Theory
Pearl Jam: Single Video Theory (1998)
GoodWatch score 79

Director

Going All the Way
Going All the Way (1997)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

Destination Anywhere
Destination Anywhere (1997)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Screenplay

Jerry Maguire
Jerry Maguire (1996)
GoodWatch score 77

as Bill Dooler

Punch and Judy Get Divorced
Punch and Judy Get Divorced (1992)

Director

MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special (1991)

Producer

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter (1990)
GoodWatch score 71

Director