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Directing

Dan Lerner

Career

Active from 1977 to 2017, busiest in 1990 and 2003 with 4 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Friday Night Lights
Friday Night Lights
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 48 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dan Lerner Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4
  • Biographical
    0.1, average 1.0
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.2, average 2.0
  • Historical
    1.7, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 6
  • Character Study 5
  • Witty Dialogue 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Contemporary Realism 3
  • Character-Driven Narrative 3
  • Melancholic Tone 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Comfort Viewing 3
  • Found Family 3
  • Gritty Realism 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

19
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

8 titles ยท average score 60
Countdown: The Sky's on Fire
Countdown: The Sky's on Fire (1999)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

Hit and Run
Hit and Run (1999)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Five Desperate Hours
Five Desperate Hours (1997)

Director

The Secret She Carried
The Secret She Carried (1996)

Director

Her Hidden Truth
Her Hidden Truth (1995)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Shame II: The Secret
Shame II: The Secret (1995)

Director

Desperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox Story
Desperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox Story (1993)

Director

Shame
Shame (1992)

Director

1980s

5 titles ยท average score 54
Gardens of Stone
Gardens of Stone (1987)
GoodWatch score 47

Camera Operator

Heartburn
Heartburn (1986)
GoodWatch score 53

Camera Operator

About Last Night...
About Last Night... (1986)
GoodWatch score 64

Camera Operator

Legal Eagles
Legal Eagles (1986)
GoodWatch score 43

Steadicam Operator

Wolfen
Wolfen (1981)
GoodWatch score 64

Steadicam Operator

1970s

5 titles ยท average score 69
The War at Home
The War at Home (1979)
GoodWatch score 75

Director of Photography

Rockers
Rockers (1979)
GoodWatch score 90

Camera Operator

Hollow Image
Hollow Image (1979)

Camera Operator

Nasty Habits
Nasty Habits (1977)
GoodWatch score 43

Director of Photography

William: From Georgia To Harlem
William: From Georgia To Harlem (1971)

Assistant Camera

1960s

1 title ยท average score 52
Number One
Number One (1969)
GoodWatch score 52

Camera Operator