Portrait of Chris Carter

Writing

Chris Carter

Career

Active from 1986 to 2026, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Rags to Riches
Rags to Riches
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Chris Carter Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.4, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Wholesome
    1.9, average 3.4
  • Historical
    1.3, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Conspiracy 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

13
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles
Queens for a Day
Queens for a Day (2026)

Director

Alien Contact
Alien Contact (2024)

Writer

Smiley Death Face
Smiley Death Face (2020)

Writer

2010s

1 title ยท average score 70
The After
The After (2014)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Writer

2000s

2 titles ยท average score 62
The X-Files: I Want to Believe
The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)
GoodWatch score 47

as Man Sitting in Hospital Hallway (uncredited)

100 Greatest Scary Moments
100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

1990s

4 titles ยท average score 72
The X-Files
The X-Files (1998)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay, Story

Inside The X-Files
Inside The X-Files (1998)
GoodWatch score 73

Executive Producer

More Secrets of the X-Files
More Secrets of the X-Files (1996)
GoodWatch score 72

Writer

The X-Files
The X-Files (1993)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Cinema Audience (uncredited) / Another Agent (uncredited)

1980s

3 titles ยท average score 73
Meet the Munceys
Meet the Munceys (1988)

Executive Producer, Writer

Cameo by Night
Cameo by Night (1987)

Writer

The B.R.A.T. Patrol
The B.R.A.T. Patrol (1986)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer