Portrait of Douglas Barr

Directing

Douglas Barr

Career

Active from 1980 to 2017, busiest in 1990 and 1997 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for For the Love of a Child
For the Love of a Child
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Douglas Barr Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.1, average 4.1
  • Historical
    0.7, average 2.6
  • Class & Capitalism
    1.8, average 3.3
  • Politics
    1.1, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Family Dynamics 3
  • Lighthearted Humor 2
  • 1980s Horror 2
  • Body Image Issues 2
  • Emotional Journey 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Contemporary Relationships 2
  • Feel-Good Story 2
  • Comfort Watch 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

46
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

7 titles · average score 54
Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding Mystery
Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding Mystery (2017)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Northpole: Open for Christmas
Northpole: Open for Christmas (2015)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

Northpole
Northpole (2014)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

The Mystery Cruise
The Mystery Cruise (2013)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Notes from the Heart Healer
Notes from the Heart Healer (2012)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer, Director

The Jensen Project
The Jensen Project (2010)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Secrets of the Mountain
Secrets of the Mountain (2010)
GoodWatch score 54

Director, Teleplay

2000s

11 titles · average score 57
The Note II: Taking a Chance on Love
The Note II: Taking a Chance on Love (2009)
GoodWatch score 51

Director, Writer

To Be Fat Like Me
To Be Fat Like Me (2007)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

The Note
The Note (2007)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

For the Love of a Child
For the Love of a Child (2006)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

Confessions of an American Bride
Confessions of an American Bride (2005)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

Perfect Romance
Perfect Romance (2004)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Beautiful Girl
Beautiful Girl (2003)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

This Time Around
This Time Around (2003)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Sex, Lies & Obsession
Sex, Lies & Obsession (2001)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

For Love of Olivia
For Love of Olivia (2001)

Director

Love Lessons
Love Lessons (2000)

Director

1990s

16 titles · average score 47
Switched at Birth
Switched at Birth (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Vanished Without a Trace
Vanished Without a Trace (1999)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Perfect Body
Perfect Body (1997)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Cloned
Cloned (1997)
GoodWatch score 37

Director

Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave (1997)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

Conundrum
Conundrum (1996)
GoodWatch score 36

Screenplay, Director

Dead Badge
Dead Badge (1995)

Director, Writer

Temptation
Temptation (1994)
GoodWatch score 45

Writer

Fade to Black
Fade to Black (1993)

Writer

Spaced Invaders
Spaced Invaders (1990)
GoodWatch score 30

as Sam

Menu for Murder
Menu for Murder (1990)

as Charles Henshaw

Rich Men, Single Women
Rich Men, Single Women (1990)

as Richard Hancock

1980s

10 titles · average score 64
The Wizard
The Wizard (1986)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Alex Jagger

Designing Women
Designing Women (1986)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Colonel Bill Stillfield

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Greg Franklin / Mark Hazlitt

Trauma Center
Trauma Center (1983)

TV show · as Howie Munson

Hotel
Hotel (1982)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy (1981)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Howie Munson

Deadly Blessing
Deadly Blessing (1981)
GoodWatch score 49

as Jim

The Unseen
The Unseen (1980)
GoodWatch score 45

as Tony Ross

When the Whistle Blows
When the Whistle Blows (1980)

TV show

Semi-Tough
Semi-Tough (1980)

TV show · as Billy Clyde 'B.C.' Puckett

1970s

2 titles · average score 61
The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as David Pursinger

Battle of the Network Stars
Battle of the Network Stars (1976)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show