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Quincy Jones

Titles: 167movies36TV shows

Career: Active from 1961 to 2024, with a break from 2009 to 2023, busiest in 1969 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles: 1
top three billing

Average score: 64/100

Highest rated: Mirage
86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 53 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Quincy Jones Catalog average

Historical
4.2average 2.6
Nostalgia
5.1average 3.7
Crime
4.9average 3.7
Wit & Wordplay
4.8average 3.7
Contemporary Realism
6.4average 5.4
Class & Capitalism
4.2average 3.3
Social Commentary
5.8average 4.9
Politics
3.3average 2.6

Rarely in their work

Uncanny
1.1, average 2.5
Fantasy
0.6, average 1.7
Scare
1.4, average 2.6
Wonder
2.3, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Drama 23
Crime 12
Comedy 10
Thriller 9
Romance 8
Action 5
Mystery 4
History 2

Recurring tags

Character-Driven 5
1960s Setting 4
Gritty Realism 4
Action-Packed 3
Character Study 3
Heist Thriller 3
Identity Crisis 2
New York City 2
Melancholic Atmosphere 2
Psychological Drama 2
Ensemble Cast 2
Redemption Story 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

78

Group by

Newest first Oldest first

2020s

6 titles · average score 60

Lola

Original Music Composer

King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones

Executive Producer

The Color Purple

Songs, Producer

They All Came Out to Montreux

Executive Producer

Cooking On Hot

Music

Fandango at the Wall

Executive Producer

2010s

3 titles · average score 79

Sherman's Showcase

TV show · as Quincy Jones

National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony

Music Producer

Keep on Keepin' On

Producer

2000s

13 titles · average score 54

Tori Amos: Live at Montreux 1991/1992

Director

Empreintes

TV show

Get Rich or Die Tryin'

Original Music Composer

The Colbert Report

TV show

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

TV show

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Executive Producer

Letter to the President

Executive Producer

Best Week Ever

TV show

Stealing Bess

Executive Producer

The Making of 'The Color Purple'

Music

Austin Powers in Goldmember

as Quincy Jones

The Smokers

Executive Producer

All 13 titles from the 2000s

1990s

9 titles · average score 65

Passing Glory

Executive Producer

Steel

Producer

The Rhythm of Life

TV show

Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory

Producer

A Cool Like That Christmas

Producer

Malcolm X

Thanks

Montreux Jazz Festival 1991

Director of Operations

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

TV show · as Quincy Jones

Stalingrad: Film 1

Producer

1980s

6 titles · average score 53

Life Goes On

TV show · as Dan Webster

TV show

The Color Purple

Producer, Original Music Composer

The Slugger's Wife

Executive Music Producer

Fast Forward

Executive Music Producer

Fever Pitch

Executive Music Producer

1970s

14 titles · average score 62

The Wiz

as Emerald City Gold Pianist (uncredited)

The Getaway

Original Music Composer

The Hot Rock

Original Music Composer

The New Centurions

Music

The Anderson Tapes

Original Music Composer

Original Music Composer

Brother John

Original Music Composer

Honky

Original Music Composer

Eggs

Original Music Composer

The Out-of-Towners

Original Music Composer

They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

Original Music Composer

Last of the Mobile Hot Shots

Original Music Composer

All 14 titles from the 1970s

1960s

27 titles · average score 64

The Italian Job

Original Music Composer

Mackenna's Gold

Original Music Composer

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

Original Music Composer

Cactus Flower

Original Music Composer

John and Mary

Original Music Composer

The Split

Original Music Composer

In the Heat of the Night

Original Music Composer, Songs

In Cold Blood

Original Music Composer

The Deadly Affair

Original Music Composer

Walk Don't Run

Original Music Composer

Mirage

Original Music Composer

The Pawnbroker

Original Music Composer

All 27 titles from the 1960s