Portrait of Edwin Sherin

Directing

Edwin Sherin

Career

Active from 1965 to 2005, busiest in 1987 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Edwin Sherin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4
  • Cringe Humor
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Wonder
    2.4, average 3.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.1, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Ensemble Character Study 3
  • Procedural Crime Drama 2
  • Societal Mirror 2
  • Ensemble Cast Dynamics 2
  • Psychological Trauma 2
  • Character-Driven Storytelling 2
  • Societal Critique 2
  • Urban Realism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

10
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

2 titles ยท average score 66
Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Chief Justice

Daughter of the Streets
Daughter of the Streets (1990)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

1980s

3 titles
Settle the Score
Settle the Score (1989)

Director

Lena: My 100 Children
Lena: My 100 Children (1987)

Director

The Father Clements Story
The Father Clements Story (1987)

Director

1970s

3 titles ยท average score 65
King Lear
King Lear (1974)

Director

Valdez Is Coming
Valdez Is Coming (1971)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

My Old Man's Place
My Old Man's Place (1971)

Director

1960s

1 title
Across the River
Across the River (1965)

Writer

1950s

1 title ยท average score 75
Omnibus
Omnibus (1952)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show