Portrait of Kenya Barris

Writing

Kenya Barris

Career

Active from 2014 to 2026, busiest in 2019 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Entergalactic
Entergalactic
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kenya Barris Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Mystery
    1.7, average 4.0
  • Tension
    4.0, average 6.0
  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.1
  • Psychological
    3.8, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family Comedy 2
  • Pop Culture References 2
  • Family Bonding 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

25
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

5 titles
It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life

Director, Writer

Dorothy and the Wiz
Dorothy and the Wiz

Writer, Director

Girls & Boys
Girls & Boys

Producer, Story

Freddie the Fix
Freddie the Fix

Producer

Untitled Juneteenth Project
Untitled Juneteenth Project

Producer

2020s

13 titles ยท average score 54
Jerry West: The Logo
Jerry West: The Logo (2026)
GoodWatch score 52

Director, Producer

The Underdoggs
The Underdoggs (2024)
GoodWatch score 48

Producer

You People
You People (2023)
GoodWatch score 44

as Airplane Passenger

White Men Can't Jump
White Men Can't Jump (2023)
GoodWatch score 43

Story, Producer

Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen (2022)
GoodWatch score 40

Screenplay, Producer

Entergalactic
Entergalactic (2022)
GoodWatch score 89

as Moderator (voice)

Civil: Ben Crump
Civil: Ben Crump (2022)
GoodWatch score 70

Producer

Coming 2 America
Coming 2 America (2021)
GoodWatch score 49

Executive Producer, Screenplay

Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali (2021)
GoodWatch score 58

Producer

Roald Dahl's The Witches
Roald Dahl's The Witches (2020)
GoodWatch score 48

Screenplay

#blackAF
#blackAF (2020)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show ยท as Kenya Barris

Second Team
Second Team (2020)

Thanks

2010s

7 titles ยท average score 63
Shaft
Shaft (2019)
GoodWatch score 52

Executive Producer, Writer

Little
Little (2019)
GoodWatch score 52

Producer

grown-ish
grown-ish (2018)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Derek Wright

A Boy. A Girl. A Dream
A Boy. A Girl. A Dream (2018)
GoodWatch score 57

as Kenya Barris

Girls Trip
Girls Trip (2017)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer

Barbershop: The Next Cut
Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016)
GoodWatch score 69

Co-Producer, Screenplay

black-ish
black-ish (2014)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Mysterious Salesman (voice)