Portrait of Bette Gordon

Directing

Bette Gordon

Career

Active from 1974 to 2020, with a break from 1989 to 1999, busiest in 1975 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for Monsters
Monsters
GoodWatch score71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bette Gordon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.3, average 2.7
  • Historical
    1.3, average 2.6
  • Wholesome
    2.2, average 3.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.7, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Experimental Film 4
  • Avant-Garde 3
  • Philosophical 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Atmospheric 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Melancholic 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

23
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles
Doublespeak
Doublespeak (2021)

Thanks

Flight
Flight (2020)

Cinematography, Director

2010s

1 title · average score 43
The Drowning
The Drowning (2016)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

2000s

2 titles · average score 51
Handsome Harry
Handsome Harry (2009)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Luminous Motion
Luminous Motion (2000)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

1980s

7 titles · average score 52
She Must Be Seeing Things
She Must Be Seeing Things (1988)

Thanks

Seven Women, Seven Sins
Seven Women, Seven Sins (1986)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Greed: Pay to Play
Greed: Pay to Play (1986)

Director

Variety
Variety (1985)
GoodWatch score 46

Additional Photography, Director

Committed
Committed (1984)

Additional Sound Re-Recordist

Anybody's Woman
Anybody's Woman (1981)

Writer, Director

Empty Suitcases
Empty Suitcases (1980)

Writer, Director

1970s

11 titles · average score 72
Exchanges
Exchanges (1979)

Director

An Algorithm
An Algorithm (1977)

Editor, Director

11 x 14
11 x 14 (1977)
GoodWatch score 72

as Woman's Friend

Central Time
Central Time (1977)

Director

Noyes
Noyes (1976)

Director

Webbs
Webbs (1976)

Director

The United States of America
The United States of America (1975)

Director

An Erotic Film
An Erotic Film (1975)

Director

Still Life
Still Life (1975)

Director

I-94
I-94 (1974)

Director

Michigan Avenue
Michigan Avenue (1974)

Director