Portrait of Joyce Chopra

Directing

Joyce Chopra

Career

Active from 1963 to 2022, with a break from 2009 to 2021, busiest in 1999 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Everwood
Everwood
GoodWatch score78/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Directors Guild of America Awards Β· Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Children's Programs

    2006 Β· Nominated

    Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joyce Chopra Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.9, average 4.8
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.3, average 2.0
  • Dark Humor
    1.2, average 2.8
  • Physical Comedy
    0.8, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven Narrative 3
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Intense Character Study 2
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2
  • Based on True Events 2
  • Procedural Crime Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

34
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
This Is a Film About My Mother
This Is a Film About My Mother (2022)

as Anne

2000s

5 titles Β· average score 60
Gramercy Stories
Gramercy Stories (2008)

Director

Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front (2006)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Hollywood Wives: The New Generation
Hollywood Wives: The New Generation (2003)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

The Last Cowboy
The Last Cowboy (2003)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Rip Girls
Rip Girls (2000)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

1990s

12 titles Β· average score 55
Murder in a Small Town
Murder in a Small Town (1999)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Replacing Dad
Replacing Dad (1999)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

The Lady in Question
The Lady in Question (1999)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

L.A. Johns
L.A. Johns (1997)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Convictions
Convictions (1997)

Director

My Very Best Friend
My Very Best Friend (1996)

Director

Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan (1995)

Director

The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face (1994)

Director

The Disappearance of Nora
The Disappearance of Nora (1993)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story (1992)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

Baby Snatcher
Baby Snatcher (1992)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story (1991)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

1980s

4 titles Β· average score 44
The Lemon Sisters
The Lemon Sisters (1989)
GoodWatch score 25

Director

Smooth Talk
Smooth Talk (1985)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Music Lessons: The Kodaly Method in the American Classroom
Music Lessons: The Kodaly Method in the American Classroom (1981)

Producer, Editor

Martha Clarke Light & Dark: A Dancer’s Journal
Martha Clarke Light & Dark: A Dancer’s Journal (1980)

Director

1970s

6 titles
Sally Garcia and Family
Sally Garcia and Family (1978)

Director

That Our Children Would Not Die
That Our Children Would Not Die (1978)

Editor, Writer

Clorae and Albie
Clorae and Albie (1975)

Editor, Producer

Girls at 12
Girls at 12 (1975)

Director, Producer

Matina Horner: Portrait of a Person
Matina Horner: Portrait of a Person (1973)

Director

Joyce at 34
Joyce at 34 (1972)

Director, Writer

1960s

6 titles Β· average score 65
Marathon
Marathon (1965)

Director

A Happy Mother's Day
A Happy Mother's Day (1963)

Director

Dead Birds
Dead Birds (1963)
GoodWatch score 65

Sound Editor

The Chair
The Chair (1963)

Editor

Blackie
Blackie (1962)

Editor

Nehru
Nehru (1962)

Editor