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Portrait of Thomas Schlamme

Directing

Thomas Schlamme

Career

Active from 1983 to 2024, busiest in 1986 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Thomas Schlamme Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Fantasy
    0.2, average 1.7
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 7
  • Ensemble Cast 5
  • Workplace Comedy 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • 90s Sitcom 4
  • Romantic Comedy 4
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Witty Banter 3
  • Character-Driven Drama 3
  • Ethical Dilemmas 3
  • Political Drama 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

26
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Rowan Atkinson: Not Just a Pretty Face
Rowan Atkinson: Not Just a Pretty Face

Director

2020s

2 titles · average score 89
No Friends
No Friends (2025)

Assistant Director

A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote (2020)
GoodWatch score 89

Director, Executive Producer

2010s

2 titles
Doubt
Doubt (2013)

Director

The Frontier
The Frontier (2012)

Executive Producer, Director

2000s

2 titles · average score 50
The Best Damn Sports Show Period
The Best Damn Sports Show Period (2001)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show

InBetweening America
InBetweening America (2001)

Editor

1990s

7 titles · average score 64
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long (1995)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Martin Lawrence: You So Crazy
Martin Lawrence: You So Crazy (1994)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

So I Married an Axe Murderer
So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Rowan Atkinson Live
Rowan Atkinson Live (1992)
GoodWatch score 82

Director

Rowan Atkinson Live: Invisible Drum Kit
Rowan Atkinson Live: Invisible Drum Kit (1992)

Director

Crazy From the Heart
Crazy From the Heart (1991)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer, Executive Producer

Mambo Mouth
Mambo Mouth (1991)

Director

1980s

12 titles · average score 71
Miss Firecracker
Miss Firecracker (1989)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Bette Midler's Mondo Beyondo
Bette Midler's Mondo Beyondo (1988)

Director

Spalding Gray: Terrors of Pleasure
Spalding Gray: Terrors of Pleasure (1987)
GoodWatch score 85

Director

Gilbert Gottfried... Naturally
Gilbert Gottfried... Naturally (1987)

Director

Wayside School
Wayside School (1986)

Director

The Gift of Amazing Grace
The Gift of Amazing Grace (1986)

Director, Executive Producer

Robert Klein on Broadway
Robert Klein on Broadway (1986)

Director

Can a Guy Say No?
Can a Guy Say No? (1986)

Director

Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway
Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway (1985)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

Bette Midler: Art or Bust
Bette Midler: Art or Bust (1984)

Director

Robert Klein: Child of the 50's, Man of the 80's
Robert Klein: Child of the 50's, Man of the 80's (1984)

Director

Bette Midler: No Frills
Bette Midler: No Frills (1983)

Director