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Portrait of Ernest R. Dickerson

Directing

Ernest R. Dickerson

Career

Active from 1983 to 2026, with up to 6 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Wire
The Wire
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 75 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ernest R. Dickerson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    2.3, average 3.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.1, average 2.0
  • Historical
    1.7, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 12
  • Moral Ambiguity 9
  • Character-Driven 6
  • Ensemble Character Study 4
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Gritty Police Procedural 3
  • Psychological Dread 3
  • Procedural Crime Drama 3
  • Episodic Mystery 3
  • New York City 3
  • Visceral Violence 3
  • Psychological Depth 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

47
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Black Diamond
Black Diamond

Director, Executive Producer

Morris Stokes
Morris Stokes

Director

2020s

1 title · average score 39
V/H/S/MIXTAPE
V/H/S/MIXTAPE (2026)
GoodWatch score 39

Director, Writer

2010s

2 titles · average score 54
Double Play
Double Play (2017)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Last Man Standing
Last Man Standing (2011)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

2000s

10 titles · average score 55
Something with Bite
Something with Bite (2009)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Miracle at St. Anna
Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
GoodWatch score 45

Second Unit Director, Second Unit Director of Photography

The V Word
The V Word (2006)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

For One Night
For One Night (2006)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Never Die Alone
Never Die Alone (2004)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

Good Fences
Good Fences (2003)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Monday Night Mayhem
Monday Night Mayhem (2002)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie
Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie (2002)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

Our America
Our America (2002)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography, Director

Bones
Bones (2001)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

1990s

18 titles · average score 62
Futuresport
Futuresport (1999)
GoodWatch score 37

Director

Ambushed
Ambushed (1998)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Blind Faith
Blind Faith (1998)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Bulletproof
Bulletproof (1996)
GoodWatch score 37

Director

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Surviving the Game
Surviving the Game (1994)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

Stephen King's Golden Tales
Stephen King's Golden Tales (1993)

Director of Photography

Malcolm X
Malcolm X (1992)
GoodWatch score 75

Director of Photography

Juice
Juice (1992)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Story

Jungle Fever
Jungle Fever (1991)
GoodWatch score 73

Director of Photography

Mo' Better Blues
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

Def by Temptation
Def by Temptation (1990)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

1980s

14 titles · average score 63
Do the Right Thing
Do the Right Thing (1989)
GoodWatch score 87

Director of Photography

Fright House
Fright House (1989)
GoodWatch score 39

Director of Photography

School Daze
School Daze (1988)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

The Laser Man
The Laser Man (1988)

Director of Photography

Eddie Murphy Raw
Eddie Murphy Raw (1987)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

Enemy Territory
Enemy Territory (1987)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

She's Gotta Have It
She's Gotta Have It (1986)
GoodWatch score 76

as Dog 8

Vampires
Vampires (1986)

Director of Photography

Krush Groove
Krush Groove (1985)
GoodWatch score 47

Director of Photography

The Brother from Another Planet
The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

Desiree
Desiree (1984)

Director of Photography

Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads
Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography