Portrait of Joseph Pevney

Directing

Joseph Pevney

Career

Active from 1946 to 1984, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Thieves' Highway
Thieves' Highway
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 54 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joseph Pevney Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Cringe Humor
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.0, average 2.0
  • Satire & Parody
    1.3, average 2.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Authenticity 5
  • Nostalgic Americana 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Intrigue 4
  • Character-Driven Narrative 4
  • Comfort Viewing 4
  • Episodic Adventure 4
  • Film Noir 3
  • Moral Dilemma 3
  • Psychological 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

43
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
Contract for Life: The S.A.D.D. Story
Contract for Life: The S.A.D.D. Story (1984)

Director

1970s

4 titles ยท average score 63
Mysterious Island of Beautiful Women
Mysterious Island of Beautiful Women (1979)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

Who Is the Black Dahlia?
Who Is the Black Dahlia? (1975)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

My Darling Daughters' Anniversary
My Darling Daughters' Anniversary (1973)

Director

Mission: Impossible - The Falcon
Mission: Impossible - The Falcon (1970)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

1960s

5 titles ยท average score 53
The Night of the Grizzly
The Night of the Grizzly (1966)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Portrait of a Mobster
Portrait of a Mobster (1961)

Director

Cash McCall
Cash McCall (1960)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

The Crowded Sky
The Crowded Sky (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

The Plunderers
The Plunderers (1960)
GoodWatch score 47

Producer, Director

1950s

29 titles ยท average score 60
Torpedo Run
Torpedo Run (1958)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Istanbul
Istanbul (1957)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Tammy and the Bachelor
Tammy and the Bachelor (1957)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Man of a Thousand Faces
Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Away All Boats
Away All Boats (1956)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Congo Crossing
Congo Crossing (1956)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Female on the Beach
Female on the Beach (1955)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Six Bridges to Cross
Six Bridges to Cross (1955)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Foxfire
Foxfire (1955)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

3 Ring Circus
3 Ring Circus (1954)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Flesh and Fury
Flesh and Fury (1952)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Undercover Girl
Undercover Girl (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

1940s

4 titles ยท average score 77
Thieves' Highway
Thieves' Highway (1949)
GoodWatch score 87

as Pete

The Street with No Name
The Street with No Name (1948)
GoodWatch score 82

as Matty

Body and Soul
Body and Soul (1947)
GoodWatch score 84

as Shorty Polaski

Nocturne
Nocturne (1946)
GoodWatch score 56

as Ned "Fingers" Ford