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Portrait of Martyn Burke

Writing

Martyn Burke

Career

Active from 1973 to 2011, busiest in 1981 and 1999 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Pirates of Silicon Valley
Pirates of Silicon Valley
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Martyn Burke Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.3, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7
  • Spiritual
    1.0, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Thought-Provoking 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

14
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
Under Fire: Journalists in Combat
Under Fire: Journalists in Combat (2011)

Director, Producer

2000s

1 title · average score 29
Avenging Angelo
Avenging Angelo (2002)
GoodWatch score 29

Director

1990s

5 titles · average score 66
Pirates of Silicon Valley
Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999)
GoodWatch score 80

Screenplay, Director

Animal Farm
Animal Farm (1999)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

The Pentagon Wars
The Pentagon Wars (1998)
GoodWatch score 74

Executive Producer, Teleplay

The Second Civil War
The Second Civil War (1997)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer

Sugartime
Sugartime (1995)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay, Co-Executive Producer

1980s

4 titles · average score 57
Witnesses: The Untold War in Afghanistan
Witnesses: The Untold War in Afghanistan (1988)

as Narrator

Top Secret!
Top Secret! (1984)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay

The Last Chase
The Last Chase (1981)
GoodWatch score 42

Director, Screenplay

The KGB Connections: An Investigation into Soviet Operations in North America
The KGB Connections: An Investigation into Soviet Operations in North America (1981)

Writer, Director

1970s

3 titles · average score 49
Power Play
Power Play (1978)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Writer

The Clown Murders
The Clown Murders (1976)
GoodWatch score 34

Director, Writer

Carnivals
Carnivals (1973)

Producer, Director