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Portrait of Gregory Nava

Directing

Gregory Nava

Career

Active from 1972 to 2024, with a break from 2008 to 2023, busiest in 2002 with 2 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for American Family
American Family
GoodWatch score81/100

Awards

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

  • Academy Awards · Writing (Original Screenplay)

    1985 · Nominated · 57th Academy Awards

    El Norte

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gregory Nava Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.1, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Complex Relationships 2
  • Emotional Intensity 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Social Realism 2
  • Biographical Drama 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Cultural Identity 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

Upcoming

1 title
Untitled Dolores Huerta Biopic
Untitled Dolores Huerta Biopic

Director, Writer

2020s

1 title
John Sayles and Gregory Nava
John Sayles and Gregory Nava (2024)

as Themself

2000s

3 titles · average score 67
Bordertown
Bordertown (2007)
GoodWatch score 62

Producer, Screenplay

Frida
Frida (2002)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

The American Tapestry
The American Tapestry (2000)

Director, Producer

1990s

3 titles · average score 70
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1998)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Selena
Selena (1997)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Screenplay

My Family
My Family (1995)
GoodWatch score 78

Writer, Director

1980s

3 titles · average score 66
A Time of Destiny
A Time of Destiny (1988)
GoodWatch score 53

Director, Writer

El Norte
El Norte (1983)
GoodWatch score 79

Director, Story

The End of August
The End of August (1981)

Writer

1970s

3 titles
The Haunting of M.
The Haunting of M. (1979)

Cinematography

The Confessions of Amans
The Confessions of Amans (1976)

Writer, Cinematography

The Journal of Diego Rodriguez Silva
The Journal of Diego Rodriguez Silva (1972)

Director