

Directing
Ted Kotcheff
- Titles
- 56movies12TV shows
- Career
Active from 1956 to 2017, with a break from 2000 to 2013, busiest in 1960 with 4 main titles.
- Directed
- 58titles as director
- Average score
59/100
- Highest rated
Wake in Fright83/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Crime5.1average 3.7
- Nostalgia4.8average 3.6
- Social Commentary6.0average 4.9
- Contemporary Realism6.2average 5.2
- Class & Capitalism4.1average 3.3
- Historical3.2average 2.6
- Psychological6.1average 5.6
- Politics3.1average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Wonder2.0, average 3.4
- Fantasy0.4, average 1.8
- Uncanny1.7, average 2.5
- Wholesome2.6, average 3.3
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 5
- Character-Driven 4
- Political Intrigue 3
- Gritty Realism 3
- Social Realism 3
- Historical Drama 2
- Contemporary 2
- Revenge 2
- Psychological Tension 2
- Dark Humor 2
- Family Drama 2
- Domestic Conflict 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
François ProtatCinematographerWeekend at Bernie's, Winter People, Switching Channels, Family of Cops, Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly, +1 more- TThom NobleEditorWho Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?, Billy Two Hats, Winter People, Switching Channels, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, +1 more
George SegalActorFun with Dick and Jane, Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?, Of Mice and Men, The Desperate Hours- CClive ExtonWriterThe Trial of Dr. Fancy, Where I Live, I'll Have You to Remember, The Trial of Dr. Fancy
John ScottComposerWake in Fright, Billy Two Hats, North Dallas Forty, Winter People
Mordecai RichlerWriterFun with Dick and Jane, Life at the Top, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, Joshua Then and Now
Sylvia KayActorWake in Fright, After the Funeral, The Hard Knock
Ruth DunningActorWhere I Live, I'll Have You to Remember, Hot Summer Night- MMadge RyanActorWho Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?, Tiara Tahiti, Where I Live
- JJoan E. ChapmanEditorFirst Blood, Weekend at Bernie's, Folks!
- AAlun OwenWriterLena, O My Lena, After the Funeral, The Hard Knock
- BBrian WestCinematographerWake in Fright, Billy Two Hats, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
Movies and TV shows
50
Great
Score 80 to 89
1 title
Great
Score 80 to 89
83
Wake in Fright (1971)
Director, Screenplay

Good
Score 70 to 79
6 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
78
Shattered Glass (2003)
as Marty Peretz
76
North Dallas Forty (1979)
Screenplay, Director
76
First Blood (1982)
Director
71
Barney's Version (2010)
as Train Conductor

Decent
Score 60 to 69
5 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
69
The Human Voice (1966)
Director
68
The Planters (2019)
as Cliff Man / Last 'Hello' Man (voice)
66
Borrowed Hearts (1997)
Director
64
Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
Director

Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
13 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
58
Joshua Then and Now (1985)
Director
56
Billy Two Hats (1974)
Director
55
Switching Channels (1988)
Director
53
Uncommon Valor (1983)
Executive Producer, Director
52
Split Image (1982)
Director, Producer
52
Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
as Jack Parker
49
The Shooter (1995)
Director
45
Family of Cops (1995)
Director
44
Life at the Top (1965)
Director
38
Winter People (1989)
Director

Unwatchable to terrible
Score 0 to 29
1 title
Unwatchable to terrible
Score 0 to 29
27
Folks! (1992)
Director

Not rated yet
24 titles
Not rated yet

Of Mice and Men (1968)
Director

Emperor Jones (1958)
Producer, Director

Love on the Run (1994)
Director

Two Gentlemen Sharing (1969)
Director

Lena, O My Lena (1960)
Director

The Trial of Dr. Fancy (1964)
Director

The Desperate Hours (1967)
Director

Lights Out (1972)
Director

Fearless (2014)
Director

Into the Dark (1963)
Director




