Portrait of Errol Morris

Directing

Errol Morris

Career

Active from 1978 to 2025, busiest in 2015 with 7 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Fog of War
The Fog of War
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Errol Morris Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Romance
    1.2, average 3.8
  • Situational Comedy
    0.5, average 2.7
  • Coming of Age
    0.9, average 3.0
  • Physical Comedy
    0.4, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Documentary 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Thought-Provoking 3
  • War Crimes 2
  • Moral Responsibility 2
  • True Crime 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Political Documentary 2
  • Cultural Critique 2
  • Melancholic Reflection 2
  • Investigative Journalism 2
  • Cold War Conspiracy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

51
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Untitled Ed Gein Documentary
Untitled Ed Gein Documentary

Director

2020s

9 titles · average score 65
Chaos: The Manson Murders
Chaos: The Manson Murders (2025)
GoodWatch score 55

Director, Producer

67 Bombs to Enid
67 Bombs to Enid (2025)

Executive Producer

Separated
Separated (2024)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Producer

The Pigeon Tunnel
The Pigeon Tunnel (2023)
GoodWatch score 78

Producer, Director

Tune Out the Noise
Tune Out the Noise (2023)

Writer, Director

The Only Girl in the Orchestra
The Only Girl in the Orchestra (2023)
GoodWatch score 71

Executive Producer

Nina & Irena
Nina & Irena (2023)

Executive Producer

Enemies of the State
Enemies of the State (2021)
GoodWatch score 62

Executive Producer

My Psychedelic Love Story
My Psychedelic Love Story (2020)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Executive Producer

2010s

28 titles · average score 73
American Dharma
American Dharma (2019)
GoodWatch score 56

Producer, Director

Wormwood
Wormwood (2017)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography
The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography (2017)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Demon in the Freezer
Demon in the Freezer (2016)

Director

The Heist
The Heist (2015)

Director

The Unknown Known
The Unknown Known (2013)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Writer

November 22, 1963
November 22, 1963 (2013)

Director

The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing (2012)
GoodWatch score 88

Executive Producer

El Wingador
El Wingador (2012)

Director

Tabloid
Tabloid (2011)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

The Umbrella Man
The Umbrella Man (2011)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

They Were There
They Were There (2011)

Director

2000s

6 titles · average score 81
Standard Operating Procedure
Standard Operating Procedure (2008)
GoodWatch score 74

Director, Producer

Survivors
Survivors (2008)

Director

The Fog of War
The Fog of War (2003)
GoodWatch score 86

Producer, Director

The Movie Movie (An Excerpt)
The Movie Movie (An Excerpt) (2002)

Director, Writer

Gretchen Worden: The Mutter Museum
Gretchen Worden: The Mutter Museum (2001)

Director

First Person
First Person (2000)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · Director, Producer

1990s

4 titles · average score 72
Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.
Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999)
GoodWatch score 83

Director, Producer

Fast, Cheap & Out of Control
Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997)
GoodWatch score 82

Director, Producer

The Dark Wind
The Dark Wind (1992)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

A Brief History of Time
A Brief History of Time (1991)
GoodWatch score 80

Director

1980s

2 titles · average score 86
The Thin Blue Line
The Thin Blue Line (1988)
GoodWatch score 86

Director, Writer

Vernon, Florida
Vernon, Florida (1981)
GoodWatch score 86

Director, Producer

1970s

1 title · average score 82
Gates of Heaven
Gates of Heaven (1978)
GoodWatch score 82

Editor, Producer