Portrait of Tom Gries

Directing

Tom Gries

Career

Active from 1951 to 1977, busiest in 1959 and 1966 with 6 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 45 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tom Gries Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.8, average 5.4
  • Cringe Humor
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Satire & Parody
    1.1, average 2.3
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 7
  • Character Study 6
  • Nostalgic Americana 6
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Episodic Storytelling 4
  • Frontier Justice 4
  • Thought-Provoking 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Episodic Mystery 3
  • Procedural Investigation 3
  • Intrigue 3
  • Nostalgic Television 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

27
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

15 titles ยท average score 56
The Greatest
The Greatest (1977)
GoodWatch score 36

Director

Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter (1976)
GoodWatch score 86

Director

Breakheart Pass
Breakheart Pass (1975)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Breakout
Breakout (1975)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

The Migrants
The Migrants (1974)

Producer, Director

Lady Ice
Lady Ice (1973)
GoodWatch score 37

Director

The Glass House
The Glass House (1972)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Michael O'Hara the Fourth
Michael O'Hara the Fourth (1972)

Writer, Producer

Journey Through Rosebud
Journey Through Rosebud (1972)

Director

Earth II
Earth II (1971)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

The Hawaiians
The Hawaiians (1970)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Fools
Fools (1970)

Director

1960s

3 titles ยท average score 59
100 Rifles
100 Rifles (1969)
GoodWatch score 44

Screenplay, Director

Number One
Number One (1969)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

Will Penny
Will Penny (1967)
GoodWatch score 81

Director, Writer

1950s

9 titles ยท average score 52
Mustang!
Mustang! (1959)

Screenplay

Girl in the Woods
Girl in the Woods (1958)

Director

The Last Stop
The Last Stop (1956)

Director

King Dinosaur
King Dinosaur (1955)
GoodWatch score 16

Screenplay

Hell's Horizon
Hell's Horizon (1955)

Writer, Director

Serpent Island
Serpent Island (1954)

Writer, Director

Donovan's Brain
Donovan's Brain (1953)
GoodWatch score 48

Producer

The Lusty Men
The Lusty Men (1952)
GoodWatch score 87

Associate Producer

The Bushwhackers
The Bushwhackers (1951)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay