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Portrait of Tom Gries

Directing

Tom Gries

Titles
27movies43TV shows
Career

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

Directed
57
titles as director
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 44 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Tom Gries Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.8, average 5.4
  • Cringe Humor
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.7, average 2.0
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 7
  • Character Study 6
  • Character-Driven 6
  • Classic Western 5
  • Nostalgic Americana 4
  • Episodic Storytelling 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Thought-Provoking 4
  • Nostalgic Television 4
  • Mid-Century Americana 3
  • Episodic Mystery 3
  • Procedural Investigation 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

27
Type
RoleAnyDirecting21Writing8Production4
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1950s91960s31970s15
GenreAnyDrama15TV Movie8Adventure6Thriller6Western6Horror4Crime4Science Fiction3Mystery2Action2Romance2War2Comedy1Family1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1970s

15 titles · average score 56
The Migrants

Director, Producer

Fools

Director

All 15 titles from the 1970s

1960s

3 titles · average score 57
GoodWatch40
100 Rifles

Director, Screenplay

GoodWatch81
Will Penny

Director, Writer

1950s

9 titles · average score 52
Mustang!

Screenplay

Hell's Horizon

Writer, Director

Serpent Island

Writer, Director

GoodWatch86
The Lusty Men

Associate Producer