Portrait of Taylor Hackford

Directing

Taylor Hackford

Career

Active from 1973 to 2016, with up to 1 main title a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Taylor Hackford Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Absurdist Humor
    0.7, average 2.0
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.6, average 2.6
  • Situational Comedy
    1.7, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Emotional Journey 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Crime 2
  • Behind-the-Scenes 2
  • Showbiz Drama 2
  • Contemporary Realism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

29
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Sniff
Sniff

Director

The Reluctant Movie Star
The Reluctant Movie Star

Director

2010s

4 titles ยท average score 42
The Comedian
The Comedian (2016)
GoodWatch score 40

Director, Producer

A Place to Stand
A Place to Stand (2015)

Executive Producer

Parker
Parker (2013)
GoodWatch score 50

Producer, Director

Love Ranch
Love Ranch (2010)
GoodWatch score 37

Producer, Director

2000s

2 titles ยท average score 63
Ray
Ray (2004)
GoodWatch score 78

Director, Producer

Proof of Life
Proof of Life (2000)
GoodWatch score 49

Producer, Director

1990s

10 titles ยท average score 63
G:MT Greenwich Mean Time
G:MT Greenwich Mean Time (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

Producer

The Devil's Advocate
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Executive Producer

When We Were Kings
When We Were Kings (1996)
GoodWatch score 86

Editor, Producer

Dolores Claiborne
Dolores Claiborne (1995)
GoodWatch score 75

Producer, Director

Bound by Honor
Bound by Honor (1993)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Producer

Mortal Thoughts
Mortal Thoughts (1991)
GoodWatch score 56

Executive Producer

Queens Logic
Queens Logic (1991)
GoodWatch score 39

Executive Producer

Defenseless
Defenseless (1991)
GoodWatch score 47

Executive Producer

Sweet Talker
Sweet Talker (1991)
GoodWatch score 56

Executive Producer

The Long Walk Home
The Long Walk Home (1990)
GoodWatch score 69

Executive Producer

1980s

8 titles ยท average score 61
Rooftops
Rooftops (1989)
GoodWatch score 26

Executive Producer

Everybody's All-American
Everybody's All-American (1988)
GoodWatch score 50

Director, Producer

Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll (1987)
GoodWatch score 85

Director

La Bamba
La Bamba (1987)
GoodWatch score 73

Producer

White Nights
White Nights (1985)
GoodWatch score 59

Director, Producer

Against All Odds
Against All Odds (1984)
GoodWatch score 54

Director, Producer

An Officer and a Gentleman
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

The Idolmaker
The Idolmaker (1980)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

1970s

3 titles
Teenage Father
Teenage Father (1978)

Director, Producer

Bukowski
Bukowski (1973)

Director

Budd Boetticher: A Study in Self-Determination
Budd Boetticher: A Study in Self-Determination (1971)

Producer