Portrait of J. Lee Thompson

Directing

J. Lee Thompson

Career

Active from 1940 to 1989, busiest in 1959 and 1969 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ice Cold in Alex
Ice Cold in Alex
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 41 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
J. Lee Thompson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.2, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Wholesome
    2.2, average 3.4
  • Coming of Age
    2.0, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 8
  • Psychological Thriller 6
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Melodrama 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Los Angeles Setting 4
  • Gritty Realism 4
  • 1970s 3
  • Treasure Hunt 3
  • Crime Thriller 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

54
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

12 titles Β· average score 40
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989)
GoodWatch score 23

Director

Messenger of Death
Messenger of Death (1988)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

Future Hunters
Future Hunters (1988)
GoodWatch score 44

Screenplay

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

Firewalker
Firewalker (1986)
GoodWatch score 37

Director

Murphy's Law
Murphy's Law (1986)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

King Solomon's Mines
King Solomon's Mines (1985)
GoodWatch score 33

Director

The Ambassador
The Ambassador (1985)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

The Evil That Men Do
The Evil That Men Do (1984)
GoodWatch score 37

Director

10 to Midnight
10 to Midnight (1983)
GoodWatch score 43

Story, Director

Happy Birthday to Me
Happy Birthday to Me (1981)
GoodWatch score 40

Director

Caboblanco
Caboblanco (1980)
GoodWatch score 40

Director

1970s

12 titles Β· average score 44
The Passage
The Passage (1979)
GoodWatch score 32

Director

The Greek Tycoon
The Greek Tycoon (1978)
GoodWatch score 23

Director

The White Buffalo
The White Buffalo (1977)
GoodWatch score 37

Director

St. Ives
St. Ives (1976)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

Widow
Widow (1976)

Director

The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

The Blue Knight
The Blue Knight (1975)

Director

Huckleberry Finn
Huckleberry Finn (1974)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
GoodWatch score 42

Director

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

A Great American Tragedy
A Great American Tragedy (1972)

Director

Brotherly Love
Brotherly Love (1970)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

1960s

12 titles Β· average score 57
Mackenna's Gold
Mackenna's Gold (1969)
GoodWatch score 40

Director

The Chairman
The Chairman (1969)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

Before Winter Comes
Before Winter Comes (1969)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Eye of the Devil
Eye of the Devil (1966)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965)
GoodWatch score 34

Producer, Director

Return from the Ashes
Return from the Ashes (1965)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Producer

What a Way to Go!
What a Way to Go! (1964)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

Kings of the Sun
Kings of the Sun (1963)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Cape Fear
Cape Fear (1962)
GoodWatch score 80

Director

Taras Bulba
Taras Bulba (1962)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

The Guns of Navarone
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

I Aim at the Stars
I Aim at the Stars (1960)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

1950s

14 titles Β· average score 66
North West Frontier
North West Frontier (1959)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Tiger Bay
Tiger Bay (1959)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

No Trees in the Street
No Trees in the Street (1959)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Ice Cold in Alex
Ice Cold in Alex (1958)
GoodWatch score 81

Director

Woman in a Dressing Gown
Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

Director, Producer

Yield to the Night
Yield to the Night (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

As Long as They're Happy
As Long as They're Happy (1955)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

An Alligator Named Daisy
An Alligator Named Daisy (1955)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

The Weak and the Wicked
The Weak and the Wicked (1954)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer, Director

For Better, for Worse
For Better, for Worse (1954)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Screenplay

The Yellow Balloon
The Yellow Balloon (1953)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

No Place for Jennifer
No Place for Jennifer (1950)

Writer

1940s

3 titles
For Them That Trespass
For Them That Trespass (1949)

Screenplay

East of Piccadilly
East of Piccadilly (1941)

Screenplay

The Middle Watch
The Middle Watch (1940)

Writer

1930s

1 title Β· average score 46
Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn (1939)
GoodWatch score 46

Dialogue Coach