Directing
J. Lee Thompson
- Titles
- 61movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1940 to 1989, busiest in 1959 and 1969 with 3 main titles each.
- Directed
- 48titles as director
- Average score
52/100
- Highest rated
Ice Cold in Alex81/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical4.7average 2.6
- Crime4.9average 3.7
- Politics3.8average 2.6
- Violence5.4average 4.3
- Adrenaline5.9average 5.0
- Tension6.9average 6.0
- Mystery4.8average 4.1
- Class & Capitalism3.9average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.1, average 5.3
- Pop Culture1.1, average 2.2
- Wholesome2.3, average 3.3
- Coming of Age2.0, average 3.0
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 8
- Moral Ambiguity 7
- Psychological Thriller 6
- Character-Driven 5
- Political Intrigue 5
- Historical Setting 4
- Gritty Realism 4
- Treasure Hunt 4
- Melodrama 4
- Crime Thriller 3
- 80s Action 3
- Los Angeles Setting 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Charles BronsonActorDeath Wish 4: The Crackdown, 10 to Midnight, Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects, The White Buffalo, Murphy's Law, +4 more
Gilbert TaylorCinematographerIce Cold in Alex, As Long as They're Happy, Yield to the Night, No Trees in the Street, The Weak and the Wicked, +3 more- PPeter Lee-ThompsonEditorDeath Wish 4: The Crackdown, 10 to Midnight, Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects, Murphy's Law, The Evil That Men Do, +1 more
- RRichard BestEditorIce Cold in Alex, Yield to the Night, The Chairman, No Trees in the Street, The Weak and the Wicked, +1 more
Herbert LomActorKing Solomon's Mines, I Aim at the Stars, North West Frontier, Return from the Ashes, No Trees in the Street- MMichael F. AndersonEditorThe White Buffalo, The Reincarnation of Peter Proud, Caboblanco, St. Ives, Huckleberry Finn
Gregory PeckActorThe Guns of Navarone, Cape Fear, Mackenna's Gold, The Chairman
Natalie TrundyActorBattle for the Planet of the Apes, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Huckleberry Finn, A Great American Tragedy
Diana DorsActorAs Long as They're Happy, Yield to the Night, An Alligator Named Daisy, The Weak and the Wicked
Anthony QuayleActorThe Guns of Navarone, Ice Cold in Alex, Woman in a Dressing Gown, Before Winter Comes
Jerry GoldsmithComposerKing Solomon's Mines, The Reincarnation of Peter Proud, Caboblanco, The Chairman- ÁÁlex Phillips Jr.CinematographerKing Solomon's Mines, Firewalker, Murphy's Law, Caboblanco
Movies and TV shows
541980s
12 titles · average score 40
46
Messenger of Death (1988)
Director
44
Future Hunters (1988)
Screenplay
37
Firewalker (1986)
Director
43
Murphy's Law (1986)
Director
33
King Solomon's Mines (1985)
Director
52
The Ambassador (1985)
Director
37
The Evil That Men Do (1984)
Director
42
10 to Midnight (1983)
Story, Director
39
Happy Birthday to Me (1981)
Director
40
Caboblanco (1980)
Director
1970s
12 titles · average score 43
32
The Passage (1979)
Director
22
The Greek Tycoon (1978)
Director
35
The White Buffalo (1977)
Director
44
St. Ives (1976)
Director
Widow (1976)
Director
The Blue Knight (1975)
Director
57
Huckleberry Finn (1974)
Director
A Great American Tragedy (1972)
Director
60
Brotherly Love (1970)
Director
1960s
12 titles · average score 57
39
Mackenna's Gold (1969)
Director
46
The Chairman (1969)
Director
50
Before Winter Comes (1969)
Director
59
Eye of the Devil (1966)
Director
34
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965)
Producer, Director
69
Return from the Ashes (1965)
Director, Producer
49
What a Way to Go! (1964)
Director
50
Kings of the Sun (1963)
Director
81
Cape Fear (1962)
Director
64
Taras Bulba (1962)
Director
78
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
Director
63
I Aim at the Stars (1960)
Director
1950s
14 titles · average score 66
69
North West Frontier (1959)
Director
77
Tiger Bay (1959)
Director
59
No Trees in the Street (1959)
Director
81
Ice Cold in Alex (1958)
Director
75
Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957)
Director, Producer
68
Yield to the Night (1956)
Director
64
The Weak and the Wicked (1954)
Writer, Director
57
For Better, for Worse (1954)
Director, Screenplay
64
The Yellow Balloon (1953)
Director
1940s
3 titles
For Them That Trespass (1949)
Screenplay
East of Piccadilly (1941)
Screenplay
The Middle Watch (1940)
Writer
1930s
1 title · average score 46
46
Jamaica Inn (1939)
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