Portrait of Scott Z. Burns

Writing

Scott Z. Burns

Career

Active from 2006 to 2023, busiest in 2019 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Bourne Ultimatum
The Bourne Ultimatum
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Scott Z. Burns Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.2, average 3.0
  • Wholesome
    1.8, average 3.4
  • Physical Comedy
    0.9, average 2.4
  • Fantasy
    0.3, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 2
  • Corporate Corruption 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Based on True Events 2
  • Social Critique 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

20
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
American Psycho
American Psycho

Screenplay

2010s

12 titles ยท average score 64
The Laundromat
The Laundromat (2019)
GoodWatch score 52

Writer, Producer

The Report
The Report (2019)
GoodWatch score 73

Producer, Director

The Last Laugh
The Last Laugh (2019)
GoodWatch score 44

Thanks

Sea of Shadows
Sea of Shadows (2019)
GoodWatch score 81

Executive Producer

The Mercy
The Mercy (2018)
GoodWatch score 60

Producer, Writer

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (2017)
GoodWatch score 67

Executive Producer

Approaching the Unknown
Approaching the Unknown (2016)
GoodWatch score 44

Thanks

Last Days
Last Days (2014)
GoodWatch score 74

Writer

Side Effects
Side Effects (2013)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay, Producer

Sex Scientists
Sex Scientists (2013)

Director

Contagion
Contagion (2011)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay, Writer

Notes on Lying
Notes on Lying (2010)

Writer

2000s

7 titles ยท average score 74
The Informant!
The Informant! (2009)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay

Food, Inc.
Food, Inc. (2008)
GoodWatch score 82

Thanks

What We Take from Each Other
What We Take from Each Other (2008)

Writer, Executive Producer

Don't I Know You?
Don't I Know You? (2008)

Executive Producer, Director

The Bourne Ultimatum
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
GoodWatch score 84

Screenplay

Pu-239
Pu-239 (2006)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer, Director

An Inconvenient Truth
An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
GoodWatch score 72

Producer