Portrait of Kenny Leon

Directing

Kenny Leon

Career

Active from 2005 to 2021, busiest in 2021 with 7 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Wiz Live!
The Wiz Live!
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kenny Leon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Biographical Drama 2
  • Civil Rights Era 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

19
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

4 titles · average score 72
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch (2024)

Stage Director

Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (2021)
GoodWatch score 72

as Professor Kendricks

Ohio State Murders
Ohio State Murders (2021)

Director

A Soldier's Play
A Soldier's Play (2021)

Director

2010s

7 titles · average score 65
American Son
American Son (2019)
GoodWatch score 51

Director, Producer

The Public's Much Ado About Nothing
The Public's Much Ado About Nothing (2019)

Director

Hairspray Live!
Hairspray Live! (2016)
GoodWatch score 74

Director, Producer

In My Dreams
In My Dreams (2015)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

The Wiz Live!
The Wiz Live! (2015)
GoodWatch score 81

Director

The Watsons Go to Birmingham
The Watsons Go to Birmingham (2013)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Steel Magnolias
Steel Magnolias (2012)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

2000s

4 titles · average score 73
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun (2008)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

The Rosa Parks Story
The Rosa Parks Story (2002)
GoodWatch score 71

as Minister #2

The Kudzu Christmas
The Kudzu Christmas (2002)

as Ren Taylorson

Big Ain't Bad
Big Ain't Bad (2002)

as Mayor Jordan

1990s

3 titles · average score 56
In the Line of Duty: Street War
In the Line of Duty: Street War (1992)
GoodWatch score 56

as Raheem

The Nightman
The Nightman (1992)

as Johnson

Web of Deceit
Web of Deceit (1990)

as Dr. Poole

1980s

1 title
Case Closed
Case Closed (1988)

as Man in Alley