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Portrait of Roger Donaldson

Directing

Roger Donaldson

Titles
35movies
Career

Active from 1971 to 2016, busiest in 1987 with 2 main titles.

Directed
23
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Smash Palace
Smash Palace
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Roger Donaldson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    0.3, average 1.7
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0
  • Dark Humor
    1.6, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Political Thriller 3
  • High Stakes 3
  • Espionage Thriller 3
  • Action-Packed 3
  • New Zealand Cinema 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Conspiracy 2
  • Smart Plotting 2
  • Survival Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

1
TypeAllMovies1
RoleAnyDirecting23Production9Appearances7Writing5Other crew2Acting1Art1Camera1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1970s1
GenreAnyDocumentary1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1970s

1 title
Poster for Start Again

Director, Director of Photography