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Carl Franklin

Career

Active from 1973 to 2024, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for MINDHUNTER
MINDHUNTER
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 50 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Carl Franklin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    1.0, average 2.4
  • Wholesome
    2.1, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.6, average 2.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Gritty Realism 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • True Crime Drama 3
  • Police Procedural 2
  • Crime 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Psychological Horror 2
  • Character Study of Evil 2
  • Family Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

40
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title · average score 65
Bless Me, Ultima
Bless Me, Ultima (2013)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay, Director

2000s

2 titles · average score 56
Out of Time
Out of Time (2003)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

High Crimes
High Crimes (2002)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

1990s

6 titles · average score 64
One True Thing
One True Thing (1998)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Devil in a Blue Dress
Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
GoodWatch score 77

Screenplay, Director

One False Move
One False Move (1992)
GoodWatch score 80

Director

In the Heat of Passion
In the Heat of Passion (1992)
GoodWatch score 29

as Police Det. Rooker

Full Fathom Five
Full Fathom Five (1990)

as Fletcher

Capital News
Capital News (1990)

TV show · as Cop

1980s

14 titles · average score 73
Last Stand at Lang Mei
Last Stand at Lang Mei (1989)

as Sergeant T. Deveraux

Eye of the Eagle 2: Inside the Enemy
Eye of the Eagle 2: Inside the Enemy (1989)

as Col. Rawlins

Nowhere to Run
Nowhere to Run (1989)

Director

Roseanne
Roseanne (1988)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

Punk
Punk (1986)

Director, Writer

ALF
ALF (1986)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Dr. Willoughby

MacGyver
MacGyver (1985)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Andrew T. Wiley

Cover Up
Cover Up (1984)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

The A-Team
The A-Team (1983)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Captain Crane

One Cooks, the Other Doesn't
One Cooks, the Other Doesn't (1983)

as Officer Lloyd Green

McClain's Law
McClain's Law (1981)

TV show · as Det. Jerry Cross

Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues (1981)
GoodWatch score 90

TV show

1970s

17 titles · average score 64
The Legend of the Golden Gun
The Legend of the Golden Gun (1979)
GoodWatch score 61

as Joshua Brown

Trapper John, M.D.
Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

The Fantastic Journey
The Fantastic Journey (1977)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Dr. Fred Walters

The Fantastic Journey
The Fantastic Journey (1977)
GoodWatch score 64

as Dr. Fred Walters

The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk (1977)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Crosby

Lou Grant
Lou Grant (1977)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E. (1976)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

Caribe
Caribe (1975)

TV show · as Sgt. Mark Walters

The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Roger Orloff

Good Times
Good Times (1974)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show

The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

Cannon
Cannon (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show