Portrait of Barbara Kopple

Directing

Barbara Kopple

Career

Active from 1976 to 2026, busiest in 1993 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Barbara Kopple Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Romance
    1.9, average 3.8
  • Physical Comedy
    0.7, average 2.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Documentary 3
  • Social Justice 2
  • Class Struggle 2
  • 1970s America 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

42
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Secrets of Llewellyn Park
Secrets of Llewellyn Park

Producer

2020s

2 titles
Union Town
Union Town (2026)

Director, Producer

Gumbo Coalition
Gumbo Coalition (2022)

Producer, Director

2010s

14 titles · average score 65
Desert One
Desert One (2019)
GoodWatch score 70

Producer, Director

ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black (2018)
GoodWatch score 68

Producer, Director

New Homeland
New Homeland (2018)

Producer, Director

This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous
This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous (2017)
GoodWatch score 58

Producer, Director

A Murder in Mansfield
A Murder in Mansfield (2017)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Executive Producer

Killing the Colorado
Killing the Colorado (2016)

Director

Miss Sharon Jones!
Miss Sharon Jones! (2015)
GoodWatch score 81

Director

Hot Type: 150 Years of The Nation
Hot Type: 150 Years of The Nation (2015)

Producer, Director

We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss
We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss (2014)

Director

Running from Crazy
Running from Crazy (2013)
GoodWatch score 50

Producer, Director

Gun Fight
Gun Fight (2011)

Producer, Director

The House of Steinbrenner
The House of Steinbrenner (2010)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer, Director

2000s

10 titles · average score 58
Woodstock: Now & Then
Woodstock: Now & Then (2009)

Producer, Director

The D.C. Sniper's Wife
The D.C. Sniper's Wife (2008)

Director, Producer

Addiction
Addiction (2007)

Director

High School Musical: The Music in You
High School Musical: The Music in You (2007)

Director

Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing
Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing (2006)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Producer

Havoc
Havoc (2005)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

Bearing Witness
Bearing Witness (2005)

Director

WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception
WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception (2004)
GoodWatch score 54

Executive Producer

The Hamptons
The Hamptons (2002)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Producer

My Generation
My Generation (2000)

Director, Producer

1990s

7 titles · average score 71
A Conversation with Gregory Peck
A Conversation with Gregory Peck (1999)
GoodWatch score 77

Director, Producer

Whipped
Whipped (1998)

Thanks

Wild Man Blues
Wild Man Blues (1997)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy (1993)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Producer

Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson
Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson (1993)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Producer

American Dream
American Dream (1990)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Producer

Out of Darkness: The Mine Workers' Story
Out of Darkness: The Mine Workers' Story (1990)

Director

1980s

2 titles
Keeping On
Keeping On (1983)

Executive Producer, Director

When Women Kill
When Women Kill (1983)

Sound

1970s

6 titles · average score 86
Harlan County U.S.A.
Harlan County U.S.A. (1976)
GoodWatch score 84

Director, Producer

Hearts and Minds
Hearts and Minds (1974)
GoodWatch score 80

Second Unit

Year of the Woman
Year of the Woman (1973)

Sound

Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute (1973)

Camera Operator

Marjoe
Marjoe (1972)
GoodWatch score 88

Thanks

Winter Soldier
Winter Soldier (1972)
GoodWatch score 92

Editor, Producer