Portrait of Glenn Jordan

Directing

Glenn Jordan

Career

Active from 1951 to 2003, with a break from 1952 to 1968, busiest in 1977 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mass Appeal
Mass Appeal
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Glenn Jordan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Physical Comedy
    1.0, average 2.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.7, average 2.0
  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Melancholy 3
  • Emotional Depth 2
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2
  • Heartwarming Family Drama 2
  • Gentle Pacing 2
  • Mental Health 2
  • Contemporary Realism 2
  • Murder Mystery 2
  • Social Issues 2
  • True Crime Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

55
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

2 titles · average score 63
Lucy
Lucy (2003)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Midwives
Midwives (2001)
GoodWatch score 60

Producer, Director

1990s

18 titles · average score 63
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End (1999)
GoodWatch score 71

Producer, Director

The Long Way Home
The Long Way Home (1998)
GoodWatch score 61

Producer, Director

Legalese
Legalese (1998)
GoodWatch score 40

Director, Producer

A Christmas Memory
A Christmas Memory (1997)
GoodWatch score 65

Producer, Director

Jake's Women
Jake's Women (1996)
GoodWatch score 64

Producer, Director

Mary & Tim
Mary & Tim (1996)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Producer

A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire (1995)
GoodWatch score 67

Producer, Director

Barbarians at the Gate
Barbarians at the Gate (1993)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

To Dance with the White Dog
To Dance with the White Dog (1993)
GoodWatch score 74

Director, Producer

O Pioneers!
O Pioneers! (1992)
GoodWatch score 57

Producer, Director

Sarah, Plain and Tall
Sarah, Plain and Tall (1991)
GoodWatch score 76

Director, Producer

Challenger
Challenger (1990)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

1980s

13 titles · average score 70
Home Fires Burning
Home Fires Burning (1989)

Director

Jesse
Jesse (1988)

Director

Echoes in the Darkness
Echoes in the Darkness (1987)
GoodWatch score 76

Director, Producer

Promise
Promise (1986)
GoodWatch score 67

Producer, Director

Tough Love
Tough Love (1985)

Director

Mass Appeal
Mass Appeal (1984)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

The Buddy System
The Buddy System (1984)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Heartsounds
Heartsounds (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal
Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal (1982)

Director

Only When I Laugh
Only When I Laugh (1981)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

The Princess and the Cabbie
The Princess and the Cabbie (1981)

Director

The Women's Room
The Women's Room (1980)

Director, Supervising Producer

1970s

21 titles · average score 68
Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love
Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love (1979)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Les Misérables
Les Misérables (1978)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Sunshine Christmas
Sunshine Christmas (1977)

Director

In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan (1977)

Director

The Displaced Person
The Displaced Person (1977)

Director

One of My Wives Is Missing
One of My Wives Is Missing (1976)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

The Eccentricities of a Nightingale
The Eccentricities of a Nightingale (1976)

Director

Song of the Succubus
Song of the Succubus (1975)

Director

Shell Game
Shell Game (1975)

Director

The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1973)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Frankenstein
Frankenstein (1973)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

The Typists
The Typists (1971)

Director

1960s

1 title
Let Me Hear You Whisper
Let Me Hear You Whisper (1969)

Director, Producer