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Portrait of Jack Smight

Directing

Jack Smight

Career

Active from 1948 to 2025, with a break from 2006 to 2024, busiest in 1973 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jack Smight Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0
  • Cringe Humor
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.2, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Star-Studded Cast 3
  • Ethical Dilemmas 3
  • Classic TV 2
  • Nostalgic Comfort Watch 2
  • Episodic Crime Drama 2
  • Iconic Theme Music 2
  • Twist Endings 2
  • Vintage Television Aesthetic 2
  • Scientific Hubris 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

33
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Enchanted Nutcracker
The Enchanted Nutcracker

Director

2020s

1 title
Airports
Airports (2025)

Director

2000s

1 title
Miles Davis: The Cool Jazz Sound
Miles Davis: The Cool Jazz Sound (2005)

Director

1980s

4 titles · average score 40
The Favorite
The Favorite (1989)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

Number One with a Bullet
Number One with a Bullet (1987)
GoodWatch score 37

Director

Remembrance Of Love
Remembrance Of Love (1982)

Director

Loving Couples
Loving Couples (1980)
GoodWatch score 39

Director

1970s

15 titles · average score 55
Fast Break
Fast Break (1979)
GoodWatch score 58

as Dibber

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1978)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Damnation Alley
Damnation Alley (1977)
GoodWatch score 37

Director

Midway
Midway (1976)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Airport 1975
Airport 1975 (1974)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

Frankenstein: The True Story
Frankenstein: The True Story (1974)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity (1973)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

Linda
Linda (1973)

Director

The Screaming Woman
The Screaming Woman (1972)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

The Longest Night
The Longest Night (1972)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

The Traveling Executioner
The Traveling Executioner (1970)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Producer

Rabbit, Run
Rabbit, Run (1970)
GoodWatch score 37

Director

1960s

9 titles · average score 58
The Illustrated Man
The Illustrated Man (1969)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

Strategy of Terror
Strategy of Terror (1969)

Director

The Secret War of Harry Frigg
The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

No Way to Treat a Lady
No Way to Treat a Lady (1968)
GoodWatch score 79

Director

Harper
Harper (1966)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope (1966)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

The Third Day
The Third Day (1965)
GoodWatch score 44

Producer, Director

I'd Rather Be Rich
I'd Rather Be Rich (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

The Paragon
The Paragon (1963)

Director

1950s

2 titles
The Sound of Miles Davis
The Sound of Miles Davis (1959)

Director

The Sound of Jazz
The Sound of Jazz (1957)

Director