Portrait of Kevin Hooks

Directing

Kevin Hooks

Career

Active from 1971 to 2020, busiest in 1989 with 6 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
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 82 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kevin Hooks Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Absurdist Humor
    1.2, average 2.0
  • Historical
    1.7, average 2.6
  • Fantasy
    0.9, average 1.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.7, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 11
  • Social Commentary 8
  • Gritty Realism 6
  • Ensemble Cast 6
  • Ensemble Cast Dynamics 5
  • Character-Driven Drama 5
  • Urban Realism 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Procedural Mystery 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Comfort TV 4
  • Character-Driven Narrative 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

32
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Woke
Woke (2025)

Associate Producer

2010s

1 title
Intercept
Intercept (2011)

Director

2000s

4 titles ยท average score 76
Prison Break: The Final Break
Prison Break: The Final Break (2009)
GoodWatch score 77

Director, Executive Producer

Sounder
Sounder (2003)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Soul Food
Soul Food (2000)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Ginder T. Jones

The Color of Friendship
The Color of Friendship (2000)
GoodWatch score 85

Producer, Director

1990s

10 titles ยท average score 47
Mutiny
Mutiny (1999)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Black Dog
Black Dog (1998)
GoodWatch score 37

Director

Glory & Honor
Glory & Honor (1998)

as Sam June

Fled
Fled (1996)
GoodWatch score 33

Director

To My Daughter With Love
To My Daughter With Love (1994)

Director

Irresistible Force
Irresistible Force (1993)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

Passenger 57
Passenger 57 (1992)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story
Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story (1992)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Strictly Business
Strictly Business (1991)
GoodWatch score 32

as Married Man

Heat Wave
Heat Wave (1990)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

1980s

6 titles ยท average score 71
Roots: The Gift
Roots: The Gift (1988)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Innerspace
Innerspace (1987)
GoodWatch score 71

as Duane

Class Act: A Teacher's Story
Class Act: A Teacher's Story (1987)

Director

Teen Father
Teen Father (1986)

Director

He's the Mayor
He's the Mayor (1986)

TV show

Friendly Fire
Friendly Fire (1980)
GoodWatch score 71

as Polk

1970s

10 titles ยท average score 65
Can You Hear the Laughter? The Freddie Prinze Story
Can You Hear the Laughter? The Freddie Prinze Story (1979)

as Nat Blake

Take Down
Take Down (1979)
GoodWatch score 53

as Jasper MacGrudder

The White Shadow
The White Shadow (1978)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Morris Thorpe

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich (1977)
GoodWatch score 63

as Tiger

The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened (1977)

as Hoover Sissle

Just an Old Sweet Song
Just an Old Sweet Song (1976)

as Junior

Aaron Loves Angela
Aaron Loves Angela (1975)
GoodWatch score 58

as Aaron

Sounder
Sounder (1972)
GoodWatch score 80

as David Lee Morgan

The Rookies
The Rookies (1972)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

J.T.
J.T. (1971)
GoodWatch score 84

as J.T. Gamble