Directing
Kevin Hooks
- Titles
- 28movies74TV shows
- Career
Active from 1971 to 2020, busiest in 1989 with 6 main titles.
- Directed
- 86titles as director
- Average score
69/100
- Highest rated
Homicide: Life on the Street89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 81 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Crime6.4average 3.7
- Contemporary Realism7.1average 5.4
- Mystery5.7average 4.1
- Politics4.0average 2.6
- Family Dynamics6.0average 4.8
- Wit & Wordplay4.7average 3.7
- Tension6.9average 6.0
- Violence5.0average 4.2
Rarely in their work
- Absurdist Humor1.1, average 2.0
- Historical1.7, average 2.6
- Fantasy0.9, average 1.7
- Physical Comedy1.7, average 2.4
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 13
- Social Commentary 8
- Ensemble Cast 7
- Character-Driven Drama 7
- Gritty Realism 6
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- Dialogue-Driven 4
- Ensemble Cast Dynamics 4
- Comfort TV 4
- Political Intrigue 4
- Procedural Mystery 4
- Character-Driven Narrative 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Paul WinfieldActorSounder, Irresistible Force, Sounder, A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
Cicely TysonActorSounder, A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich, Heat Wave, Just an Old Sweet Song
Robert HooksActorPassenger 57, Fled, Just an Old Sweet Song, Aaron Loves Angela- RRichard NordEditorPassenger 57, The Color of Friendship, Fled
Carl LumblyActorThe Color of Friendship, Sounder- EEric HooksActorSounder, Just an Old Sweet Song
James Earl JonesActorHeat Wave, The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened- IIra AngustainActorThe White Shadow, Can You Hear the Laughter? The Freddie Prinze Story
Helen MartinActorJ.T., A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
LeVar BurtonActorSoul Food, Roots: The Gift
Eriq La SalleActorSoul Food, Teen Father
Mark IrwinCinematographerPassenger 57, Heat Wave
Movies and TV shows
32Type
2020s
1 title
Associate Producer
2010s
1 title
Director
2000s
4 titles · average score 76
Director, Executive Producer
Director
TV show · as Ginder T. Jones
Producer, Director
1990s
10 titles · average score 46
Director
Director
as Sam June
Director
Director
Director
Director
as Married Man
Director
1980s
6 titles · average score 71
Director
as Duane
Director
TV show
as Polk
1970s
10 titles · average score 65
as Jasper MacGrudder
TV show · as Morris Thorpe
as Hoover Sissle
as Junior
as Aaron
as David Lee Morgan
TV show
as J.T. Gamble