Directing
Kevin Hooks
- Titles
- 29movies73TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19692020
- Directed
- 86titles as director
- Average score
72/100
- Highest rated
J.T.88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 78 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Crime6.2average 3.7
- Contemporary Realism7.0average 5.2
- Mystery5.6average 4.1
- Politics3.9average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay4.8average 3.7
- Social Commentary5.9average 4.9
- Tension7.1average 6.1
- Family Dynamics5.6average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Historical1.6, average 2.6
- Absurdist Humor1.2, average 2.0
- Uncanny1.8, average 2.5
- Fantasy1.1, average 1.8
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 30
- Ensemble Cast 13
- Social Commentary 9
- Coming-of-Age 6
- Medical Drama 6
- Gritty Realism 5
- Action-Packed 5
- Character-Driven Drama 5
- Police Procedural 4
- Legal Drama 4
- Dialogue-Driven 4
- Contemporary Realism 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Robert HooksActorPassenger 57, Fled, Just an Old Sweet Song, Aaron Loves Angela
Cicely TysonActorSounder, Heat Wave, A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich, Just an Old Sweet Song
Paul WinfieldActorSounder, Sounder, A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich, Irresistible Force- RRichard NordEditorPassenger 57, The Color of Friendship, Fled
- IIra AngustainActorThe White Shadow, Can You Hear the Laughter? The Freddie Prinze Story
James Earl JonesActorHeat Wave, The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
Helen MartinActorJ.T., A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
Carl LumblyActorThe Color of Friendship, Sounder- EEric HooksActorSounder, Just an Old Sweet Song
LeVar BurtonActorSoul Food, Roots: The Gift
Eriq La SalleActorSoul Food, Teen Father
Debra Neil-FisherEditorBlack Dog, Heat Wave
Movies and TV shows
332020s
1 titles
Woke (2025)
Associate Producer
2010s
2 titles · average score 82
82
Marvel's The Punisher (2017)
Director
Intercept (2011)
Director
2000s
4 titles · average score 71
76
Prison Break: The Final Break (2009)
Director, Executive Producer
67
Sounder (2003)
Director
73
Soul Food (2000)
TV show · as Ginder T. Jones
69
The Color of Friendship (2000)
Producer, Director
1990s
10 titles · average score 57
52
Mutiny (1999)
Director
59
Black Dog (1998)
Director
Glory & Honor (1998)
Director
55
Fled (1996)
Director
To My Daughter With Love (1994)
Director
52
Irresistible Force (1993)
Director
59
Passenger 57 (1992)
Director
54
Strictly Business (1991)
as Married Man
65
Heat Wave (1990)
Director
1980s
6 titles · average score 69
67
Roots: The Gift (1988)
Director
68
Innerspace (1987)
as Duane
He's the Mayor (1986)
TV show
Teen Father (1986)
Director
73
Friendly Fire (1980)
as Polk
1970s
9 titles · average score 64
49
Take Down (1979)
as Jasper MacGrudder
75
The White Shadow (1978)
TV show · as Morris Thorpe
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened (1977)
as Hoover Sissle
Just an Old Sweet Song (1976)
as Junior
54
Aaron Loves Angela (1975)
as Aaron
75
Sounder (1972)
as David Lee Morgan
68
The Rookies (1972)
TV show
1960s
1 titles · average score 88
88
J.T. (1969)
as J.T. Gamble