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Directing

Tim Van Patten

Career

Active from 1978 to 2026, busiest in 1984 and 1994 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Sopranos
The Sopranos
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tim Van Patten Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0
  • Physical Comedy
    1.5, average 2.4
  • Fantasy
    1.1, average 1.7
  • Showbiz
    0.7, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Ensemble Character Study 5
  • Complex Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Underdog Story 2
  • Road Trip Adventure 2
  • 80s Nostalgia 2
  • Cinematic Spectacle 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Slow-Burn Tension 2
  • Character-Driven Suspense 2
  • Diplomatic Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

19
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Rare Birds
Rare Birds (2026)

Executive Producer

2010s

2 titles · average score 58
The Art of Television: les réalisateurs de séries
The Art of Television: les réalisateurs de séries (2018)

TV show

Underfire: The Untold Story of Pfc. Tony Vaccaro
Underfire: The Untold Story of Pfc. Tony Vaccaro (2016)
GoodWatch score 58

Executive Producer

1990s

1 title
Touched by an Angel: A Christmas Miracle
Touched by an Angel: A Christmas Miracle (1998)

Director

1980s

14 titles · average score 57
True Blue
True Blue (1989)

TV show · as Sergeant Andy Wojeski

Catacombs
Catacombs (1988)
GoodWatch score 34

as Father John Durham

Dress Gray
Dress Gray (1986)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Lugar

Zone Troopers
Zone Troopers (1985)
GoodWatch score 51

as Joey

Night Heat
Night Heat (1985)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

The Master
The Master (1984)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Max Keller

Master Ninja
Master Ninja (1984)

as Max Keller

Master Ninja II
Master Ninja II (1984)

as Max Keller

Escape from El Diablo
Escape from El Diablo (1983)

as Pauli

Class of 1984
Class of 1984 (1982)
GoodWatch score 61

as Peter Stegman

St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere (1982)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Dean

High Powder
High Powder (1982)

as Bill Reed

1970s

1 title · average score 75
The White Shadow
The White Shadow (1978)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Mario 'Salami' Pettrino