Portrait of Tim Van Patten

Directing

Tim Van Patten

Titles
13movies37TV shows
Career

Active from 1978 to 2026, busiest in 1985 with 3 main titles.

Directed
29
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Sopranos
The Sopranos
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Tim Van Patten Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0
  • Physical Comedy
    1.7, average 2.5
  • Wholesome
    2.6, average 3.3
  • Uncanny
    1.9, average 2.5

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 9
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Bleak Realism 2
  • Ensemble Cast 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Episodic Adventure 2
  • 80s Nostalgia 2
  • Action-Adventure 2
  • Complex Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Biographical 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

12
TypeAllMovies6TV shows6
RoleAnyActing10Directing1Production1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1970s11980s81990s12010s2
GenreAnyDrama8Crime4Action3TV Movie3Family3Documentary2Thriller1Mystery1War1History1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2010s

2 titles · average score 78

1990s

1 title

1980s

8 titles · average score 70
Poster for True Blue

TV show · as Sergeant Andy Wojeski

GoodWatch62
Poster for Dress Gray

TV show · as Lugar

GoodWatch70
Poster for Class of 1984

as Peter Stegman

Poster for High Powder

as Bill Reed

GoodWatch76
Poster for St. Elsewhere

TV show · as Dean

1970s

1 title · average score 75
GoodWatch75
Poster for The White Shadow

TV show · as Mario 'Salami' Pettrino

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