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Directing

Deran Sarafian

Career

Active from 1986 to 2020, busiest in 1998 and 2014 with 4 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for House
House
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 57 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Deran Sarafian Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Historical
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Wholesome
    2.3, average 3.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.0, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Procedural Crime Drama 6
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Procedural Drama 4
  • Fast-Paced 4
  • Character-Driven Mystery 4
  • Gritty Realism 4
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Gritty Urban Atmosphere 3
  • Ensemble Cast Dynamics 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Supernatural Thriller 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

14
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 56
Alex/October
Alex/October (2022)
GoodWatch score 56

Executive Producer

2000s

1 title · average score 49
Trapped
Trapped (2001)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

1990s

7 titles · average score 38
Road Rage
Road Rage (1999)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Terminal Velocity
Terminal Velocity (1994)
GoodWatch score 28

Director

The Road Killers
The Road Killers (1994)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

Creatures from the Abyss
Creatures from the Abyss (1994)
GoodWatch score 37

as Scientist

Gunmen
Gunmen (1993)
GoodWatch score 31

Director

Back in the USSR
Back in the USSR (1992)
GoodWatch score 39

Director

Death Warrant
Death Warrant (1990)
GoodWatch score 35

Director

1980s

5 titles · average score 41
Zombie Flesh Eaters 2
Zombie Flesh Eaters 2 (1988)
GoodWatch score 41

as Kenny

To Die For
To Die For (1988)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

Interzone
Interzone (1987)
GoodWatch score 41

Director, Screenplay

The Falling
The Falling (1986)
GoodWatch score 34

Screenplay, Producer

10 to Midnight
10 to Midnight (1983)
GoodWatch score 43

as Dale Anders