Portrait of Paris Barclay

Directing

Paris Barclay

Career

Active from 1990 to 2026, busiest in 1996 and 2002 with 5 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Shield
The Shield
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 52 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Paris Barclay Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7
  • Historical
    1.5, average 2.6
  • Wonder
    2.4, average 3.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.2, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 10
  • High-Stakes Tension 4
  • Comfort Viewing 4
  • Gritty Realism 3
  • Chicago Setting 3
  • Procedural Crime Drama 3
  • Non-Linear Storytelling 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Character-Driven Narrative 3
  • Ensemble Cast 3
  • Ethical Dilemmas 3
  • True Crime Drama 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

Upcoming

1 title
Dead Lawyers
Dead Lawyers

Director

2020s

2 titles
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It (2026)

Executive Producer, Director

The Normal Heart
The Normal Heart (2021)

Director

2000s

6 titles ยท average score 59
Pedro
Pedro (2008)
GoodWatch score 63

Story, Executive Producer

Dirt
Dirt (2007)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Director

Hate
Hate (2005)

Director, Writer

TV Revolution
TV Revolution (2004)

TV show

The Street Lawyer
The Street Lawyer (2003)

Director

The Big Time
The Big Time (2002)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

1990s

5 titles ยท average score 66
Will & Grace
Will & Grace (1998)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Director

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

The Cherokee Kid
The Cherokee Kid (1996)
GoodWatch score 57

as #1 Bad Cowboy

America's Dream
America's Dream (1996)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

Sliders
Sliders (1995)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Bureaucrat