Portrait of Hal Ashby

Directing

Hal Ashby

Titles
27movies4TV shows
Career

Active from 1970 to 2007, with a break from 1989 to 2006, busiest in 1981 and 1982 with 2 main titles each.

Directed
17
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Being There
Being There
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Hal Ashby Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    0.3, average 1.8
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Mystery
    2.8, average 4.1
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.3, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Satire 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Thought-Provoking 2
  • Dark Comedy 2
  • Urban Setting 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

4
TypeAllTV shows3Movies1
RoleAnyDirecting16Editing8Acting4Appearances4Production4
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1950s11960s11970s12010s1
GenreAnyTalk2Comedy1Documentary1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2010s

1 title · average score 59
GoodWatch59
Poster for Hal

Self (archive footage)

1970s

1 title

1960s

1 title · average score 42

1950s

1 title
Poster for The Oscars

TV show · Self

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