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
- 17titles as director
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
Being There89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Class & Capitalism5.4average 3.3
- Social Commentary6.9average 4.9
- Historical4.4average 2.6
- Satire & Parody4.0average 2.3
- Wit & Wordplay5.1average 3.7
- Politics3.8average 2.6
- Romance4.8average 3.8
- Nostalgia4.6average 3.6
Rarely in their work
- Fantasy0.3, average 1.8
- Scare1.2, average 2.6
- Mystery2.8, average 4.1
- Tech & Humanity0.3, average 1.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Satire 3
- Character Study 3
- Coming-of-Age 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Thought-Provoking 2
- Witty Dialogue 2
- Dark Comedy 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Urban Setting 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- RRobert C. JonesEditorBeing There, The Last Detail, Shampoo, Coming Home, Lookin' to Get Out, +1 more
Haskell WexlerCinematographerComing Home, Lookin' to Get Out, Bound for Glory, Second-Hand Hearts
Mick JaggerActorLet's Spend the Night Together, The Rolling Stones: Hampton Coliseum (Live 1981), The Rolling Stones: Satisfaction Interviews
Randy QuaidActorThe Last Detail, The Slugger's Wife, Bound for Glory
Keith RichardsActorLet's Spend the Night Together, The Rolling Stones: Hampton Coliseum (Live 1981), The Rolling Stones: Satisfaction Interviews
Charlie WattsActorLet's Spend the Night Together, The Rolling Stones: Hampton Coliseum (Live 1981), The Rolling Stones: Satisfaction Interviews
Johnny MandelComposerBeing There, The Last Detail, Lookin' to Get Out- WWilliam A. SawyerEditorHarold and Maude, The Landlord, Lookin' to Get Out
Robert TowneWriterThe Last Detail, 8 Million Ways to Die, Shampoo
Caleb DeschanelCinematographerBeing There, The Slugger's Wife, Let's Spend the Night Together
Jon VoightActorComing Home, Lookin' to Get Out
Bert RemsenActorLookin' to Get Out, Second-Hand Hearts
Movies and TV shows
162000s
1 title
1980s
8 titles · average score 45
Jake's Journey (1988)
Director
32
8 Million Ways to Die (1986)
Director
50
The Slugger's Wife (1985)
Director
Neil Young: Solo Trans (1984)
Director
40
Lookin' to Get Out (1982)
Director
36
Second-Hand Hearts (1981)
Director
1970s
7 titles · average score 76
89
Being There (1979)
as Man at File Cabinet at the Washington Post (uncredited)
73
Coming Home (1978)
Director
73
Bound for Glory (1976)
Director
65
Shampoo (1975)
Director
80
The Last Detail (1973)
as Bearded Man at Bar (uncredited)
87
Harold and Maude (1971)
as Bearded Man Watching Model Train (uncredited)
65
The Landlord (1970)
as Groom in Opening Shot (uncredited)