Portrait of John Ridley

Writing

John Ridley

Career

Active from 1990 to 2026, busiest in 1997 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Justice League
Justice League
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Ridley Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.8, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    2.4, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Found Family Dynamics 2
  • Nostalgic Comfort Watch 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Gritty Historical Drama 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Urban Realism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

22
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Caves of Steel
Caves of Steel

Screenplay, Director

The American Way
The American Way

Director, Writer

2020s

5 titles ยท average score 49
The Corner
The Corner (2026)

Producer, Director

Shirley
Shirley (2024)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Producer

Needle in a Timestack
Needle in a Timestack (2021)
GoodWatch score 39

Director, Writer

Waiting for Godot
Waiting for Godot (2021)

Producer

Body Cam
Body Cam (2020)
GoodWatch score 45

Writer

2010s

7 titles ยท average score 65
Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992
Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992 (2017)
GoodWatch score 90

Writer, Director

Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur (2016)
GoodWatch score 42

Screenplay

The 25,000 Mile Love Story
The 25,000 Mile Love Story (2015)

as Narrator

12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave (2013)
GoodWatch score 89

Executive Producer, Screenplay

Jimi: All Is by My Side
Jimi: All Is by My Side (2013)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer, Executive Producer

Out of the Furnace
Out of the Furnace (2013)
GoodWatch score 61

Co-Producer

Red Tails
Red Tails (2012)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay, Story

2000s

4 titles ยท average score 67
Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie
Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie (2004)
GoodWatch score 79

Writer

Musafir
Musafir (2004)
GoodWatch score 56

Original Story

Those Who Walk in Darkness
Those Who Walk in Darkness (2003)

Writer

Undercover Brother
Undercover Brother (2002)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay, Executive Producer

1990s

4 titles ยท average score 63
Three Kings
Three Kings (1999)
GoodWatch score 80

Story

U Turn
U Turn (1997)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay, Executive Producer

Cold Around the Heart
Cold Around the Heart (1997)
GoodWatch score 42

Director, Writer

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as John Ridley