Writing
John Ridley
- Titles
- 22movies18TV shows
- Career
Active from 1990 to 2026, busiest in 1997 with 3 main titles.
- Directed
- 13titles as director
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
Justice League91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Politics4.6average 2.6
- Social Commentary6.4average 4.9
- Class & Capitalism4.6average 3.3
- Crime5.0average 3.7
- Pop Culture3.3average 2.2
- Adrenaline5.9average 5.1
- Historical3.3average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay4.4average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Uncanny1.4, average 2.5
- Fantasy1.2, average 1.8
- Scare2.1, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 4
- Social Commentary 4
- Historical Drama 3
- Nostalgic Comfort Watch 2
- Moral Ambiguity 2
- Urban Realism 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Movies and TV shows
22Excellent
Score 90 to 100
1 title
Excellent
Score 90 to 100
90
Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992 (2017)
Writer, Director
Great
Score 80 to 89
2 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
89
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Executive Producer, Screenplay
80
Three Kings (1999)
Story
Good
Score 70 to 79
2 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
71
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
TV show · as John Ridley
Decent
Score 60 to 69
4 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
67
Undercover Brother (2002)
Screenplay, Executive Producer
64
Shirley (2024)
Director, Producer
61
U Turn (1997)
Screenplay, Executive Producer
61
Out of the Furnace (2013)
Co-Producer
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
7 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
57
Jimi: All Is by My Side (2013)
Writer, Executive Producer
56
Musafir (2004)
Original Story
51
Red Tails (2012)
Story, Screenplay
45
Body Cam (2020)
Writer
42
Cold Around the Heart (1997)
Director, Writer
42
Ben-Hur (2016)
Screenplay
39
Needle in a Timestack (2021)
Director, Writer
Not rated yet
6 titles
Not rated yet
The 25,000 Mile Love Story (2015)
as Narrator
Waiting for Godot (2021)
Producer
Caves of Steel
Screenplay, Director
The Corner (2026)
Producer, Director
The American Way
Director, Writer