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Portrait of Mark Boal

Writing

Mark Boal

Titles
7movies2TV shows
Career

Active from 2007 to 2022, with up to 1 main title a year.

Directed
1
title as director
Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Hurt Locker
The Hurt Locker
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.6 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.7 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Mark Boal Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    0.2, average 2.7
  • Wholesome
    0.9, average 3.3
  • Nostalgia
    1.4, average 3.7
  • Coming of Age
    0.8, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Intense Action 2
  • South American Setting 2
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

7
Type
RoleAnyWriting6Production5Appearances1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny2000s22010s5
GenreAnyThriller5Drama4Action2Crime2Adventure2History2Documentary1War1Science Fiction1Mystery1
Group by
DecadesScores
Highest firstLowest first

Great

Score 80 to 89

2 titles
GoodWatch86
Poster for The Hurt Locker

Writer, Producer

Good

Score 70 to 79

2 titles
GoodWatch75
Poster for Detroit

Screenplay, Producer

Decent

Score 60 to 69

1 title
GoodWatch64
Poster for Triple Frontier

Story, Executive Producer

Bad to mediocre

Score 30 to 59

1 title
GoodWatch32
Poster for After Earth

Script Consultant

Not rated yet

1 title