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Directing

Thomas Carter

Career

Active from 1976 to 2019, busiest in 2016 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 50 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Thomas Carter Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0
  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4
  • Fantasy
    0.9, average 1.7
  • Wonder
    2.6, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 10
  • Moral Ambiguity 9
  • Ensemble Character Study 4
  • Ensemble Cast 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Everyday Life 3
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Emotional Resilience 3
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2
  • Emotional Resonance 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

29
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
The Color of You
The Color of You (2021)

Animation

2010s

1 title · average score 49
When the Game Stands Tall
When the Game Stands Tall (2014)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

2000s

6 titles · average score 67
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

Coach Carter
Coach Carter (2005)
GoodWatch score 69

Executive Producer, Director

Hitched
Hitched (2005)

Director

Coach Carter The Man Behind the Movie
Coach Carter The Man Behind the Movie (2005)

Director

Save the Last Dance
Save the Last Dance (2001)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

UC: Undercover
UC: Undercover (2001)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

1990s

7 titles · average score 54
Metro
Metro (1997)
GoodWatch score 39

Director

Don King: Only in America
Don King: Only in America (1997)
GoodWatch score 72

Executive Producer

Five Desperate Hours
Five Desperate Hours (1997)

Executive Producer

The Uninvited
The Uninvited (1996)
GoodWatch score 51

Executive Producer

E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

Divas
Divas (1995)

Director, Writer

Swing Kids
Swing Kids (1993)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

1980s

6 titles · average score 68
Under the Influence
Under the Influence (1986)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper (1984)
GoodWatch score 80

Director

Call to Glory
Call to Glory (1984)

Director

Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues (1981)
GoodWatch score 90

TV show · Director

Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
GoodWatch score 72

as Orderly John

Full Moon High
Full Moon High (1981)
GoodWatch score 43

as High School Student

1970s

8 titles · average score 59
The White Shadow
The White Shadow (1978)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as James Hayward

Almost Summer
Almost Summer (1978)
GoodWatch score 56

as Dean Hampton

Szysznyk
Szysznyk (1977)

TV show

The Monkey Hustle
The Monkey Hustle (1976)
GoodWatch score 43

as Player

What's Happening!!
What's Happening!! (1976)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show · as Bobby

Isis
Isis (1975)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Fabian

Good Times
Good Times (1974)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show

M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show