Portrait of Jerry Jameson

Directing

Jerry Jameson

Career

Active from 1969 to 2025, busiest in 1974 with 6 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jerry Jameson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.7, average 2.0
  • Satire & Parody
    1.2, average 2.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Intrigue 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Iconic Theme Music 4
  • Western 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Episodic Mystery 3
  • Survival 2
  • Fast-Paced Action 2
  • Bleak 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Low-Stakes Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

48
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Airports
Airports (2025)

Director

2010s

1 title ยท average score 41
Captive
Captive (2015)
GoodWatch score 41

Director

2000s

4 titles ยท average score 55
Safe Harbor
Safe Harbor (2009)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Last Flight Out
Last Flight Out (2004)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

The Red Phone: Checkmate
The Red Phone: Checkmate (2004)

Director

The Red Phone: Manhunt
The Red Phone: Manhunt (2001)

Director

1990s

8 titles ยท average score 55
Running Red
Running Red (1999)
GoodWatch score 43

Executive Producer

Land of the Free
Land of the Free (1998)
GoodWatch score 32

Writer, Director

Gone in a Heartbeat
Gone in a Heartbeat (1996)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice
Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice (1994)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Producer

Bonanza: The Return
Bonanza: The Return (1993)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride (1993)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man (1992)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Fire and Rain
Fire and Rain (1990)

Director

1980s

14 titles ยท average score 50
Terror on Highway 91
Terror on Highway 91 (1989)

Director

The Red Spider
The Red Spider (1988)

Director

One Police Plaza
One Police Plaza (1986)

Director

The Cowboy and the Ballerina
The Cowboy and the Ballerina (1984)

Director

Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (1983)
GoodWatch score 40

Director

This Girl for Hire
This Girl for Hire (1983)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Cowboy
Cowboy (1983)

Director

Hotline
Hotline (1982)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Stand by Your Man
Stand by Your Man (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Killing at Hell's Gate
Killing at Hell's Gate (1981)

Director

Raise the Titanic
Raise the Titanic (1980)
GoodWatch score 41

Director

High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane (1980)
GoodWatch score 42

Director

1970s

15 titles ยท average score 48
A Fire in the Sky
A Fire in the Sky (1978)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

Superdome
Superdome (1978)
GoodWatch score 38

Director

Airport '77
Airport '77 (1977)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild (1976)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

The Deadly Tower
The Deadly Tower (1975)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

The Bat People
The Bat People (1974)
GoodWatch score 23

Director

Terror on the 40th Floor
Terror on the 40th Floor (1974)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

Heatwave!
Heatwave! (1974)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Hurricane
Hurricane (1974)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

The Elevator
The Elevator (1974)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

The Dirt Gang
The Dirt Gang (1972)
GoodWatch score 32

Director

Brute Corps
Brute Corps (1971)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

1960s

5 titles ยท average score 56
The Over the Hill Gang
The Over the Hill Gang (1969)
GoodWatch score 59

Supervising Editor

Wake Me When the War Is Over
Wake Me When the War Is Over (1969)
GoodWatch score 52

Supervising Editor

The Ballad of Andy Crocker
The Ballad of Andy Crocker (1969)
GoodWatch score 58

Supervising Editor

The Monk
The Monk (1969)

Editor

The Pigeon
The Pigeon (1969)

Supervising Editor