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Joseph L. Scanlan

Titles
12movies26TV shows
Career

Active from 1973 to 2002, busiest in 1989 with 4 main titles.

Directed
38
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Joseph L. Scanlan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Showbiz
    0.1, average 1.2
  • Dark Humor
    1.8, average 2.8
  • Biographical
    0.1, average 1.0
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.3, average 2.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Coming-of-Age 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Frontier Life 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Found Family Dynamics 2
  • Emotional Catharsis 2
  • Chemistry-Driven Narrative 2
  • Cold War Paranoia 2
  • Moral Dilemmas 2
  • Romantic Subplots 2
  • Episodic Format 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

12
Type
RoleAnyDirecting12Writing1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1970s11980s21990s72000s1Upcoming1
GenreAnyTV Movie8Drama6Comedy3Action3Crime2Romance1Fantasy1Science Fiction1Thriller1Family1Adventure1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

Upcoming

1 title

2000s

1 title

1990s

7 titles · average score 63

1980s

2 titles · average score 40

1970s

1 title