Portrait of Alan Smithee

Directing

Alan Smithee

Career

Active from 1961 to 2026, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score44/100
Highest rated
Poster for Call Of The Wild
Call Of The Wild
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Alan Smithee Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.0, average 2.6
  • Wholesome
    2.2, average 3.4
  • Wonder
    2.3, average 3.4
  • Catharsis
    4.1, average 5.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • B-Movie 2
  • Cult Horror 2
  • Paranormal 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Physical Humor 2
  • 80s Nostalgia 2
  • Family Drama 2
  • Occult Themes 2
  • Bleak Atmosphere 2
  • Small Town Secrets 2
  • Crime Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

84
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Once Upon a New York Dream
Once Upon a New York Dream

Director

Ancient Evil
Ancient Evil

Director

2020s

16 titles · average score 35
Thicker Than Blood
Thicker Than Blood (2025)

Director

Fantasmas
Fantasmas (2025)

as random guy on motorbike

The Breakup
The Breakup (2025)

Writer

Tempo de vingança
Tempo de vingança (2025)

as Arvore

The Wonders of Space | Live From Blue Oak County
The Wonders of Space | Live From Blue Oak County (2024)

as Spit Johnson

A Deer's Deal
A Deer's Deal (2024)

as That Thing

Anatar
Anatar (2023)
GoodWatch score 35

Director

Alla ricerca dei fantasmi italiani
Alla ricerca dei fantasmi italiani (2023)

Director

Amityville Apocalypse
Amityville Apocalypse (2023)

Director

Eternally Twilight: An AI's Guide to the Twilight Saga
Eternally Twilight: An AI's Guide to the Twilight Saga (2023)

Director, Producer

From Spices With Love
From Spices With Love (2023)

Screenplay

(No)Hope
(No)Hope (2020)

Director

2010s

11 titles · average score 66
ANXIETY
ANXIETY (2019)

Director

Sex & Water
Sex & Water (2018)

Writer, Director

Grindsploitation 3: Video Nasty
Grindsploitation 3: Video Nasty (2017)

Director

Hot Lead
Hot Lead (2017)

Director

Kiss of Death
Kiss of Death (2016)

Director

Il était une fois... Le Havre
Il était une fois... Le Havre (2014)

Director, Writer

Ego Death
Ego Death (2014)

Director

Slender
Slender (2013)

Director, Story

Another Night of the Living Dead
Another Night of the Living Dead (2011)

Writer, Director

Johnny
Johnny (2010)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer

Tom Toal: On the Scrapheap
Tom Toal: On the Scrapheap (2010)

Director

2000s

8 titles · average score 40
Al final del camino
Al final del camino (2009)
GoodWatch score 40

Idea

Winesburg, Ohio
Winesburg, Ohio (2008)

Director

The Elusive David Agnew
The Elusive David Agnew (2008)

Director

Fugitives Run
Fugitives Run (2005)

Director

Team Spirit
Team Spirit (2004)

Director

Geki Uma!! Tenkaippin: Densetsu no Okonomiyaki-hen
Geki Uma!! Tenkaippin: Densetsu no Okonomiyaki-hen (2004)

Screenplay

An Enraged New World
An Enraged New World (2002)

Director

In the Wrong Hands
In the Wrong Hands (2002)

Director

1990s

28 titles · average score 42
Woman Wanted
Woman Wanted (1999)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn (1998)
GoodWatch score 19

Director

Hellraiser: Bloodline
Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996)
GoodWatch score 35

Director

The O.J. Simpson Story
The O.J. Simpson Story (1995)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

The Birds II: Land's End
The Birds II: Land's End (1994)
GoodWatch score 32

Director

Call Of The Wild
Call Of The Wild (1993)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (1992)
GoodWatch score 39

Director

Solar Crisis
Solar Crisis (1992)
GoodWatch score 42

Director

The Nutt House
The Nutt House (1992)
GoodWatch score 32

Screenplay, Story

Bloodsucking Pharaohs in Pittsburgh
Bloodsucking Pharaohs in Pittsburgh (1991)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

The Shrimp on the Barbie
The Shrimp on the Barbie (1990)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Fatal Charm
Fatal Charm (1990)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

1980s

15 titles · average score 40
The Horror Show
The Horror Show (1989)
GoodWatch score 23

Writer

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz (1988)

Director

Morgan Stewart's Coming Home
Morgan Stewart's Coming Home (1987)
GoodWatch score 26

Director

Riviera
Riviera (1987)

Director

Ghost Fever
Ghost Fever (1987)
GoodWatch score 32

Director

I Love N.Y.
I Love N.Y. (1987)

Director, Writer

Let's Get Harry
Let's Get Harry (1986)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

Appointment with Fear
Appointment with Fear (1985)
GoodWatch score 25

Director

Stitches
Stitches (1985)
GoodWatch score 39

Director

Twilight Zone: The Movie
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
GoodWatch score 56

Second Assistant Director

City in Fear
City in Fear (1980)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Fun and Games
Fun and Games (1980)

Director

1970s

2 titles
The Barking Dog
The Barking Dog (1978)

Director

Fade In
Fade In (1973)

Director

1960s

2 titles · average score 59
Death of a Gunfighter
Death of a Gunfighter (1969)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

This Is Coffee
This Is Coffee (1961)

as Narrator