Portrait of Charles Shyer

Writing

Charles Shyer

Career

Active from 1970 to 2023, with a break from 2007 to 2021, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for Happy Days
Happy Days
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Charles Shyer Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    1.9, average 4.1
  • Tension
    4.2, average 6.0
  • Uncanny
    0.8, average 2.5
  • Scare
    0.9, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Romantic Comedy 7
  • Situational Humor 5
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Classic Sitcom 3
  • Feel-Good Movie 3
  • Fish-out-of-Water Story 2
  • Relationship Dynamics 2
  • Comfort Viewing 2
  • Sentimental 2
  • Mistaken Identity 2
  • Family Comedy 2
  • Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

20
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Baby Boom
Baby Boom

Original Film Writer

2020s

3 titles ยท average score 56
Best. Christmas. Ever!
Best. Christmas. Ever! (2023)
GoodWatch score 36

Screenplay, Executive Producer

The Noel Diary
The Noel Diary (2022)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Screenplay

Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)
Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish) (2020)
GoodWatch score 70

Executive Producer

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 46
Him and Us
Him and Us (2006)

Director

Alfie
Alfie (2004)
GoodWatch score 52

Director, Screenplay

The Affair of the Necklace
The Affair of the Necklace (2001)
GoodWatch score 41

Producer, Director

1990s

5 titles ยท average score 53
The Parent Trap
The Parent Trap (1998)
GoodWatch score 73

Second Unit Director, Producer

Father of the Bride Part II
Father of the Bride Part II (1995)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay, Director

I Love Trouble
I Love Trouble (1994)
GoodWatch score 35

Screenplay, Director

Once Upon a Crime
Once Upon a Crime (1992)
GoodWatch score 36

Screenplay

Father of the Bride
Father of the Bride (1991)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Screenplay

1980s

5 titles ยท average score 54
Baby Boom
Baby Boom (1987)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay, Director

Jumpin' Jack Flash
Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay

Protocol
Protocol (1984)
GoodWatch score 45

Story

Irreconcilable Differences
Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
GoodWatch score 47

Director, Writer

Private Benjamin
Private Benjamin (1980)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer, Producer

1970s

3 titles ยท average score 58
Goin' South
Goin' South (1978)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

House Calls
House Calls (1978)
GoodWatch score 47

Screenplay

Smokey and the Bandit
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay