Directing
Christopher Cain
- Titles
- 23movies4TV shows
- Career
Active from 1951 to 2012, with a break from 1952 to 1972, busiest in 1977 and 1997 with 2 main titles each.
- Directed
- 23titles as director
- Average score
51/100
- Highest rated
Hallmark Hall of Fame85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Coming of Age5.0average 2.9
- Wholesome5.1average 3.3
- Nostalgia4.7average 3.6
- Family Dynamics5.5average 4.7
- Catharsis5.7average 5.1
- Contemporary Realism5.5average 5.2
- Crime4.0average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Uncanny1.0, average 2.5
- Dark Humor1.5, average 2.9
- Satire & Parody1.0, average 2.3
- Absurdist Humor0.8, average 2.0
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Coming of Age 3
- Family-Friendly 3
- Romance 3
- Wholesome Entertainment 3
- Historical Drama 2
- Friendship 2
- Self-Discovery 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- JJack HofstraEditorYoung Guns, The Principal, Gone Fishin', The Amazing Panda Adventure, Pure Country 2: The Gift, +2 more
- JJuan Ruiz AnchíaCinematographerThat Was Then... This Is Now, Pure Country 2: The Gift, Where the River Runs Black, The Stone Boy, September Dawn
Dean CainActorPure Country 2: The Gift, The Stone Boy, September Dawn, Charlie and the Talking Buzzard
Steve DorffComposerPure Country 2: The Gift, Pure Country, Rose Hill
Emilio EstevezActorYoung Guns, That Was Then... This Is Now
Terence StampActorYoung Guns, September Dawn
George StraitActorPure Country 2: The Gift, Pure Country
Casey SiemaszkoActorYoung Guns, Rose Hill
Leslie NielsenActorSixth and Main, Grand Jury
Dean SemlerCinematographerYoung Guns, Gone Fishin'
James HornerComposerWhere the River Runs Black, The Stone Boy
William RossComposerThe Amazing Panda Adventure, September Dawn
Movies and TV shows
24Good
Score 70 to 79
2 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
78
Emergency! (1972)
TV show · as Robert Bently
73
Where the Green Ants Dream (1984)
as Lawyers' Assistant (uncredited)
Decent
Score 60 to 69
4 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
11 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
59
Pure Country (1992)
Director
58
Young Guns (1988)
Director, Producer
57
Pure Country 2: The Gift (2010)
Producer, Director
57
A Father's Choice (2000)
Director
56
Deep in the Heart (2012)
Director
42
The Principal (1987)
Director
42
Wheels of Terror (1990)
Director
35
The Next Karate Kid (1994)
Director
30
September Dawn (2007)
Director, Producer
Unwatchable to terrible
Score 0 to 29
1 title
Unwatchable to terrible
Score 0 to 29
24
Gone Fishin' (1997)
Art Direction, Director
Not rated yet
6 titles
Not rated yet
Lakota Moon (1999)
Director
Charlie and the Talking Buzzard (1979)
Writer, Director
Sixth and Main (1977)
Screenplay, Director
Grand Jury (1977)
Director, Writer
Elmer (1976)
Writer, Director
Brother, My Song (1973)
Director, Producer