Portrait of Ted Tally

Writing

Ted Tally

Career

Active from 1987 to 2018, with a break from 2003 to 2017, busiest in 1996 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ted Tally Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.6, average 2.7
  • Satire & Parody
    1.3, average 2.3
  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Legal Thriller 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • Melancholy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

11
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title ยท average score 57
12 Strong
12 Strong (2018)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer

2000s

5 titles ยท average score 60
Madagascar
Madagascar (2005)
GoodWatch score 63

Creative Consultant

Shrek 2
Shrek 2 (2004)
GoodWatch score 79

Script Consultant

Red Dragon
Red Dragon (2002)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

All the Pretty Horses
All the Pretty Horses (2000)
GoodWatch score 49

Screenplay

Mission to Mars
Mission to Mars (2000)
GoodWatch score 41

Associate Producer

1990s

4 titles ยท average score 57
The Juror
The Juror (1996)
GoodWatch score 36

Screenplay

Before and After
Before and After (1996)
GoodWatch score 44

Screenplay

The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
GoodWatch score 89

as SWAT Team Member (uncredited)

White Palace
White Palace (1990)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

1980s

1 title
The Father Clements Story
The Father Clements Story (1987)

Writer