Portrait of Horace Ové

Directing

Horace Ové

Career

Active from 1967 to 2023, with a break from 1992 to 2022, busiest in 1978 and 1980 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Professionals
The Professionals
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Horace Ové Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wonder
    1.7, average 3.4
  • Scare
    1.0, average 2.6
  • Situational Comedy
    1.3, average 2.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.7, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Post-Colonial Themes 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

12
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
James Baldwin Abroad
James Baldwin Abroad (2023)

Director

1990s

1 title
When Love Dies
When Love Dies (1990)

Director

1980s

3 titles · average score 59
Playing Away
Playing Away (1987)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

The Garland
The Garland (1981)

Writer, Director

Stretch Hunter
Stretch Hunter (1980)

Director

1970s

6 titles · average score 68
A Hole in Babylon
A Hole in Babylon (1979)

Director, Writer

Skateboard Kings
Skateboard Kings (1978)

Director

Pressure
Pressure (1976)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Screenplay

The Mangrove Nine
The Mangrove Nine (1973)

Associate Producer

King Carnival
King Carnival (1973)

Director

Reggae
Reggae (1971)

Producer, Director

1960s

1 title
Baldwin's Nigger
Baldwin's Nigger (1968)

Director