Portrait of Stan Lathan

Directing

Stan Lathan

Career

Active from 1970 to 2025, busiest in 1982 with 6 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 47 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Stan Lathan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Mystery
    1.7, average 4.0
  • Tension
    3.7, average 6.0
  • Violence
    1.9, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    2.7, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 10
  • Stand-Up Comedy 9
  • Social Commentary 8
  • Classic Sitcom 6
  • Observational Humor 5
  • 90s Sitcom 5
  • Comfort Viewing 5
  • Ensemble Cast 5
  • Character-Driven Comedy 4
  • Comfort Watch 4
  • Wholesome Entertainment 4
  • Ensemble Cast Chemistry 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

46
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

8 titles ยท average score 62
Earthquake: Joke Telling Business
Earthquake: Joke Telling Business (2025)

Executive Producer, Director

Chappelle's Home Team - Donnell Rawlings: A New Day
Chappelle's Home Team - Donnell Rawlings: A New Day (2024)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Executive Producer

Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer
Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer (2023)
GoodWatch score 45

Executive Producer, Director

85 South: Ghetto Legends
85 South: Ghetto Legends (2023)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Chappelle's Home Team - Luenell: Town Business
Chappelle's Home Team - Luenell: Town Business (2023)

Director

Martin: The Reunion
Martin: The Reunion (2022)
GoodWatch score 82

Director

Chappelle's Home Team - Earthquake: Legendary
Chappelle's Home Team - Earthquake: Legendary (2022)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Dave Chappelle: The Closer
Dave Chappelle: The Closer (2021)
GoodWatch score 60

Executive Producer, Director

2010s

10 titles ยท average score 72
Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones
Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones (2019)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Executive Producer

Amanda Seales: I Be Knowin'
Amanda Seales: I Be Knowin' (2019)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Epilogue: The Punchline
Epilogue: The Punchline (2019)
GoodWatch score 80

Director

Mo Amer: The Vagabond
Mo Amer: The Vagabond (2018)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

Dave Chappelle: The Bird Revelation
Dave Chappelle: The Bird Revelation (2017)
GoodWatch score 76

Executive Producer, Director

Dave Chappelle: The Age of Spin
Dave Chappelle: The Age of Spin (2017)
GoodWatch score 78

Executive Producer, Director

Dave Chappelle: Equanimity
Dave Chappelle: Equanimity (2017)
GoodWatch score 78

Executive Producer, Director

Dave Chappelle: Deep in the Heart of Texas
Dave Chappelle: Deep in the Heart of Texas (2017)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

All Def Comedy
All Def Comedy (2016)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Executive Producer

Lemon
Lemon (2011)

Executive Producer

2000s

9 titles ยท average score 71
Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher
Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher (2006)

Director

Waist Deep
Waist Deep (2006)
GoodWatch score 49

Executive Producer

Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth
Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth (2004)
GoodWatch score 80

Director, Executive Producer

It's Black Entertainment
It's Black Entertainment (2002)

Director

Def Comedy Jam: All Stars 12
Def Comedy Jam: All Stars 12 (2001)

Director

Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 6
Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 6 (2001)

Director

Def Comedy Jam: All Stars 2
Def Comedy Jam: All Stars 2 (2001)

Director

Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly
Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly (2000)
GoodWatch score 83

Executive Producer, Director

Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7
Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7 (2000)

Director

1990s

2 titles ยท average score 38
How to Be a Player
How to Be a Player (1997)
GoodWatch score 38

Executive Producer

Hazelle!
Hazelle! (1995)

Director, Producer

1980s

9 titles ยท average score 64
An Eight Is Enough Wedding
An Eight Is Enough Wedding (1989)

Director

The Child Saver
The Child Saver (1988)

Director

Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1987)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Beat Street
Beat Street (1984)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Go Tell It on the Mountain
Go Tell It on the Mountain (1984)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Booker
Booker (1984)

Director

A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion (1982)

Director

The Cotton Club
The Cotton Club (1982)

Director

The Sky Is Gray
The Sky Is Gray (1980)

Director

1970s

8 titles ยท average score 62
The Trial of the Moke
The Trial of the Moke (1978)

Director

Almos' a Man
Almos' a Man (1976)

Director

Baryshnikov: Live at Wolf Trap
Baryshnikov: Live at Wolf Trap (1976)

Director

Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace (1974)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Producer

Alvin Ailey: Memories and Visions
Alvin Ailey: Memories and Visions (1974)

Director

Save the Children
Save the Children (1973)

Director

Statues Hardly Ever Smile
Statues Hardly Ever Smile (1971)

Director

Black Journal: 26; Alice Coltrane
Black Journal: 26; Alice Coltrane (1970)

Director