Portrait of Jack Sholder

Directing

Jack Sholder

Career

Active from 1973 to 2004, busiest in 1995 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score51/100
Highest rated
Poster for Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jack Sholder Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Romance
    2.4, average 3.8
  • Melancholy
    3.3, average 4.7
  • Class & Capitalism
    2.0, average 3.3
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Crime Drama 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Creature Feature 2
  • Fast-Paced 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

25
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Game of Death: The Six Doors to Hell
Game of Death: The Six Doors to Hell (2024)

as Man on screen

2000s

3 titles · average score 38
12 Days of Terror
12 Days of Terror (2004)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

Beeper
Beeper (2002)
GoodWatch score 37

Director

Arachnid
Arachnid (2001)
GoodWatch score 32

Director

1990s

9 titles · average score 50
Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies
Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies (1999)
GoodWatch score 28

Screenplay, Director

Mortal Kombat: Scorpion vs. Sub-Zero
Mortal Kombat: Scorpion vs. Sub-Zero (1999)

Director

Runaway Car
Runaway Car (1997)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Generation X
Generation X (1996)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See (1995)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

The Omen
The Omen (1995)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

Natural Selection
Natural Selection (1994)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

12:01
12:01 (1993)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

By Dawn's Early Light
By Dawn's Early Light (1990)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

1980s

6 titles · average score 53
Renegades
Renegades (1989)
GoodWatch score 35

Director

The Hidden
The Hidden (1987)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Where are the Children?
Where are the Children? (1986)
GoodWatch score 43

Writer

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark (1982)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay, Story

The Burning
The Burning (1981)
GoodWatch score 63

Editor

1970s

6 titles · average score 73
The Street Fighter
The Street Fighter (1974)
GoodWatch score 68

Title Designer

Profile: Dr. Ricardo Alegria
Profile: Dr. Ricardo Alegria (1974)

Director, Editor

The Garden Party
The Garden Party (1973)

Director, Screenplay

The Best of the New York Erotic Film Festival
The Best of the New York Erotic Film Festival (1972)

Editor

Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream (1971)

Editor

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970)
GoodWatch score 78

Assistant Editor