Portrait of Alan J. Pakula

Directing

Alan J. Pakula

Career

Active from 1969 to 1997, with up to 1 main title a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for All the President's Men
All the President's Men
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Alan J. Pakula Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7
  • Wonder
    2.1, average 3.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.0, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Thriller 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Mystery 2
  • Cynical 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Character Study 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

23
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

4 titles ยท average score 54
The Devil's Own
The Devil's Own (1997)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

The Pelican Brief
The Pelican Brief (1993)
GoodWatch score 59

Producer, Screenplay

Consenting Adults
Consenting Adults (1992)
GoodWatch score 35

Director, Producer

Presumed Innocent
Presumed Innocent (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

Screenplay, Director

1980s

5 titles ยท average score 56
See You in the Morning
See You in the Morning (1989)
GoodWatch score 52

Writer, Producer

Orphans
Orphans (1987)
GoodWatch score 70

Producer, Director

Dream Lover
Dream Lover (1986)
GoodWatch score 38

Director, Producer

Sophie's Choice
Sophie's Choice (1982)
GoodWatch score 74

Producer, Director

Rollover
Rollover (1981)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

1970s

6 titles ยท average score 69
Starting Over
Starting Over (1979)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Producer

Comes a Horseman
Comes a Horseman (1978)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

All the President's Men
All the President's Men (1976)
GoodWatch score 86

Director

The Parallax View
The Parallax View (1974)
GoodWatch score 74

Director, Producer

Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing
Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing (1973)
GoodWatch score 64

Producer, Director

Klute
Klute (1971)
GoodWatch score 79

Producer, Director

1960s

7 titles ยท average score 65
The Sterile Cuckoo
The Sterile Cuckoo (1969)
GoodWatch score 62

Producer, Director

The Stalking Moon
The Stalking Moon (1968)
GoodWatch score 50

Producer

Up the Down Staircase
Up the Down Staircase (1967)
GoodWatch score 74

Producer

Inside Daisy Clover
Inside Daisy Clover (1966)
GoodWatch score 43

Producer

Baby the Rain Must Fall
Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965)
GoodWatch score 57

Producer

Love with the Proper Stranger
Love with the Proper Stranger (1963)
GoodWatch score 78

Producer

To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
GoodWatch score 87

Producer

1950s

1 title ยท average score 77
Fear Strikes Out
Fear Strikes Out (1957)
GoodWatch score 77

Producer