Portrait of Arthur Penn

Directing

Arthur Penn

Career

Active from 1948 to 2001, busiest in 1957 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Miracle Worker
The Miracle Worker
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Arthur Penn Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.9, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.8, average 1.6
  • Wholesome
    2.6, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Historical Significance 2
  • Emotional Journey 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Social Realism 2
  • Golden Age Anthology 2
  • Mystery 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

1990s

4 titles · average score 66
BeastMaster
BeastMaster (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

Inside
Inside (1996)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company (1995)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

The Portrait
The Portrait (1993)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

1980s

4 titles · average score 56
Penn & Teller Get Killed
Penn & Teller Get Killed (1989)
GoodWatch score 41

Producer, Director

Dead of Winter
Dead of Winter (1987)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Target
Target (1985)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

Four Friends
Four Friends (1981)
GoodWatch score 74

Producer, Director

1970s

5 titles · average score 73
The Missouri Breaks
The Missouri Breaks (1976)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Night Moves
Night Moves (1975)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

Visions of Eight
Visions of Eight (1973)
GoodWatch score 60

as Narrator

Badlands
Badlands (1973)
GoodWatch score 87

Thanks

Little Big Man
Little Big Man (1970)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

1960s

5 titles · average score 73
Alice's Restaurant
Alice's Restaurant (1969)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay, Director

Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

The Chase
The Chase (1966)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Mickey One
Mickey One (1965)
GoodWatch score 63

Associate Producer, Producer

The Miracle Worker
The Miracle Worker (1962)
GoodWatch score 85

Director

1950s

7 titles · average score 77
The Left Handed Gun
The Left Handed Gun (1958)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Portrait of a Murderer
Portrait of a Murderer (1958)

Director

Invitation to a Gunfighter
Invitation to a Gunfighter (1957)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

Where's Charley?
Where's Charley? (1957)

Director

The Miracle Worker
The Miracle Worker (1957)

Director

The Dark Side of the Earth
The Dark Side of the Earth (1957)

Director

The Battler
The Battler (1955)

Director