Portrait of Barry Avrich

Directing

Barry Avrich

Career

Active from 1993 to 2026, with a break from 1994 to 2004, busiest in 2018 and 2020 with 4 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz
Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz
GoodWatch score90/100

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: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Barry Avrich Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Catharsis
    3.0, average 5.1
  • Coming of Age
    1.0, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.3, average 4.9
  • Romance
    2.3, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Poetic Dialogue 2
  • Shakespearean Adaptation 2
  • Shakespearean Tragedy 2
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

45
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Against All Odds: The Unstoppable Story of Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital
Against All Odds: The Unstoppable Story of Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital

Director

2020s

13 titles ยท average score 75
Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been
Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been (2026)

Director, Executive Producer

This Above All: The Theatrical Life of Antoni Cimolino
This Above All: The Theatrical Life of Antoni Cimolino (2026)

Director, Writer

The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue
The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue (2025)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

Born Hungry
Born Hungry (2024)

Writer, Executive Producer

Without Precedent: The Supreme Life of Rosalie Abella
Without Precedent: The Supreme Life of Rosalie Abella (2023)

Director

Richard III
Richard III (2023)

Director

The Talented Mr. Rosenberg
The Talented Mr. Rosenberg (2022)

Producer, Director

Oscar Peterson: Black + White
Oscar Peterson: Black + White (2021)
GoodWatch score 73

Director, Producer

Made You Look: A True Story About Fake Art
Made You Look: A True Story About Fake Art (2020)
GoodWatch score 80

Producer, Story

Othello
Othello (2020)

Director

Howie Mandel: But, Enough About Me
Howie Mandel: But, Enough About Me (2020)

Director, Writer

Radical Obsession
Radical Obsession (2020)

Director

2010s

26 titles ยท average score 60
David Foster: Off the Record
David Foster: Off the Record (2019)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Executive Producer

The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor (2019)

Director

Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz
Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz (2018)
GoodWatch score 90

Director, Writer

Timon of Athens
Timon of Athens (2018)

Director, Producer

Blurred Lines: Inside the Art World
Blurred Lines: Inside the Art World (2017)
GoodWatch score 36

Director

Love's Labour's Lost
Love's Labour's Lost (2017)

Director

The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew (2016)

Director, Producer

The Adventures of Pericles
The Adventures of Pericles (2016)

Director

Stratford Festival: Antony and Cleopatra
Stratford Festival: Antony and Cleopatra (2015)

Director

Stratford Festival: King John
Stratford Festival: King John (2015)

Director

Filthy Gorgeous: The Bob Guccione Story
Filthy Gorgeous: The Bob Guccione Story (2013)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay, Director

Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story
Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story (2013)

Director

2000s

4 titles ยท average score 59
Amerika Idol
Amerika Idol (2009)

Director

Jackie Mason: The Ultimate Jew
Jackie Mason: The Ultimate Jew (2008)

Director

The Citizen Cohl: Untold Story
The Citizen Cohl: Untold Story (2008)

Director

The Last Mogul
The Last Mogul (2005)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

1990s

1 title ยท average score 48
Scorned
Scorned (1993)
GoodWatch score 48

Writer