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Erik Nelson

Career

Active from 1982 to 2025, with a break from 1990 to 2004, busiest in 1987 with 11 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Cold Blue
The Cold Blue
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Erik Nelson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Romance
    1.6, average 3.8
  • Family Dynamics
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Adrenaline
    2.9, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    1.4, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    39
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    2020s

    4 titles · average score 74
    Bullets And Blueberries
    Bullets And Blueberries (2025)

    Director

    The Bloody Hundredth
    The Bloody Hundredth (2024)
    GoodWatch score 80

    Thanks

    Daytime Revolution
    Daytime Revolution (2024)

    Director

    Apocalypse '45
    Apocalypse '45 (2020)
    GoodWatch score 68

    Director

    2010s

    10 titles · average score 69
    Into the Cold Blue: Restoration and Reinvention
    Into the Cold Blue: Restoration and Reinvention (2019)

    Director

    The Cold Blue
    The Cold Blue (2018)
    GoodWatch score 80

    Director

    A Gray State
    A Gray State (2017)
    GoodWatch score 73

    Director, Producer

    9/11: The Longest War
    9/11: The Longest War (2016)

    Director

    9/10: The Final Hours
    9/10: The Final Hours (2014)

    Producer, Director

    JFK: The Final Hours
    JFK: The Final Hours (2013)

    Writer, Director

    Dinotasia
    Dinotasia (2012)
    GoodWatch score 34

    Director

    Into the Abyss
    Into the Abyss (2011)
    GoodWatch score 78

    Producer

    History Specials: Engineering Evil
    History Specials: Engineering Evil (2011)

    Director

    Cave of Forgotten Dreams
    Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
    GoodWatch score 81

    Producer

    2000s

    8 titles · average score 72
    Dreams with Sharp Teeth
    Dreams with Sharp Teeth (2008)
    GoodWatch score 70

    Director, Writer

    Nazi Scrapbooks from Hell: The Auschwitz Albums
    Nazi Scrapbooks from Hell: The Auschwitz Albums (2008)

    Writer, Director

    The U.S. vs. John Lennon
    The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006)
    GoodWatch score 71

    Executive Producer

    Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
    Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (2006)
    GoodWatch score 68

    Executive Producer

    Grizzly Man
    Grizzly Man (2005)
    GoodWatch score 83

    Producer, Executive Producer

    In the Edges: The 'Grizzly Man' Session
    In the Edges: The 'Grizzly Man' Session (2005)

    Director, Producer

    Big Bucks: The Press Your Luck Scandal
    Big Bucks: The Press Your Luck Scandal (2003)
    GoodWatch score 70

    Executive Producer

    UFO Over Illinois
    UFO Over Illinois (2000)

    Executive Producer

    1980s

    17 titles
    Secrets of the Unknown: Tornadoes & UFOs
    Secrets of the Unknown: Tornadoes & UFOs (1989)

    Producer, Writer

    Secrets of the Unknown: Bigfoot & Witches
    Secrets of the Unknown: Bigfoot & Witches (1989)

    Director, Writer

    Secrets of the Unknown: Poltergeists
    Secrets of the Unknown: Poltergeists (1988)

    Producer, Writer

    Secrets of the Unknown: Witches
    Secrets of the Unknown: Witches (1988)

    Producer, Writer

    Secrets of the Unknown: Pearl Harbor
    Secrets of the Unknown: Pearl Harbor (1987)

    Director, Writer

    Secrets of the Unknown: Jack the Ripper
    Secrets of the Unknown: Jack the Ripper (1987)

    Director, Writer

    Secrets of the Unknown: Lake Monsters
    Secrets of the Unknown: Lake Monsters (1987)

    Writer

    Secrets of the Unknown: The Titanic
    Secrets of the Unknown: The Titanic (1987)

    Director, Writer

    Secrets of the Unknown: Amelia Earhart
    Secrets of the Unknown: Amelia Earhart (1987)

    Producer, Writer

    Secrets of the Unknown: Life After Death
    Secrets of the Unknown: Life After Death (1987)

    Writer

    Secrets of the Unknown: Nostradamus
    Secrets of the Unknown: Nostradamus (1987)

    Writer

    Backstage Pass
    Backstage Pass (1982)

    Director