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Portrait of Erik Nelson

Directing

Erik Nelson

Titles
39movies2TV shows
Career

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

Directed
20
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Cold Blue
The Cold Blue
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Erik Nelson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Family Dynamics
    2.2, average 4.8
  • Romance
    1.5, average 3.8
  • Coming of Age
    1.1, average 3.0
  • Physical Comedy
    0.5, average 2.4

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
    RoleAnyDirecting20Writing19Production18Appearances1Other crew1
    ScoreAny60+70+80+
    DecadeAny1980s172000s82010s102020s4
    GenreAnyDocumentary38War4History4TV Movie3Music2Crime2Animation1
    Group by
    DecadesScores
    Newest firstOldest first

    2020s

    4 titles · average score 73

    2010s

    10 titles · average score 68
    GoodWatch73
    A Gray State

    Director, Producer

    2000s

    8 titles · average score 73
    GoodWatch84
    Grizzly Man

    Producer, Executive Producer

    UFO Over Illinois

    Executive Producer

    1980s

    17 titles
    All 17 titles from the 1980s