Portrait of Mike Barker

Directing

Mike Barker

Career

Active from 1993 to 2026, busiest in 2013 and 2014 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Fargo
Fargo
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mike Barker Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    0.7, average 2.4
  • Wholesome
    1.8, average 3.4
  • Nostalgia
    2.3, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Drama 5
  • Character Study 4
  • Gritty Realism 3
  • Power Dynamics 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Crime Drama 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Man vs. Nature 2
  • Literary Adaptation 2
  • Emotional Depth 2
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

11
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title ยท average score 55
Luckiest Girl Alive
Luckiest Girl Alive (2022)
GoodWatch score 55

Executive Producer, Director

2010s

1 title ยท average score 70
Z: The Beginning of Everything
Z: The Beginning of Everything (2015)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

2000s

6 titles ยท average score 59
Sea Wolf
Sea Wolf (2009)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Butterfly on a Wheel
Butterfly on a Wheel (2007)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

American Dad!
American Dad! (2005)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show ยท as Terry Bates (voice)

A Good Woman
A Good Woman (2004)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

To Kill a King
To Kill a King (2003)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone (2001)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

1990s

3 titles ยท average score 49
Best Laid Plans
Best Laid Plans (1999)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

The James Gang
The James Gang (1997)

Director

The Last American Freak Show
The Last American Freak Show (1994)

Director