Portrait of Darnell Martin

Directing

Darnell Martin

Career

Active from 1989 to 2021, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 41 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Darnell Martin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    1.0, average 2.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0
  • Fantasy
    0.9, average 1.7
  • Historical
    1.7, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Medical Drama 5
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Character-Driven Drama 5
  • Gritty Realism 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Ensemble Cast Dynamics 4
  • Ethical Dilemmas 3
  • Procedural Crime Drama 3
  • Found Family Dynamics 3
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Character Study 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

13
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Little brother
Little brother
GoodWatch score 57

Director

2010s

3 titles ยท average score 67
Wish You Well
Wish You Well (2013)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Firelight
Firelight (2012)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

The Lost Valentine
The Lost Valentine (2011)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 68
Cadillac Records
Cadillac Records (2008)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Writer

Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Prison Song
Prison Song (2001)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Writer

1990s

4 titles ยท average score 81
Nowhere Fast
Nowhere Fast (1996)

as Darnell

I Like It Like That
I Like It Like That (1994)
GoodWatch score 81

Writer, Director

Suspect
Suspect (1991)

Director, Writer

Cooking Tandoori Chicken
Cooking Tandoori Chicken (1991)

Producer

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 87
Do the Right Thing
Do the Right Thing (1989)
GoodWatch score 87

Second Assistant Camera

Deadly Obsession
Deadly Obsession (1989)

as Denise