Portrait of Dean Devlin

Writing

Dean Devlin

Career

Active from 1987 to 2025, busiest in 1997 and 2008 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Librarians: The Next Chapter
The Librarians: The Next Chapter
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 5.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dean Devlin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    2.9, average 4.7
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.0, average 5.4
  • Pathos
    4.0, average 5.3
  • Psychological
    4.3, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Found Family Dynamics 4
  • Comfort Viewing 3
  • Ethical Dilemmas 2
  • Witty Banter 2
  • Magical Adventure Procedural 2
  • Cold War Paranoia 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

35
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title ยท average score 52
The Deal
The Deal (2022)
GoodWatch score 52

Producer

2010s

4 titles ยท average score 45
Bad Samaritan
Bad Samaritan (2018)
GoodWatch score 55

Director, Producer

Geostorm
Geostorm (2017)
GoodWatch score 33

Producer, Director

Independence Day: Resurgence
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
GoodWatch score 37

Screenplay, Characters

Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012)
GoodWatch score 54

Characters

2000s

9 titles ยท average score 61
Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods
Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods (2009)
GoodWatch score 75

Characters

The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice (2008)
GoodWatch score 60

Producer

Blank Slate
Blank Slate (2008)
GoodWatch score 61

Executive Producer

Little Manila: Filipinos in California's Heartland
Little Manila: Filipinos in California's Heartland (2008)

as Narrator

Flyboys
Flyboys (2006)
GoodWatch score 52

Producer

Cellular
Cellular (2004)
GoodWatch score 60

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004)
GoodWatch score 60

Executive Producer

Eight Legged Freaks
Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
GoodWatch score 51

Producer

The Patriot
The Patriot (2000)
GoodWatch score 67

Producer

1990s

8 titles ยท average score 45
Universal Soldier: The Return
Universal Soldier: The Return (1999)
GoodWatch score 28

Characters

Godzilla: The Series - Monster War
Godzilla: The Series - Monster War (1999)

Executive Producer

Godzilla
Godzilla (1998)
GoodWatch score 36

Story, Screenplay

Independence Day
Independence Day (1996)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay, Producer

Stargate
Stargate (1994)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay, Producer

Universal Soldier
Universal Soldier (1992)
GoodWatch score 47

Writer

Total Exposure
Total Exposure (1991)

as Adult Bookstore Manager

Moon 44
Moon 44 (1990)
GoodWatch score 30

as Tyler

1980s

11 titles ยท average score 61
Hard Copy
Hard Copy (1987)

TV show

L.A. Law
L.A. Law (1986)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Jeffrey Sullivan

3:15 the Moment of Truth
3:15 the Moment of Truth (1986)
GoodWatch score 50

as Gum Chewer

Real Genius
Real Genius (1985)
GoodWatch score 72

as Milton

Misfits of Science
Misfits of Science (1985)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Angel

The Insiders
The Insiders (1985)

TV show ยท as Ramvo

North Beach and Rawhide
North Beach and Rawhide (1985)

as Pedro Sanchez

The Wild Life
The Wild Life (1984)
GoodWatch score 36

as Liquor Store Clerk

Fame
Fame (1982)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues (1981)
GoodWatch score 90

TV show

My Bodyguard
My Bodyguard (1980)
GoodWatch score 71

as Boy

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 62
Alice
Alice (1976)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

Happy Days
Happy Days (1974)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show