Portrait of Hal Hartley

Directing

Hal Hartley

Career

Active from 1982 to 2025, busiest in 2010 with 6 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Simple Men
Simple Men
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Hal Hartley Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.7, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Violence
    2.8, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Character Study 3
  • Dark Comedy 3
  • Social Critique 2
  • Independent Drama 2
  • Quirky Humor 2
  • Social Satire 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

45
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Tour de France
Tour de France

Director

2020s

2 titles ยท average score 58
Where to Land
Where to Land (2025)
GoodWatch score 45

Writer, Producer

El Planeta
El Planeta (2021)
GoodWatch score 71

Thanks

2010s

12 titles ยท average score 62
Ned Rifle
Ned Rifle (2015)
GoodWatch score 67

Music, Director

La Commedia
La Commedia (2014)

Director, Stage Director

My America
My America (2014)

Music, Director

Current Events
Current Events (2012)

Director

Meanwhile
Meanwhile (2011)
GoodWatch score 63

Producer, Writer

Adventure
Adventure (2010)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

A/Muse
A/Muse (2010)
GoodWatch score 59

Editor, Director

The Apologies
The Apologies (2010)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Writer

Implied Harmonies
Implied Harmonies (2010)

Director, Editor

Accomplice
Accomplice (2010)

Director

Years Later: The Unbelievable Truth and Its Consequences
Years Later: The Unbelievable Truth and Its Consequences (2010)

Music

Conspiracy
Conspiracy (2010)

Director

2000s

10 titles ยท average score 50
Fay Grim
Fay Grim (2007)
GoodWatch score 54

Director, Music

The Girl from Monday
The Girl from Monday (2005)
GoodWatch score 37

Producer, Director

The Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy (2004)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Regarding Soon
Regarding Soon (2004)

Music

Excerpts from Soon
Excerpts from Soon (2004)

Music, Writer

Milk and Honey
Milk and Honey (2003)

Original Music Composer

No Such Thing
No Such Thing (2002)
GoodWatch score 48

Writer, Producer

The Cloud of Unknowing
The Cloud of Unknowing (2002)

Producer

The New Math(s)
The New Math(s) (2001)

Director

Kimono
Kimono (2000)
GoodWatch score 54

Writer, Music

1990s

16 titles ยท average score 70
The Book of Life
The Book of Life (1998)
GoodWatch score 77

Director, Writer

Henry Fool
Henry Fool (1998)
GoodWatch score 76

Producer, Writer

Flirt
Flirt (1996)
GoodWatch score 56

as Hal (uncredited)

Amateur
Amateur (1994)
GoodWatch score 66

Music, Director

Iris
Iris (1994)
GoodWatch score 58

Editor, Director

Flirt
Flirt (1993)
GoodWatch score 79

Director

Simple Men
Simple Men (1992)
GoodWatch score 83

Producer, Director

Surviving Desire
Surviving Desire (1992)
GoodWatch score 70

Editor, Writer

Ambition
Ambition (1992)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay, Director

Theory of Achievement
Theory of Achievement (1991)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Writer

Trust
Trust (1990)
GoodWatch score 76

Writer, Director

The Unbelievable Truth
The Unbelievable Truth (1990)
GoodWatch score 78

Director, Writer

1980s

4 titles ยท average score 72
Dogs
Dogs (1988)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Writer

The Cartographer's Girlfriend
The Cartographer's Girlfriend (1987)

Screenplay, Editor

Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson
Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson (1986)
GoodWatch score 84

Art Department Production Assistant

Kid
Kid (1984)

Producer, Director