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Portrait of Ric Burns

Directing

Ric Burns

Career

Active from 1988 to 2024, busiest in 1999 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score77/100
Highest rated
Poster for Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 0.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ric Burns Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Tension
    2.9, average 6.0
  • Adrenaline
    2.1, average 4.8
  • Romance
    1.2, average 3.8
  • Situational Comedy
    0.2, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Educational & Informative 3
  • Biographical Documentary 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Historical Documentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

28
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 81
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life (2021)
GoodWatch score 85

Director

Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America
Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America (2020)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

2010s

11 titles
Made for Each Other: A History of the Bond Between Humans and Dogs
Made for Each Other: A History of the Bond Between Humans and Dogs (2019)

Director

The Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act (2017)

Writer, Director

The People of the Standing Stone: The Oneida Nation, The War for Independence, And The Making of America
The People of the Standing Stone: The Oneida Nation, The War for Independence, And The Making of America (2017)

Director

Aufbruch in die neue Welt
Aufbruch in die neue Welt (2016)

Director

The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth
The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth (2016)

Director, Writer

The Pilgrims
The Pilgrims (2015)

Director

American Ballet Theatre: A History
American Ballet Theatre: A History (2015)

Director

Enquiring Minds: The Untold Story of the Man Behind the National Enquirer
Enquiring Minds: The Untold Story of the Man Behind the National Enquirer (2014)

Director, Writer

Death and the Civil War
Death and the Civil War (2012)

Director

Nantucket
Nantucket (2011)

Director

Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World
Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World (2010)

Director, Writer

2000s

8 titles · average score 72
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film (2006)
GoodWatch score 87

Director, Writer

Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film (2006)

Director, Executive Producer

New York: The Center of the World
New York: The Center of the World (2003)

Director, Writer

Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams (2002)

Director

The Concert for New York City
The Concert for New York City (2001)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Producer

New York: The City and the World
New York: The City and the World (2001)

Director, Writer

New York: The City of Tomorrow
New York: The City of Tomorrow (2001)

Director

New York: A Documentary Film
New York: A Documentary Film (2001)

Writer, Producer

1990s

7 titles · average score 76
New York: Order and Disorder (1825–1865)
New York: Order and Disorder (1825–1865) (1999)

Director

New York: The Country And The City (1609-1825)
New York: The Country And The City (1609-1825) (1999)

Director

New York: Sunshine and Shadow (1865–1898)
New York: Sunshine and Shadow (1865–1898) (1999)

Director

New York: A Documentary Film
New York: A Documentary Film (1999)

Director

New York Underground
New York Underground (1997)

Director

The Donner Party
The Donner Party (1992)
GoodWatch score 76

Writer, Producer

Coney Island
Coney Island (1991)
GoodWatch score 77

Producer, Director