Directing
Ava DuVernay
- Titles
- 35movies29TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 20062026
- Directed
- 21titles as director
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
When They See Us86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Politics5.6average 2.6
- Social Commentary7.7average 4.9
- Family Dynamics6.9average 4.7
- Biographical3.2average 0.9
- Class & Capitalism5.4average 3.3
- Pathos6.8average 5.2
- Coming of Age4.5average 2.9
- Historical3.7average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Nostalgia2.0, average 3.6
- Physical Comedy0.9, average 2.5
- Uncanny1.2, average 2.5
- Situational Comedy1.5, average 2.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 3
- American History 2
- Character-Driven 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- SSpencer AverickEditorA Wrinkle in Time, Selma, Origin, 13th, Family Feud, +7 more
Bradford YoungCinematographerSelma, Middle of Nowhere, The Door, My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
Omari HardwickActorFamily Feud, I Will Follow, Middle of Nowhere
Gugu Mbatha-RawActorA Wrinkle in Time, August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
David OyelowoActorSelma, Middle of Nowhere
Emayatzy CorinealdiActorMiddle of Nowhere, The Door- JJason MoranComposerSelma, 13th
Kathryn BosticComposerI Will Follow, Middle of Nowhere
Movies and TV shows
252020s
6 titles · average score 68
14th (2026)
Director, Producer
69
Origin (2023)
Writer, Producer
70
The White Tiger (2021)
Executive Producer, Producer
68
A Concerto Is a Conversation (2020)
Executive Producer
65
#blackAF (2020)
TV show · as Ava DuVernay
And She Could Be Next (2020)
Executive Producer
2010s
16 titles · average score 66
73
A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019)
TV show · as Ava DuVernay
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
TV show · as Self
46
A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
Director
Family Feud (2018)
Director, Producer
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People (2017)
Director, Producer
65
Girls Trip (2017)
as Ava DuVernay
80
13th (2016)
Writer, Director
74
Selma (2014)
Director, Executive Producer
The Door (2013)
Director, Producer
63
Middle of Nowhere (2012)
Director, Writer
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop (2010)
Director, Executive Producer
I Will Follow (2010)
Producer, Director
2000s
3 titles · average score 63
Compton in C Minor (2009)
Director
63
This Is the Life (2008)
Producer, Director
Saturday Night Life (2006)
Director, Writer