Portrait of Ava DuVernay

Directing

Ava DuVernay

Career

Active from 2006 to 2026, busiest in 2013 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for When They See Us
When They See Us
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ava DuVernay Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    0.7, average 2.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7
  • Nostalgia
    2.8, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family Dynamics 3
  • Human Connection 2
  • Dialogue-Driven 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Educational Narrative 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

26
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Heist of Benin
Heist of Benin

Director

King vs. the United States of America
King vs. the United States of America

Executive Producer

2020s

5 titles ยท average score 68
14th
14th (2026)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Producer

Origin
Origin (2023)
GoodWatch score 75

Producer, Director

The White Tiger
The White Tiger (2021)
GoodWatch score 77

Producer, Executive Producer

#blackAF
#blackAF (2020)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show ยท as Ava DuVernay

A Concerto Is a Conversation
A Concerto Is a Conversation (2020)
GoodWatch score 68

Executive Producer

2010s

15 titles ยท average score 69
A Black Lady Sketch Show
A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Ava DuVernay

A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

Family Feud
Family Feud (2018)

Writer, Director

August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People (2017)

Producer, Writer

Girls Trip
Girls Trip (2017)
GoodWatch score 73

as Ava DuVernay

13th
13th (2016)
GoodWatch score 85

Director, Producer

Selma
Selma (2014)
GoodWatch score 82

Writer, Director

The Door
The Door (2013)

Writer, Director

Venus VS.
Venus VS. (2013)

Director

Middle of Nowhere
Middle of Nowhere (2012)
GoodWatch score 73

Producer, Writer

I Will Follow
I Will Follow (2010)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Writer

My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop (2010)

Director, Executive Producer

2000s

4 titles ยท average score 60
Compton in C Minor
Compton in C Minor (2009)

Director

This Is the Life
This Is the Life (2008)
GoodWatch score 42

Director, Producer

Saturday Night Life
Saturday Night Life (2006)

Director, Writer

Collateral
Collateral (2004)
GoodWatch score 78

Unit Publicist