Portrait of Chris Sparling

Writing

Chris Sparling

Career

Active from 2005 to 2026, busiest in 2016 and 2018 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score46/100
Highest rated
Poster for Buried
Buried
GoodWatch score71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Chris Sparling Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Nostalgia
    1.6, average 3.8
  • Situational Comedy
    0.5, average 2.7
  • Wholesome
    1.6, average 3.4
  • Wit & Wordplay
    1.9, average 3.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Suspenseful 3
  • Mystery 2
  • Survival Horror 2
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • Claustrophobic Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

17
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
Black Tides
Black Tides

Writer

Burn Night
Burn Night

Writer

The Punishing
The Punishing

Writer, Director

2020s

5 titles · average score 48
Greenland 2: Migration
Greenland 2: Migration (2026)
GoodWatch score 49

Characters, Executive Producer

Bed Rest
Bed Rest (2023)
GoodWatch score 44

Executive Producer

The Desperate Hour
The Desperate Hour (2022)
GoodWatch score 36

Writer, Producer

Intrusion
Intrusion (2021)
GoodWatch score 41

Producer, Writer

Greenland
Greenland (2020)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer

2010s

7 titles · average score 45
Down a Dark Hall
Down a Dark Hall (2018)
GoodWatch score 48

Writer

The Warning
The Warning (2018)
GoodWatch score 51

Writer

The Sea of Trees
The Sea of Trees (2016)
GoodWatch score 38

Screenplay, Producer

Mercy
Mercy (2016)
GoodWatch score 32

Writer, Director

The Atticus Institute
The Atticus Institute (2015)
GoodWatch score 43

as Corporal Gorder

ATM
ATM (2012)
GoodWatch score 33

Screenplay, Story

Buried
Buried (2010)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

2000s

2 titles
One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur
One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur (2008)

Associate Producer

An Uzi at the Alamo
An Uzi at the Alamo (2005)

as Alec Thames