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Portrait of Joan Micklin Silver

Directing

Joan Micklin Silver

Career

Active from 1972 to 2003, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Chilly Scenes of Winter
Chilly Scenes of Winter
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joan Micklin Silver Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Crime
    1.0, average 3.6
  • Violence
    1.6, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    2.4, average 4.8
  • Tension
    4.3, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Coming-of-Age 7
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Character Study 3
  • Jewish Culture 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Family Dynamics 2
  • Dysfunctional Family 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Pop Culture References 2
  • Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

23
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

2 titles · average score 62
Hunger Point
Hunger Point (2003)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

Charms for the Easy Life
Charms for the Easy Life (2002)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

1990s

6 titles · average score 52
A Fish in the Bathtub
A Fish in the Bathtub (1999)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

Invisible Child
Invisible Child (1999)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

In the Presence of Mine Enemies
In the Presence of Mine Enemies (1997)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even
Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even (1992)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

A Private Matter
A Private Matter (1992)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Prison Stories: Women on the Inside
Prison Stories: Women on the Inside (1991)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

1980s

5 titles · average score 60
Loverboy
Loverboy (1989)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

Crossing Delancey
Crossing Delancey (1988)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Finnegan Begin Again
Finnegan Begin Again (1985)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days
How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days (1984)

Director

The Nightingale
The Nightingale (1983)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

1970s

10 titles · average score 70
Chilly Scenes of Winter
Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979)
GoodWatch score 82

Screenplay, Director

On the Yard
On the Yard (1978)
GoodWatch score 59

Producer

Between the Lines
Between the Lines (1977)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

Bernice Bobs Her Hair
Bernice Bobs Her Hair (1976)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Screenplay

Hester Street
Hester Street (1975)
GoodWatch score 74

Screenplay, Director

The Frontier Experience
The Frontier Experience (1975)

Writer

The Case of the Elevator Duck
The Case of the Elevator Duck (1974)

Writer, Director

The Fur Coat Club
The Fur Coat Club (1973)

Writer, Director

Limbo
Limbo (1972)

Screenplay, Story

The Immigrant Experience: The Long Long Journey
The Immigrant Experience: The Long Long Journey (1972)

Director, Writer