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Tim Hunter

Highest Rated: 88% River's Edge (1987)

Lowest Rated: 23% Looking Glass (2018)

Birthday: Jun 15, 1947

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA

The son of British-born screenwriter Ian McLellan Hunter, writer-director Tim Hunter made his mark in the movies before moving into television. A graduate of Harvard University, his first screen credit was as writer of the cult film "Over the Edge," a youth-oriented crime drama featuring Matt Dillon in his first film. He would work with Dillon again for his directorial debut, an adaptation of youth author S.E. Hinton's coming-of-age drama "Tex," a film he also co-wrote. The film was well received, and he gained further accolades for the dark teen drama "River's Edge" in 1986, winning an Independent Spirit Award and a Grand Jury Prize nomination at Sundance. Hunter directed several episodes of the quirky David Lynch series "Twin Peaks" and the police procedural "Homicide: Life on the Street" in the '90s. In 1993, he helmed "The Saint of Fort Washington," a drama about homelessness starring Danny Glover and Hunter's regular collaborator, Matt Dillon. Subsequently, Hunter has worked primarily on the small screen and many of the shows he has worked on reflected his interest in macabre subject matters, including the crime drama "Cold Case" and the serial killer mystery series "Dexter." In 2007, Hunter began working on the hit period drama "Mad Men," and he has since directed episodes of other hit shows, including "Glee" and "Nip/Tuck."

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Highest rated movies

88% 75% River's Edge
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85% 65% Tex
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85% 84% Over the Edge
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80% 87% The Saint of Fort Washington
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44% 58% Smiley Face Killers Watchlist
23% 10% Looking Glass
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Paint It Black
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The Failures
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The Colony
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Perfect Crimes
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
44% 58% Smiley Face Killers Director - 2020
23% 10% Looking Glass Director - 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Looking Glass Director - 2018
No Score Yet 26% Kings of South Beach Director - 2007
No Score Yet 24% The Far Side of Jericho Director - 2006
No Score Yet 48% Control Director - 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Failures Director - 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet Perfect Crimes Director - 2003
No Score Yet 50% Video Voyeur: The Susan Wilson Story Director - 2002
No Score Yet 50% Anatomy of a Hate Crime Director - 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mean Streak Director - 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rescuers: Stories of Courage -- Two Couples Director - 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rescuers: Stories of Courage -- Two Families Director - 1998
No Score Yet 53% The Maker Director - 1997
No Score Yet 40% The People Next Door Director - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Colony Director - 1996
80% 87% The Saint of Fort Washington Director $100.9K 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lies of the Twins Director - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Paint It Black Director - 1989
88% 75% River's Edge Director $1.2M 1987
No Score Yet 90% Sylvester Director - 1985
85% 65% Tex Director,
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- 1982
85% 84% Over the Edge Screenwriter - 1979

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97% 94% Bosch Director 2016 2018
81% 47% Riverdale Director 2018
63% 40% Blood & Oil Director 2015
61% 59% Scream Director 2015
47% 69% The Messengers Director 2015
48% 77% Powers Director 2015
38% 60% Intelligence Director 2014
36% 44% Cult Director 2013
69% 78% Revenge Director 2011-2012
81% 86% Caprica Director 2010
76% 67% Saving Grace Director 2010
71% 81% Dexter Director 2008-2009
No Score Yet 86% Lie to Me Director 2009
79% No Score Yet Brotherhood Director 2008
87% 90% Sons of Anarchy Director 2008
94% 96% Mad Men Director 2007-2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet Army Wives Director 2008
96% 97% Breaking Bad Director 2008
92% 95% Deadwood Director 2006
15% No Score Yet South Beach Director 2006
No Score Yet 95% Cold Case Director 2004-2006
90% 95% House Director 2005
No Score Yet 89% Carnivàle Director 2003 2005
No Score Yet 82% CSI: New York Director 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet Soul Food Director 2000
88% No Score Yet Michael Hayes Director 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Water Rats Unknown (Guest Star) 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Four Corners Director 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fallen Angels Director 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Central Park West Director 1995
78% 92% Twin Peaks Director 1990-1991