Directed credits
10
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Nelson George
Writing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.8
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 10Directed series: 0All crew credits: 25
TMDB ID: 551989
IMDb ID: nm0313555
Known for: Writing
Born: September 1, 1957
Age: 68
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1990 - 2026
Years active: 37
Average TMDB rating: 6.79
Wikidata: Q1976999
Frequent jobs
Director (10)Executive Producer (5)Writer (3)Associate Producer (2)Adaptation (1)Co-Executive Producer (1)Consulting Producer (1)Producer (1)Story (1)
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Nelson George.
8.5
Thriller 40
Director
2023 Movie
6.0
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
Director
2022 Movie
7.0
The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story
Director
2016 Movie
6.4
A Ballerina's Tale
Director
2015 Movie
7.2
Finding the Funk
Director
2014 Movie
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas
Director
2012 Movie
6.9
The Announcement
Director
2012 Movie
6.8
Brooklyn Boheme
Director
2012 Movie
5.6
Life Support
Director
2007 Movie
One Special Moment
Director
2001 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Nelson George.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Nelson George.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Nelson George.
6.6
Good Hair
Executive Producer
2009 Movie
5.3
Strictly Business
Writer
1991 Movie
6.1
Top Five
Associate Producer
2014 Movie
7.6
Sidney
as Self
2022 Movie
8.5
Thriller 40
Director
2023 Movie
6.0
CB4
Story
1993 Movie
6.8
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
as Self
2021 Movie
6.6
The Black Godfather
Producer
2019 Movie
6.6
The Wire Odyssey
as Self
2007 Movie
1.5
The Wire: The Last Word
as Self
2007 Movie
4.7
Def by Temptation
Executive Producer
1990 Movie
4.0
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
as Self
2004 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Nelson George.
6.0
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Adaptation • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.3
Basketball: A Love Story
as Self • 14 eps
2018 Series
6.9
The Nineties
as Self • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.3
The Get Down
Writer • 1 eps
2016 Series
8.5
Dear Mama
Executive Producer • 5 eps
2023 Series
6.7
Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association
as Self • 2 eps
2026 Series
1.0
Shut Up and Dribble
as Self - Writer & Filmmaker • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.2
Bill Russell: Legend
as Self - Author & Filmmaker • 2 eps
2023 Series
7.3
Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus
Consulting Producer • 8 eps
2017 Series
6.0
Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution
as Self • 2 eps
2022 Series
7.0
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
as Self • 4 eps
2023 Series
6.3
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
as Self • 3 eps
2018 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Nelson George.
6.0
True North
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
5.4
With Drawn Arms
Co-Executive Producer
2020 Movie
6.6
The Black Godfather
Producer
2019 Movie
6.1
Top Five
Associate Producer
2014 Movie
6.6
Good Hair
Executive Producer
2009 Movie
6.0
Everyday People
Executive Producer
2004 Movie
6.8
Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.
Associate Producer
1993 Movie
6.0
CB4
Story
1993 Movie
5.3
Strictly Business
Writer
1991 Movie
Suspect
Writer
1991 Movie
4.7
Def by Temptation
Executive Producer
1990 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Nelson George.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Nelson George.
8.5
Thriller 40
as Self
2023 Movie
5.0
Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen
as Self
2023 Movie
7.6
Sidney
as Self
2022 Movie
6.8
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
as Self
2021 Movie
6.8
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
as Self
2021 Movie
5.4
With Drawn Arms
as Self
2020 Movie
The Minnesota Sound
as Self - Billboard
2019 Movie
5.7
Hustlers Convention
as Self
2015 Movie
5.0
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
as Self
2012 Movie
Downtown Calling
as Self
2009 Movie
1.5
The Wire: The Last Word
as Self
2007 Movie
6.6
The Wire Odyssey
as Self
2007 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Nelson George.
6.7
Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association
as Self • 2 eps
2026 Series
7.2
Bill Russell: Legend
as Self - Author & Filmmaker • 2 eps
2023 Series
7.0
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
as Self • 4 eps
2023 Series
6.0
Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution
as Self • 2 eps
2022 Series
7.0
Biography: Bobby Brown
as Self - Author, Filmmaker • 4 eps
2022 Series
1.0
Shut Up and Dribble
as Self - Writer & Filmmaker • 1 eps
2018 Series
6.3
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
as Self • 3 eps
2018 Series
7.3
Basketball: A Love Story
as Self • 14 eps
2018 Series
6.9
The Nineties
as Self • 1 eps
2017 Series