Tony Kaye has 2 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2010s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including American History X.
CriticCrunch Career Percentile
Top 1%
Titles Scored
2
Highest-Ranked Title
American History X (Top 1%)
Primary Role
Director
Career Overview
By decade
Top 5%Top 6–25%Below 25%Unranked
Best Work
Top 5%
2 titles scored
By genre
Drama
2
Titles can span multiple genres.
the vibe
Tony Kaye’s Typical Vibe
2 films — measured, dark, intense, layered, gritty
Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.
Dir. Tony Kaye · With Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D'Angelo
A chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of substitute teacher, Henry Barthes. Henry roams from school to school, imparting modes of knowledge, but never staying long enough to form any semblance of sentient attachment.
Dir. Tony Kaye · With Adrien Brody, Marcia Gay Harden, James Caan
