Curtis Hanson

Director and producer. Born 24 March 1945 in Reno, Nevada, USA. Died 20 September 2016.

Titles on Fi1m1 acting · 3 directing · 1 writing

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 3 titles

Oscar1 won · 2 nominated

Born

24 March 1945, Reno, Nevada, USA

Died

20 September 2016

Active

1983–2002

Frequently works with

Kim Basinger

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

81Fi1m

77Critics

We rate Curtis’s work 4 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 791

Under 600

Of 3 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 3 films
Screen time: 6 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $403m across 3 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 2 nominated
Active: 1983–2002

Genres

Drama2
Comedy1
Crime1
Music1
Mystery1
Thriller1

Best and worst on Fi1m

88BestL.A. Confidential1997

74Worst8 Mile2002

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

31970s

71980s

51990s

102000s

32010s

Co-stars most worked with

Kim Basinger2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 won · 2 nominated

Won1998Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · L.A. Confidential
Nominated1998Best Picture · L.A. Confidential
Nominated1998Best Director · L.A. Confidential

Other awards2 won · 1 nominated

Nominated2002European Film Award for Best Non-European Film: European Film Award for Best Non-European Film · 8 Mile
Won1998Edgar Awards: Edgar Awards
Won1998Writers Guild of America Award: Writers Guild of America Award

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.