David Frankel

Director. Born 2 April 1959 in New York City, New York, USA.

Titles on Fi1m4 directing · 1 writing

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 4 titles

Oscar1 won

Born

2 April 1959, New York City, New York, USA

Active

2001–present

Frequently works with

Adam Davidson, Aline Brosh McKenna, Anne Hathaway, David Nutter, Emily Blunt, Julian Farino, Meryl Streep, Mikael Salomon

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The arc

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

Fi1m against the critics

72Fi1m

73Critics

We rate David’s work 1 point below the press, across 4 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above1

60 to 793

Under 600

Of 4 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 2 films, 2 series
Screen time: 4 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $1bn across 2 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won
Active: 2001–present

Genres

Drama4
Comedy3
War & Politics1

Best and worst on Fi1m

89BestBand of Brothers2001

63WorstEntourage2004

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

31980s

71990s

82000s

72010s

72020s

Awards

Academy Awards1 won

Won1997Best Live Action Short Film · Dear Diary

Primetime Emmy Awards1 won

Won2002Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special · Band of Brothers

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