Francis Lawrence

Director and producer. Born 26 March 1971 in Vienna, Austria.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 7 titles

Born

26 March 1971, Vienna, Austria

Active

2005–present

Frequently works with

Nina Jacobson, Elizabeth Banks, Jennifer Lawrence, Jon Kilik, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Brad Simpson

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The arc

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

Fi1m against the critics

66Fi1m

64Critics

We rate Francis’s work 2 points above the press, across 7 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above1

60 to 796

Under 600

Of 7 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 7 films
Screen time: 15 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $3.5bn across 7 films with figures
Active: 2005–present

Genres

Science Fiction6
Action4
Adventure3
Thriller3
Horror2
Drama1

Best and worst on Fi1m

80BestThe Hunger Games: Catching Fire2013

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 poster

60WorstThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 12014

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

21990s

102000s

82010s

62020s

Co-stars most worked with

Elizabeth Banks3 titles

Jennifer Lawrence3 titles

Josh Hutcherson3 titles

Liam Hemsworth3 titles

Woody Harrelson3 titles

Producers most worked with

Nina Jacobson5 titles

Jon Kilik3 titles

Brad Simpson2 titles

Awards

Other awards2 won

Won2025Independent Spirit Awards: Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award · The Long Walk
Won2011Grammy Award for Best Music Video: Grammy Award for Best Music Video · Bad Romance

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

Francis Lawrence