Harold Ramis

Writer and director. Born 21 November 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Died 24 February 2014.

Titles on Fi1m4 acting · 3 directing · 4 writing · 1 other

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 4 titles

BAFTA1 won

Born

21 November 1944, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died

24 February 2014

Active

1980–2024

Frequently works with

Bill Murray, Ivan Reitman, Brian Doyle-Murray, Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Rodney Dangerfield, Sigourney Weaver

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The arc

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

Fi1m against the critics

57Fi1m

56Critics

We rate Harold’s work 1 point above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above0

60 to 792

Under 602

Of 4 reviewed titles as writer.

In numbers

Reviewed: 4 films
Screen time: 8 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $727m across 4 films with figures
BAFTA Film Awards: 1 BAFTA1 won
Active: 1980–2024

Genres

Comedy4
Fantasy3
Adventure2
Action1

Best and worst on Fi1m

72BestBack to School1986

52WorstGhostbusters: Frozen Empire2024

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

31970s

191980s

91990s

142000s

22010s

22020s

Directors most worked with

Ivan Reitman3 titles

Co-stars most worked with

Bill Murray5 titles

Brian Doyle-Murray2 titles

Chevy Chase2 titles

Dan Aykroyd2 titles

Rodney Dangerfield2 titles

Sigourney Weaver2 titles

Awards

BAFTA Film Awards1 won

Won1994Best Original Screenplay · Groundhog Day

Other awards1 won

Won1995Earle Grey Award: Earle Grey Award

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