Jim Taylor

Writer and producer. Born 1 January 1962 in Seattle, Washington, USA.

Titles on Fi1m6 writing · 1 producing

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 6 titles

Oscar1 won · 2 nominated

Born

1 January 1962, Seattle, Washington, USA

Active

1999–2018

Frequently works with

Alexander Payne, Albert Berger, Jim Burke, Ron Yerxa

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The arc

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

Fi1m against the critics

73Fi1m

69Critics

We rate Jim’s work 4 points above the press, across 6 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 793

Under 601

Of 6 reviewed titles as writer.

In numbers

Reviewed: 6 films
Screen time: 11 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $654m across 5 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 2 nominated
Active: 1999–2018

Genres

Comedy5
Drama5
Romance2
Science Fiction2
Action1
Adventure1

Best and worst on Fi1m

86BestSideways2004

58WorstJurassic Park III2001

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

31990s

52000s

52010s

Directors most worked with

Alexander Payne6 titles

Producers most worked with

Albert Berger2 titles

Jim Burke2 titles

Ron Yerxa2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 won · 2 nominated

Nominated2012Best Picture · The Descendants
Won2005Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · Sideways
Nominated2000Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · Election

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