John Dahl

Director. Born 11 December 1956 in Billings, Montana, USA.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 20 titles

Born

11 December 1956, Billings, Montana, USA

Active

1993–present

Frequently works with

Guy Ferland, Adam Arkin, Clark Johnson, Dan Attias, Félix Enríquez Alcalá, Gwyneth Horder-Payton, Jeremy Podeswa, Kevin Bray

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The arc

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

Fi1m against the critics

77Fi1m

71Critics

We rate John’s work 5 points above the press, across 18 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above8

60 to 7912

Under 600

Of 20 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 1 film, 19 series
Screen time: 2 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $6m across 1 film with figures
Active: 1993–present

Genres

Drama18
Crime11
Sci-Fi & Fantasy7
Mystery4
Action & Adventure3
Comedy3

Best and worst on Fi1m

91BestThe Americans2013

63WorstCalifornication2007

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

31980s

51990s

142000s

342010s

52020s

Directors most worked with

Guy Ferland6 titles

Adam Arkin4 titles

Clark Johnson4 titles

Dan Attias4 titles

Félix Enríquez Alcalá4 titles

Gwyneth Horder-Payton4 titles

Awards

Other awards5 won

Won2003American Film Institute Awards: American Film Institute Awards
Won1997Cognac Festival du Film Policier: Cognac Festival du Film Policier
Won19941994 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards: 1994 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
Won1994Cognac Festival du Film Policier: Cognac Festival du Film Policier
Won1990Cognac Festival du Film Policier: Cognac Festival du Film Policier

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