John Schlesinger

Director. Born 16 February 1926 in London, England, UK. Died 25 July 2003.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 6 titles

Oscar1 won · 2 nominated

Born

16 February 1926, London, England, UK

Died

25 July 2003

Active

1965–1991

Frequently works with

Alan Bennett, Dustin Hoffman, Innes Lloyd

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The arc

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

Fi1m against the critics

71Fi1m

63Critics

We rate John’s work 8 points above the press, across 4 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 793

Under 601

Of 6 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 6 films
Screen time: 11 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $84m across 3 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 2 nominated
Active: 1965–1991

Genres

Drama6
Crime2
Thriller2
Romance1

Best and worst on Fi1m

85BestMidnight Cowboy1969

54WorstThe Falcon and the Snowman1985

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11940s

151950s

91960s

51970s

91980s

91990s

12000s

12010s

Co-stars most worked with

Dustin Hoffman2 titles

Producers most worked with

Innes Lloyd2 titles

John Schlesinger