Jonathan Demme

Director and producer. Born 22 February 1944 in Baldwin, Long Island, New York, USA. Died 26 April 2017.

Titles on Fi1m1 acting · 7 directing · 1 producing

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 7 titles

Oscar1 won

Born

22 February 1944, Baldwin, Long Island, New York, USA

Died

26 April 2017

Active

1971–2011

Frequently works with

Edward Saxon, Kenneth Utt

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The arc

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

Fi1m against the critics

80Fi1m

71Critics

We rate Jonathan’s work 9 points above the press, across 6 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above5

60 to 792

Under 600

Of 7 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 4 films, 3 series
Screen time: 8 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $505m across 4 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won
Active: 1971–2011

Genres

Drama6
Crime4
Comedy2
Mystery2
Romance2
Thriller1

Best and worst on Fi1m

91BestThe Silence of the Lambs1991

62WorstThe Killing2011

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

121970s

151980s

211990s

132000s

252010s

Producers most worked with

Edward Saxon3 titles

Kenneth Utt2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 won

Won1992Best Director · The Silence of the Lambs

Other awards1 won

Won1991Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film: Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film · The Silence of the Lambs

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