Paul Thomas Anderson

Director and writer. Born 26 June 1970 in Studio City, California, USA.

Titles on Fi1m10 directing · 1 writing · 1 other

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 10 titles

Oscars2 won · 12 nominated

Born

26 June 1970, Studio City, California, USA

Active

1997–present

Frequently works with

JoAnne Sellar, Daniel Lupi, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sara Murphy, Adam Somner, Alana Haim, Daniel Day-Lewis, Erica Frauman

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The arc

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

Fi1m against the critics

83Fi1m

81Critics

We rate Paul’s work 2 points above the press, across 10 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above8

60 to 792

Under 600

Of 10 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 10 films
Screen time: 22 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $527m across 9 films with figures
Academy Awards: 2 Oscars2 won · 12 nominated
Active: 1997–present

Genres

Drama8
Comedy5
Romance3
Crime1
Music1
Mystery1

Best and worst on Fi1m

88BestThere Will Be Blood2007

76WorstAnima2019

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11980s

61990s

92000s

112010s

72020s

Co-stars most worked with

Philip Seymour Hoffman3 titles

Alana Haim2 titles

Daniel Day-Lewis2 titles

Joaquin Phoenix2 titles

Julianne Moore2 titles

Sean Penn2 titles

Producers most worked with

JoAnne Sellar5 titles

Daniel Lupi4 titles

Sara Murphy3 titles

Adam Somner2 titles

Erica Frauman2 titles

Megan Ellison2 titles

Paul Thomas Anderson