Sydney Pollack

Director and producer. Born 1 July 1934 in Lafayette, Indiana, USA. Died 26 May 2008.

Titles on Fi1m5 acting · 7 directing · 9 producing · 1 other

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 7 titles

Oscars2 won · 6 nominated

Born

1 July 1934, Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Died

26 May 2008

Active

1963–2011

Frequently works with

Nicole Kidman, Anthony Minghella, David Rayfiel, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Kurt Luedtke, Robert Redford, Scott Rudin, Tom Cruise

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The arc

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

Fi1m against the critics

70Fi1m

67Critics

We rate Sydney’s work 4 points above the press, across 5 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 793

Under 601

Of 7 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Lead roles: 0 of 1 billed first or second
Reviewed: 6 films, 1 series
Screen time: 13 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $920m across 6 films with figures
Academy Awards: 2 Oscars2 won · 6 nominated
Active: 1963–2011

Genres

Drama4
Mystery3
Romance3
Thriller3
Crime2
Action & Adventure1

Best and worst on Fi1m

85BestTootsie1982

54WorstOut of Africa1985

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

81950s

201960s

71970s

101980s

311990s

262000s

32010s

12020s

Sydney Pollack

Sydney Pollack in numbers