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Bille August career

Bille August averages 6.70 across 17 rated films as a director, with Pelle the Conqueror on top at 7.3.

Average
6.70
17 rated films
Best rated
7.3
Pelle the Conqueror
Peak five
6.97
1987 to 1998
7+ run
2 films
1987 to 1992
Bille August, directing career by TMDB rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1987 to 1998, 6.9767819851990199520002005201020152020Les Misérables 7.2Smilla's Sense of Snow 6.4Career avg 6.70

Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.

Bille August's career barcodecoolhot
198321 films2023
Current formLast 5: 6.63 vs career 6.70 (−0.07)
  1. WThe Chinese Widow2017 · 7.2+0.5
  2. W55 Steps2018 · 6.70.0
  3. WA Fortunate Man2018 · 6.70.0
  4. LThe Kiss2022 · 6.5−0.2
  5. LEhrengard: The Art of Seduction2023 · 6.0−0.7
Bille August career
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction20236.0127
The Kiss20226.534
The Pact posterThe Pact2021·17
A Fortunate Man posterA Fortunate Man20186.7177
55 Steps poster55 Steps20186.7178
The Chinese Widow posterThe Chinese Widow20177.2229
Silent Heart posterSilent Heart20146.647
Night Train to Lisbon posterNight Train to Lisbon20136.5444
Marie Kroyer posterMarie Kroyer20126.225
Goodbye Bafana posterGoodbye Bafana20076.9167
To Each His Own Cinema posterTo Each His Own Cinema20076.4163
Return to Sender posterReturn to Sender20046.4175
A Song for Martin posterA Song for Martin2001·20
Les Misérables posterLes Misérables19987.2715
Smilla's Sense of Snow posterSmilla's Sense of Snow19976.4277
Jerusalem1996·15
The House of the Spirits posterThe House of the Spirits19936.9754
The Best Intentions posterThe Best Intentions19927.076
Pelle the Conqueror posterPelle the Conqueror19877.3171
Twist and Shout posterTwist and Shout1984·24
Zappa posterZappa19837.035

Feature films with 25+ TMDB votes count toward the average. Peak five is the best run of five films in a row; the 7+ run counts films in a row rated 7.0 or higher.

Sources: TMDB (as of 2026-10-12T23:47:04.021Z).

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