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Worst David Lean movies

David Lean's lowest-rated film as a director is A Passage to India, at 6.8 with 352 votes.

Films
16
as a director
Average
7.18
16 rated films
Best rated
8.0
Lawrence of Arabia
Years
1942 to 1984
first to latest
David Lean, director credits by TMDB rating
  1. A Passage to India posterA Passage to India19846.8
  2. Great Expectations posterGreat Expectations19467.3
  3. Doctor Zhivago posterDoctor Zhivago19657.5
  4. Oliver Twist posterOliver Twist19487.6
  5. Brief Encounter posterBrief Encounter19457.7
  6. The Bridge on the River Kwai posterThe Bridge on the River Kwai19577.8
  7. Lawrence of Arabia posterLawrence of Arabia19628.0
David Lean, every film as a director5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1954 to 1965, 7.4867819451950195519601965197019751980Lawrence of Arabia 8.0A Passage to India 6.8Career avg 7.18

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

Worst David Lean movies
#
1A Passage to India posterA Passage to India19846.8352
2Great Expectations posterGreat Expectations19467.3391
3Doctor Zhivago posterDoctor Zhivago19657.51,325
4Oliver Twist posterOliver Twist19487.6267
5Brief Encounter posterBrief Encounter19457.7738
6The Bridge on the River Kwai posterThe Bridge on the River Kwai19577.82,476
7Lawrence of Arabia posterLawrence of Arabia19628.03,617

Feature films David Lean directed, ranked by TMDB rating. Rankings count films with 250+ TMDB votes; ties go to the film with more votes.

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

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