Head to headEric Ambler against David Lean Both careers by IMDb ratingEric AmblerDavid Lean
Tale of the tape as a writer
Eric Ambler vs David Lean
David Lean averages 7.47 across 9 rated films as a writer, ahead of Eric Ambler at 6.98.
- 21 (15 rated)
- Films written
- 9
- 6.98
- Average
- 7.47▶
- 7.01
- Weighted
- 7.49▶
- A Night to Remember 7.9
- Best film
- Brief Encounter 8.0▶
- 7.30, 1948 to 1953
- Peak five
- 7.58, 1944 to 1948▶
- 6 films
- Longest 7+ run
- 9 films▶
- ◀7.08 (+0.10)
- Current form
- 7.42 (−0.05)
- 86.8K
- IMDb votes
- 157K▶
- 1943 to 1975
- Career
- 1944 to 1984
- 0 wins, 1 nom
- Oscars
- 2 wins, 11 noms▶
Rows won
1 to 7
David Lean ahead
Films together
2
averaging 7.50
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
 Oliver Twist | 1948 | 7.8 | Director, Writer | Writer |
| The Passionate Friends | 1949 | 7.2 | Director, Writer | Writer |