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Robert Towne vs Arthur Penn | Reelmigo

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Robert Towne vs Arthur Penn

Arthur Penn averages 6.56 across 14 rated films as a director, ahead of Robert Towne at 6.04.

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Robert Towne against Arthur Penn

Robert Towne6.04 avg as a director

EdgeArthur Penn6.56 avg as a director

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Films directed: 15 (14 rated); 6.04
Average: 6.56▶; 6.03
Weighted: 6.66▶; Without Limits 6.7
Best film: The Miracle Worker 7.9▶; n/a
Peak five: 6.98, 1966 to 1975▶; None
Longest 7+ run: 2 films▶; ◀6.04 (0.00)
Current form: 6.14 (−0.42); 925
TMDB votes: 4.63K

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Arthur Penn ahead

Both careers by TMDB ratingRTRobert TowneAPArthur Penn

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Each side uses TMDB ratings of films with 25+ votes in the role shown. 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; form is the last five against the career average. Oscars count every nomination and win in any category.

Sources: TMDB (TMDB API terms and product-specific authorization, as of 2026-10-12T23:47:04.021Z), Academy Awards data (DLu/oscar_data) (BSD-2-Clause).

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RTRobert TowneWriter

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APArthur PennDirector

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1982 to 2006

Career

1958 to 1995

◀1 win, 4 noms

Oscars

0 wins, 3 noms

$115M

Box office

$116M▶