Richard Donner and Gene Hackman made 2 films together, averaging 7.10, 0.43 above their career marks. The best is Superman at 7.4.

Films together

1978 to 1980

Average together

7.10

2 rated, weighted 7.11

Lift

+0.43

apart 6.67

Best together

7.4

Superman

Apart against together+0.43 lift

6.53

6.81

Other pairings

Their other regulars

Richard Donner with

Apart 6.67Together 7.10

Lift is the average of their films together minus the mean of their two career averages.

Both careers by IMDb ratingRichard DonnerGene HackmanTogether

Dot size shows IMDb votes; lines are rolling five-film averages. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes are left out.

Gene Hackman in the top row

Richard Donner's regulars

	X-15 '61	London Affair '70	Superman '78	Inside Moves '80	Superman II '80	The Toy '82	Lethal Weapon '87	Lethal Weapon 2 '89	Lethal Weapon 3 '92	Maverick '94	Assassins '95	Conspiracy Theory '97	Lethal Weapon 4 '98	16 Blocks '06
Gene Hackman
Mel Gibson

Each column is a film in release order. Filled squares mark who was in it, colored by the film's rating.

Films with Richard Donner and Gene Hackman

Superman	1978	7.4	209K	Director	as Lex Luthor
Superman II	1980	6.8	125K	Director	as Lex Luthor