- Directing films
- 8
- Directing avg
- 6.24
- Peak run
- 1980’87
Directing films, by TMDB rating
The career
Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.
As a director, films with 25+ votes
Bill by the numbers
Average
6.24
7 rated films
Vote weighted
6.30
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.65
rating spread
Career
20y
1980 to 1999
Total votes
850
across every film
Best
6.8
Local Hero
Worst
5.1
Being Human
Newest first
Filmography
| 1999 |  Gregory's Two Girls | · | 19 |
| 1994 |  Being Human | 5.1 | 65 |
| 1989 |  Breaking In | 5.7 | 33 |
| 1987 |  Housekeeping | 6.6 | 56 |
| 1984 |  Comfort and Joy | 6.6 | 67 |
| 1983 |  Local Hero | 6.8 | 424 |
| 1980 |  Gregory's Girl | 6.8 | 153 |
| 1980 |  That Sinking Feeling | 6.1 | 33 |
Better together?
Bill Forsyth's regulars
- Michael CoulterCinematographer · 5 films · 6.06 avg
- Michael GibbsComposer · 4 films · 5.80 avg
- John Gordon SinclairDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.45 avg▲+0.12
- Mark KnopflerComposer · 2 films · 6.70 avg
- Chris MengesCinematographer · 2 films · 6.70 avg
- Clare GroganDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.70 avg▲+0.41
- Alex NortonDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.70 avg▲+0.27
- Colin TullyComposer · 2 films · 6.45 avg
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: Bill Forsyth and Michael Coulter movies · Bill Forsyth and Michael Gibbs movies · Bill Forsyth and John Gordon Sinclair movies · Bill Forsyth and Mark Knopfler movies
Takes