- Films
- 31
- Avg rating
- 6.48
- Peak run
- 1978’83
- Oscar noms
- 1
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes
Bruce by the numbers
Average
6.48
24 rated films
Vote weighted
6.51
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.75
rating spread
Career
54y
1972 to 2025
Total votes
420K
across every film
Best
7.8
Breaker Morant
Worst
5.6
The Contract
Newest first
Filmography
| 2025 |  The Travellers | · | 559 |
| 2018 |  Ladies in Black | 6.8 | 10,051 |
| 2016 |  Mr. Church | 7.6 | 34,988 |
| 2011 |  Peace, Love & Misunderstanding | 5.9 | 9,172 |
| 2009 |  Mao's Last Dancer | 7.3 | 8,596 |
| 2006 |  The Contract | 5.6 | 27,647 |
| 2002 |  Evelyn | 7.0 | 7,589 |
| 2001 | Bride of the Wind | · | 767 |
| 1999 |  Double Jeopardy | 6.6 | 107K |
| 1997 |  Paradise Road | 6.8 | 6,309 |
| 1996 | Last Dance | 5.7 | 4,947 |
| 1994 |  Silent Fall | 5.9 | 5,302 |
| 1994 | A Good Man in Africa | 5.1 | 2,824 |
| 1992 | Rich in Love | · | 980 |
| 1991 |  Black Robe | 7.1 | 8,394 |
| 1990 | Mister Johnson | 6.4 | 1,390 |
| 1989 |  Driving Miss Daisy | 7.3 | 125K |
| 1989 |  Her Alibi | 5.8 | 8,602 |
| 1987 | Aria | 5.7 | 3,407 |
| 1986 | The Fringe Dwellers | · | 491 |
Better together?
Bruce Beresford's regulars
- Peter JamesCinematographer · 12 films · 6.66 avg
- Donald McAlpineCinematographer · 10 films · 6.53 avg
- Georges DelerueComposer · 5 films · 6.40 avg
- Barry HumphriesDirector and actor · 3 films
- Jack ThompsonDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.80 avg▲+0.38
- Candy RaymondDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.65 avg▲+0.08
- Edward WoodwardDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.50 avg▼−0.18
- Barry HumphriesWriter · 2 films
- Dick BentleyDirector and actor · 2 films
- Barry CrockerDirector and actor · 2 films
- Peter BestComposer · 2 films
- Bryan BrownDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.80 avg▲+1.36
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: Bruce Beresford and Peter James movies · Bruce Beresford and Donald McAlpine movies · Bruce Beresford and Georges Delerue movies · Bruce Beresford and Barry Humphries movies
Takes
On Bruce Beresford
2 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Director · Academy Awards 1984Bruce Beresford
- NominatedBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1981Jonathan Hardy, David Stevens, Bruce Beresford
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.