Directing · Writing · 1925 to 2019

D.A. Pennebaker

Best rated: Depeche Mode: 101 (8.1)

Films: 12
Avg rating: 7.73
Peak run: 1968’89
7+ run: 7 films

Films: 12
Avg rating: 7.73
Peak run: 1968’89
7+ run: 7 films

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The career

D.A. Pennebaker, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run

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196712 films2016

Current formLast 5: 7.60 vs career 7.73 (−0.13)

As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

D.A. by the numbers

Average

7.73

8 rated films

Vote weighted

7.73

bigger films count more

Median

7.9

half are better

Consistency

±0.43

rating spread

Career

50y

1967 to 2016

Total votes

33.1K

across every film

Best

8.1

Depeche Mode: 101

Worst

6.9

Kings of Pastry

Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography

2016	Unlocking the Cage	·	435
2009	Kings of Pastry	6.9	1,204
2002	Only the Strong Survive	·	322
2000	Down from the Mountain	·	752
1993	The War Room	7.3	4,764
1989	Depeche Mode: 101	8.1	2,320
1986	Jimi Plays Monterey	8.1	1,607
1979	Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars	7.6	3,207
1979	Town Bloody Hall	·	496
1970	Original Cast Album: Company	8.0	1,324
1968	Monterey Pop	7.9	5,543
1967	Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back	7.9	11,121

Better together?

D.A. Pennebaker's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Films together: D.A. Pennebaker and Nick Doob movies · D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus movies · D.A. Pennebaker and Richard Leacock movies · D.A. Pennebaker and Jim Desmond movies

Takes

On D.A. Pennebaker

2 nominations, 1 wins

Awards record

Honorary Award · Academy Awards 2013
D.A. Pennebaker
Won
Best Documentary Feature · Academy Awards 1994
D.A. Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus
Nominated

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