- Films
- 48
- Avg rating
- 6.83
- Peak run
- 1955’58
- 7+ run
- 3 films
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 composer, films with 1,000+ votes
David by the numbers
Average
6.83
32 rated films
Vote weighted
6.86
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.48
rating spread
Career
30y
1942 to 1971
Total votes
220K
across every film
Best
7.9
Laura
Worst
6.3
Apache
Newest first
Filmography
| 1971 | What's the Matter with Helen? | 6.3 | 2,507 |
| 1967 |  Will Penny | 7.0 | 5,884 |
| 1966 |  A Big Hand for the Little Lady | 7.3 | 5,384 |
| 1965 | Love Has Many Faces | · | 565 |
| 1965 | Sylvia | · | 474 |
| 1964 | Invitation to a Gunfighter | 6.3 | 2,661 |
| 1964 | The Patsy | 6.2 | 2,816 |
| 1962 | Two Weeks in Another Town | 6.4 | 3,343 |
| 1961 | Night Tide | 6.4 | 4,816 |
| 1961 | Too Late Blues | 6.8 | 1,755 |
| 1960 | Pay or Die! | · | 712 |
| 1959 | Al Capone | 6.7 | 2,181 |
| 1958 |  Separate Tables | 7.3 | 10,037 |
| 1958 | Twilight for the Gods | · | 319 |
| 1957 | Gunsight Ridge | · | 815 |
| 1957 | Until They Sail | 6.5 | 1,882 |
| 1957 | Man on Fire | · | 494 |
| 1956 |  Bigger Than Life | 7.4 | 9,133 |
| 1956 | Hilda Crane | · | 432 |
| 1956 |  Jubal | 7.1 | 5,055 |
Better together?
David Raksin's regulars
- Otto PremingerComposer · 5 films · 6.98 avg
- John SturgesComposer · 4 films · 7.10 avg
- Richard WilsonComposer · 3 films · 6.50 avg
- Vincente MinnelliComposer · 2 films · 7.05 avg
- Joseph H. LewisComposer · 2 films · 6.70 avg
- Curtis HarringtonComposer · 2 films · 6.35 avg
- William A. WellmanComposer · 2 films · 6.20 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: Otto Preminger and David Raksin movies · John Sturges and David Raksin movies · Richard Wilson and David Raksin movies · Vincente Minnelli and David Raksin movies
Takes
On David Raksin
2 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Original Score · Academy Awards 1959David Raksin
- NominatedBest Original Score · Academy Awards 1948David Raksin
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