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Writer · 1890 to 1984

Frances Goodrich

Best rated: It's a Wonderful Life (8.6)

Films
32
Avg rating
7.01
Peak run
1946’50
Oscar noms
4
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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Frances Goodrich, writing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1946 to 1950, 7.386789194019501960197019801990It's a Wonderful Life 8.6Father of the Bride Part … 6.1Career avg 7.01

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Frances Goodrich's career barcodecoolhot
193332 films1995
Current formLast 5: 6.88 vs career 7.01 (−0.13)
  1. WThe Long, Long Trailer1954 · 7.00.0
  2. WSeven Brides for Seven Brothers1954 · 7.3+0.3
  3. WThe Diary of Anne Frank1959 · 7.4+0.4
  4. LFather of the Bride1991 · 6.6−0.4
  5. LFather of the Bride Part II1995 · 6.1−0.9
As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

Frances by the numbers

Average
7.01
20 rated films
Vote weighted
7.08
bigger films count more
Median
7.0
half are better
Consistency
±0.59
rating spread
Career
63y
1933 to 1995
Total votes
866K
across every film
Best
8.6
It's a Wonderful Life
Worst
6.1
Father of the Bride Part II
Newest first

Filmography

Writing filmography
1995Father of the Bride Part II posterFather of the Bride Part II6.146,058
1991Father of the Bride posterFather of the Bride6.694,809
1962Five Finger Exercise·305
1959The Diary of Anne Frank posterThe Diary of Anne Frank7.414,726
1958A Certain Smile·389
1956Gaby·475
1954Seven Brides for Seven Brothers posterSeven Brides for Seven Brothers7.328,431
1954The Long, Long Trailer posterThe Long, Long Trailer7.06,281
1953Give a Girl a Break·952
1951Too Young to Kiss·725
1951Father's Little Dividend posterFather's Little Dividend6.54,801
1950Father of the Bride posterFather of the Bride7.113,727
1949In the Good Old Summertime posterIn the Good Old Summertime7.14,843
1948Easter Parade posterEaster Parade7.312,240
1948The Pirate posterThe Pirate6.86,136
1948Summer Holiday·690
1946It's a Wonderful Life posterIt's a Wonderful Life8.6561K
1946The Virginian6.41,482
1944Lady in the Dark·637
1939Another Thin Man posterAnother Thin Man7.38,976
Better together?

Frances Goodrich's regulars

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: W.S. Van Dyke and Frances Goodrich movies · Vincente Minnelli and Frances Goodrich movies · Robert Z. Leonard and Frances Goodrich movies · Stanley Donen and Frances Goodrich movies

Takes

On Frances Goodrich

4 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1955
    Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, Dorothy Kingsley
    Nominated
  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1951
    Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett
    Nominated
  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1937
    Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett
    Nominated
  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1935
    Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett
    Nominated

Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.

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