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Director · Writer · Producer · 1914 to 2002

J. Lee Thompson

Best rated: Cape Fear (7.7)

Films
42
Avg rating
6.24
Peak run
1958’62
Oscar noms
1
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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

J. Lee Thompson, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1958 to 1962, 7.48567819501955196019651970197519801985Cape Fear 7.7King Solomon's Mines 5.2Career avg 6.24

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

J. Lee Thompson's career barcodecoolhot
195042 films1989
Current formLast 5: 5.52 vs career 6.24 (−0.72)
  1. LMurphy's Law1986 · 5.9−0.3
  2. LFirewalker1986 · 5.2−1.0
  3. LDeath Wish 4: The Crackdown1987 · 5.5−0.7
  4. LMessenger of Death1988 · 5.5−0.7
  5. LKinjite: Forbidden Subjects1989 · 5.5−0.7
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

J. by the numbers

Average
6.24
32 rated films
Vote weighted
6.25
bigger films count more
Median
6.1
half are better
Consistency
±0.77
rating spread
Career
40y
1950 to 1989
Total votes
335K
across every film
Best
7.7
Cape Fear
Worst
5.2
King Solomon's Mines
Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography
1989Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects posterKinjite: Forbidden Subjects5.54,560
1988Messenger of Death posterMessenger of Death5.54,008
1987Death Wish 4: The Crackdown posterDeath Wish 4: The Crackdown5.512,682
1986Firewalker posterFirewalker5.29,119
1986Murphy's Law posterMurphy's Law5.97,528
1985King Solomon's Mines posterKing Solomon's Mines5.216,979
1984The Ambassador5.41,111
1984The Evil That Men Do posterThe Evil That Men Do5.95,440
198310 to Midnight poster10 to Midnight6.310,953
1981Happy Birthday to Me posterHappy Birthday to Me6.012,741
1980Cabo Blanco5.31,559
1979The Passage6.02,581
1978The Greek Tycoon5.41,504
1977The White Buffalo posterThe White Buffalo6.26,228
1976St. Ives6.23,159
1975The Reincarnation of Peter Proud6.42,626
1974Huckleberry Finn·806
1973Battle for the Planet of the Apes posterBattle for the Planet of the Apes5.438,336
1972Conquest of the Planet of the Apes posterConquest of the Planet of the Apes6.141,041
1970Brotherly Love·414
Better together?

J. Lee Thompson'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: J. Lee Thompson and Charles Bronson movies · J. Lee Thompson and Gilbert Taylor movies · J. Lee Thompson and Herbert Lom movies · J. Lee Thompson and Anthony Quayle movies

Takes

On J. Lee Thompson

1 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1962
    J. Lee Thompson
    Nominated

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