- Directing films
- 6
- Directing avg
- 6.43
Directing films, by TMDB rating
The career
Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.
As a director, films with 25+ votes
James by the numbers
Average
6.43
4 rated films
Vote weighted
6.38
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.64
rating spread
Career
17y
2006 to 2022
Total votes
8.75K
across every film
Best
7.0
The End of the Tour
Worst
5.5
The Circle
Newest first
Filmography
| 2022 |  Summering | · | 24 |
| 2017 |  The Circle | 5.5 | 4,670 |
| 2015 |  The End of the Tour | 7.0 | 637 |
| 2013 |  The Spectacular Now | 6.7 | 3,094 |
| 2012 |  Smashed | 6.5 | 313 |
| 2006 |  Off the Black | · | 16 |
Better together?
James Ponsoldt'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: James Ponsoldt and Danny Elfman movies
Takes