- Films
- 12
- Avg rating
- 6.99
- Peak run
- 1964’73
- 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 writer, films with 1,000+ votes
Jay by the numbers
Average
6.99
10 rated films
Vote weighted
7.04
bigger films count more
Median
7.1
half are better
Consistency
±0.62
rating spread
Career
28y
1963 to 1990
Total votes
262K
across every film
Best
7.8
Cabaret
Worst
6.2
Funny Lady
Newest first
Filmography
| 1990 |  Lord of the Flies | 6.4 | 36,317 |
| 1982 |  The Verdict | 7.7 | 51,508 |
| 1982 |  Deathtrap | 7.0 | 18,198 |
| 1981 |  Prince of the City | 7.4 | 10,845 |
| 1980 | Just Tell Me What You Want | · | 821 |
| 1975 |  Funny Lady | 6.2 | 6,253 |
| 1973 | 40 Carats | 6.4 | 1,000 |
| 1972 | Travels with My Aunt | 6.3 | 2,970 |
| 1972 |  Cabaret | 7.8 | 64,527 |
| 1969 |  The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie | 7.6 | 11,356 |
| 1964 |  Marnie | 7.1 | 58,205 |
| 1963 | Wives and Lovers | · | 336 |
Better together?
Jay Presson Allen'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: Sidney Lumet and Jay Presson Allen movies
Takes
On Jay Presson Allen
2 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1982Jay Presson Allen, Sidney Lumet
- NominatedBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1973Jay Allen
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