- Films
- 13
- Avg rating
- 6.57
- Peak run
- 2010’21
- Oscar noms
- 1
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 director, films with 1,000+ votes
John by the numbers
Average
6.57
12 rated films
Vote weighted
6.64
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.66
rating spread
Career
34y
1993 to 2026
Total votes
726K
across every film
Best
7.5
Miss Sloane
Worst
5.9
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Newest first
Filmography
| 2026 | Onwards and Sideways | · | 39 |
| 2021 |  Operation Mincemeat | 6.6 | 44,938 |
| 2016 |  Miss Sloane | 7.5 | 90,020 |
| 2015 |  The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | 6.5 | 38,033 |
| 2011 |  The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | 7.2 | 105K |
| 2010 |  The Debt | 6.8 | 74,749 |
| 2008 |  Killshot | 6.0 | 23,043 |
| 2005 |  Proof | 6.6 | 48,053 |
| 2001 |  Captain Corelli's Mandolin | 5.9 | 37,672 |
| 1998 |  Shakespeare in Love | 7.1 | 245K |
| 1997 |  Mrs. Brown | 7.2 | 16,515 |
| 1994 | Golden Gate | 5.2 | 1,065 |
| 1993 | Ethan Frome | 6.3 | 2,410 |
Better together?
John Madden's regulars
- Thomas NewmanComposer · 5 films · 6.78 avg
- Stephen WarbeckComposer · 4 films · 6.70 avg
- Tom WilkinsonDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.03 avg▲+0.47
- Judi DenchDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.97 avg▲+0.42
- Richard GreatrexCinematographer · 2 films · 7.15 avg
- Jessica ChastainDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.15 avg▲+0.58
- Sebastian BlenkovCinematographer · 2 films · 7.05 avg
- Ben DavisCinematographer · 2 films · 7.00 avg
- Bill NighyDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.85 avg▲+0.35
- Maggie SmithDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.85 avg▲+0.21
- Gwyneth PaltrowDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.85 avg▲+0.29
- Ol ParkerWriter · 2 films · 6.85 avg▲+0.21
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On John Madden
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Director · Academy Awards 1999John Madden
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