Director · 1925 to 2014
Joseph Sargent
Best rated (directing): The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (7.5)
- Directing films
- 12
- Directing avg
- 6.12
- Peak run
- 1970’83
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
Joseph by the numbers
Average
6.12
6 rated films
Vote weighted
6.07
bigger films count more
Median
6.2
half are better
Consistency
±1.15
rating spread
Career
22y
1966 to 1987
Total votes
2.55K
across every film
Best
7.5
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Worst
4.1
Jaws: The Revenge
Newest first
Filmography
| 1987 |  Jaws: The Revenge | 4.1 | 1,218 |
| 1983 |  Nightmares | 5.8 | 104 |
| 1980 |  Coast to Coast | · | 10 |
| 1979 |  Goldengirl | · | 12 |
| 1977 |  MacArthur | 6.2 | 97 |
| 1974 |  The Taking of Pelham One Two Three | 7.5 | 666 |
| 1973 |  White Lightning | 6.2 | 121 |
| 1972 |  The Man | · | 4 |
| 1970 |  Colossus: The Forbin Project | 6.9 | 278 |
| 1968 |  The Hell with Heroes | · | 6 |
| 1967 |  The Spy in the Green Hat | · | 16 |
| 1966 |  One Spy Too Many | · | 17 |
Better together?
Joseph Sargent's regulars
- Jerry GoldsmithComposer · 3 films · 6.20 avg
- Robert VaughnDirector and actor · 2 films
- Fred J. KoenekampCinematographer · 2 films
- Martin BalsamDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.45 avg▲+1.11
- Charles BernsteinComposer · 2 films · 6.20 avg
- Edward RossonCinematographer · 2 films · 6.20 avg
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: Joseph Sargent and Jerry Goldsmith movies · Joseph Sargent and Robert Vaughn movies · Joseph Sargent and Fred J. Koenekamp movies · Joseph Sargent and Martin Balsam movies
Takes