Director · Actor · Writer · age 75
Julian Schnabel
Best rated (directing): The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (7.6)
- Directing films
- 7
- Directing avg
- 6.49
- Peak run
- 1996’18
- Oscar noms
- 1
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
Julian by the numbers
Average
6.49
6 rated films
Vote weighted
6.63
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.85
rating spread
Career
31y
1996 to 2026
Total votes
3.75K
across every film
Best
7.6
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Worst
6.6
Basquiat
Newest first
Filmography
| 2026 |  In the Hand of Dante | 5.2 | 72 |
| 2018 |  At Eternity's Gate | 7.0 | 1,617 |
| 2010 |  Miral | 5.8 | 74 |
| 2007 |  Lou Reed's Berlin | · | 19 |
| 2007 |  The Diving Bell and the Butterfly | 7.6 | 1,326 |
| 2000 |  Before Night Falls | 6.7 | 317 |
| 1996 |  Basquiat | 6.6 | 327 |
Better together?
Julian Schnabel's regulars
- Emmanuelle SeignerDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.30 avg▲+0.90
- Mathieu AmalricDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.30 avg▲+0.96
- Willem DafoeDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.40 avg▼−0.05
- Oscar IsaacDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.11 avg▼−0.42
- Louise KugelbergWriter · 2 films · 6.11 avg▼−0.19
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: Julian Schnabel and Emmanuelle Seigner movies · Julian Schnabel and Mathieu Amalric movies · Julian Schnabel and Willem Dafoe movies · Julian Schnabel and Oscar Isaac movies
Takes
On Julian Schnabel
2 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Director · Academy Awards 2008Julian Schnabel
- WonBest Director · Golden Globe Awards 2008Julian Schnabel