Writer · 1920 to 1999

Mario Puzo

Best rated: The Godfather (9.2)

Films: 9
Avg rating: 7.17
Peak run: 1972’80
Oscar wins: 2 of 2

Films: 9
Avg rating: 7.17
Peak run: 1972’80
Oscar wins: 2 of 2

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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Mario Puzo, writing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Mario Puzo's career barcodecoolhot

19729 films2006

Current formLast 5: 6.58 vs career 7.17 (−0.59)

As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

Mario by the numbers

Average

7.17

9 rated films

Vote weighted

7.39

bigger films count more

Median

7.4

half are better

Consistency

±1.44

rating spread

Career

35y

1972 to 2006

Total votes

4.64M

across every film

Best

9.2

The Godfather

Worst

6.0

Earthquake

Newest first

Filmography

Writing filmography

2006	Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut	7.5	21,952
1992	Christopher Columbus: The Discovery	4.5	3,409
1990	The Godfather Part III	7.5	462K
1984	The Cotton Club	6.6	21,420
1980	Superman II	6.8	125K
1978	Superman	7.4	209K
1974	The Godfather Part II	9.0	1.52M
1974	Earthquake	6.0	18,616
1972	The Godfather	9.2	2.26M

Better together?

Mario Puzo'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: Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo movies · Richard Donner and Mario Puzo movies

Takes

On Mario Puzo

2 nominations, 2 wins

Awards record

Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1975
Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo
Won
Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1973
Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola
Won

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