Directing · Writing · 1939 to 2016

Michael Cimino

Best rated: The Deer Hunter (8.1)

Films: 7
Avg rating: 6.50
Peak run: 1974’87
Oscar wins: 1 of 1

Films: 7
Avg rating: 6.50
Peak run: 1974’87
Oscar wins: 1 of 1

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The career

Michael Cimino, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run

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19747 films1996

Current formLast 5: 6.08 vs career 6.50 (−0.42)

As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

Michael by the numbers

Average

6.50

7 rated films

Vote weighted

6.61

bigger films count more

Median

6.7

half are better

Consistency

±0.96

rating spread

Career

23y

1974 to 1996

Total votes

484K

across every film

Best

8.1

The Deer Hunter

Worst

5.4

The Sicilian

Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography

1996	The Sunchaser	6.1	5,503
1990	Desperate Hours	5.4	9,415
1987	The Sicilian	5.4	5,938
1985	Year of the Dragon	6.8	20,045
1980	Heaven's Gate	6.7	19,427
1978	The Deer Hunter	8.1	390K
1974	Thunderbolt and Lightfoot	7.0	33,577

Better together?

Michael Cimino's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Michael Cimino

3 nominations, 2 wins

Awards record

Best Picture · Academy Awards 1979
Barry Spikings, Michael Deeley, Michael Cimino and John Peverall, Producers
Won
Best Director · Academy Awards 1979
Michael Cimino
Won
Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1979
Story by Michael Cimino, Deric Washburn, Louis Garfinkle, Quinn K. Redeker; Screenplay by Deric Washburn
Nominated

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