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Composer · Actor · age 89

Philip Glass

Best rated (music): Koyaanisqatsi (7.9)

Music films
42
Music avg
6.71
Peak run
1983’88
7+ run
2 films
CompareBacon number
Music films, by TMDB rating

The career

Philip Glass, music career by TMDB rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1983 to 1988, 7.424567819851990199520002005201020152020Koyaanisqatsi 7.9Fantastic Four 4.4Career avg 6.71

Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.

Philip Glass's career barcodecoolhot
198342 films2023
Current formLast 5: 6.38 vs career 6.71 (−0.33)
  1. WLeviathan2014 · 7.4+0.7
  2. LFantastic Four2015 · 4.4−2.3
  3. WJane2017 · 7.5+0.8
  4. LSamurai Marathon2019 · 6.0−0.8
  5. WThe Pigeon Tunnel2023 · 6.70.0
As a composer, films with 25+ votes

Philip by the numbers

Average
6.71
35 rated films
Vote weighted
6.71
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.75
rating spread
Career
41y
1983 to 2023
Total votes
32.2K
across every film
Best
7.9
Koyaanisqatsi
Worst
4.4
Fantastic Four
Newest first

Filmography

Music filmography
2023The Pigeon Tunnel posterThe Pigeon Tunnel6.742
2023Once Within a Time·7
2019Samurai Marathon posterSamurai Marathon6.060
2017Jane posterJane7.5156
2015Fantastic Four posterFantastic Four4.46,576
2014Leviathan posterLeviathan7.41,010
2013Visitors posterVisitors6.433
2012The Apostle posterThe Apostle7.458
2011Elena posterElena7.2293
2010Mr. Nice posterMr. Nice6.1170
2010Astral City: A Spiritual Journey posterAstral City: A Spiritual Journey7.2237
2007Cassandra's Dream posterCassandra's Dream6.3861
2007Animals in Love·11
2007Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts·12
2007No Reservations posterNo Reservations6.71,549
2007Hard-Hearted·16
2006Notes on a Scandal posterNotes on a Scandal7.11,022
2006The Illusionist posterThe Illusionist7.35,527
2005Neverwas posterNeverwas6.4143
2005The Giant Buddhas·6
Better together?

Philip Glass'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: Godfrey Reggio and Philip Glass movies · Errol Morris and Philip Glass movies · Bernard Rose and Philip Glass movies · Andrey Zvyagintsev and Philip Glass movies

Takes

On Philip Glass

3 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

  • Best Original Score · Academy Awards 2007
    Philip Glass
    Nominated
  • Best Original Score · Academy Awards 2003
    Philip Glass
    Nominated
  • Best Original Score · Academy Awards 1998
    Philip Glass
    Nominated

Career statistics use TMDB ratings and 25+ votes per film.

Sources: TMDB (TMDB API terms and product-specific authorization, as of 2026-10-12T23:47:04.021Z), Wikidata (CC0).

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