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Source author · Writer · 1888 to 1959

Raymond Chandler

Best rated (source author): The Big Sleep (7.6)

Source author films
12
Source author avg
6.51
Peak run
1946’73
7+ run
2 films
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Source author films, by TMDB rating

The career

Raymond Chandler, source author career by TMDB rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1946 to 1973, 6.64567819501960197019801990200020102020The Big Sleep 7.6Marlowe 5.7Career avg 6.51

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

Raymond Chandler's career barcodecoolhot
194212 films2023
Current formLast 5: 6.46 vs career 6.51 (−0.05)
  1. WThe Long Goodbye1973 · 7.4+0.9
  2. WFarewell, My Lovely1975 · 6.7+0.2
  3. LThe Big Sleep1978 · 5.8−0.7
  4. WMorning Patrol1987 · 6.7+0.2
  5. LMarlowe2023 · 5.7−0.8
As a source author, films with 25+ votes

Raymond by the numbers

Average
6.51
11 rated films
Vote weighted
6.59
bigger films count more
Median
6.3
half are better
Consistency
±0.66
rating spread
Career
82y
1942 to 2023
Total votes
3.38K
across every film
Best
7.6
The Big Sleep
Worst
5.7
Marlowe
Newest first

Filmography

Source author filmography
2023Marlowe posterMarlowe5.7449
1987Morning Patrol posterMorning Patrol6.738
1978The Big Sleep posterThe Big Sleep5.8105
1975Farewell, My Lovely posterFarewell, My Lovely6.7195
1973The Long Goodbye posterThe Long Goodbye7.4827
1969Marlowe posterMarlowe6.196
1947The Brasher Doubloon posterThe Brasher Doubloon6.039
1946Lady in the Lake posterLady in the Lake6.1117
1946The Big Sleep posterThe Big Sleep7.61,210
1944Murder, My Sweet posterMurder, My Sweet7.2272
1942Time to Kill posterTime to Kill·5
1942The Falcon Takes Over posterThe Falcon Takes Over6.331
Takes

On Raymond Chandler

2 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

  • Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1947
    Raymond Chandler
    Nominated
  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1945
    Billy Wilder, Raymond Chandler
    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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