- Films
- 22
- Avg rating
- 6.33
- Peak run
- 1963’66
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes
Richard by the numbers
Average
6.33
20 rated films
Vote weighted
6.37
bigger films count more
Median
6.4
half are better
Consistency
±0.67
rating spread
Career
30y
1962 to 1991
Total votes
378K
across every film
Best
7.5
A Hard Day's Night
Worst
5.0
Superman III
Newest first
Filmography
| 1991 | Paul McCartney's Get Back | · | 355 |
| 1989 | The Return of the Musketeers | 5.9 | 4,231 |
| 1984 | Finders Keepers | 5.3 | 1,246 |
| 1983 |  Superman III | 5.0 | 81,360 |
| 1980 |  Superman II | 6.8 | 125K |
| 1979 | Cuba | 5.6 | 3,195 |
| 1979 | Butch and Sundance: The Early Days | 5.7 | 1,881 |
| 1976 | The Ritz | 6.8 | 3,055 |
| 1976 |  Robin and Marian | 6.5 | 15,410 |
| 1975 | Royal Flash | 6.3 | 2,303 |
| 1974 |  The Four Musketeers | 6.9 | 12,952 |
| 1974 |  Juggernaut | 6.6 | 7,407 |
| 1973 |  The Three Musketeers | 7.1 | 20,846 |
| 1969 | The Bed Sitting Room | 6.0 | 2,916 |
| 1968 | Petulia | 6.8 | 3,765 |
| 1967 | How I Won the War | 5.5 | 2,700 |
| 1966 |  A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | 6.8 | 10,833 |
| 1965 |  Help! | 7.1 | 21,472 |
| 1965 | The Knack... and How to Get It | 6.2 | 4,133 |
| 1964 |  A Hard Day's Night | 7.5 | 50,460 |
Better together?
Richard Lester's regulars
- David WatkinCinematographer · 8 films · 6.36 avg
- Ken ThorneComposer · 7 films · 6.00 avg
- Charles WoodWriter · 5 films · 6.08 avg▼−0.15
- Oliver ReedDirector and actor · 4 films · 6.55 avg▲+0.24
- George MacDonald FraserWriter · 4 films · 6.55 avg▲+0.24
- Paul McCartneyDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.30 avg▲+0.46
- Richard ChamberlainDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.93 avg▲+0.70
- John LennonDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.70 avg▼−0.17
- Frank FinlayDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.63 avg▲+0.27
- Michael YorkDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.63 avg▲+0.34
- John BarryComposer · 3 films · 6.50 avg
- Michael CrawfordDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.17 avg▼−0.26
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: Richard Lester and David Watkin movies · Richard Lester and Ken Thorne movies · Richard Lester and Charles Wood movies · Richard Lester and Oliver Reed movies
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