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Writer · 1896 to 1955

Robert E. Sherwood

Best rated: The Best Years of Our Lives (8.1)

Films
10
Avg rating
7.30
Peak run
1934’47
Oscar wins
1 of 2
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The career

Robert E. Sherwood, writing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1934 to 1947, 7.3256781935194019451950The Best Years of Our Liv… 8.1The Scarlet Pimpernel 7.3Career avg 7.30

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

Robert E. Sherwood's career barcodecoolhot
193310 films1953
Current formLast 5: 7.30 vs career 7.30 (0.00)
  1. LThe Adventures of Marco Polo1938 · 5.6−1.7
  2. WRebecca1940 · 8.0+0.7
  3. WThe Best Years of Our Lives1946 · 8.1+0.8
  4. WThe Bishop's Wife1947 · 7.6+0.3
  5. LMan on a Tightrope1953 · 7.2−0.1
As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

Robert by the numbers

Average
7.30
6 rated films
Vote weighted
7.43
bigger films count more
Median
7.4
half are better
Consistency
±0.91
rating spread
Career
21y
1933 to 1953
Total votes
275K
across every film
Best
8.1
The Best Years of Our Lives
Worst
7.3
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Newest first

Filmography

Writing filmography
1953Man on a Tightrope7.22,089
1947The Bishop's Wife posterThe Bishop's Wife7.624,055
1946The Best Years of Our Lives posterThe Best Years of Our Lives8.177,328
1940Rebecca posterRebecca8.0162K
1939Over the Moon·373
1938The Adventures of Marco Polo5.61,321
1937Tovarich·676
1937Thunder in the City·514
1934The Scarlet Pimpernel posterThe Scarlet Pimpernel7.35,323
1933Roman Scandals·939
Takes

On Robert E. Sherwood

2 nominations, 1 wins

Awards record

  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1947
    Robert E. Sherwood
    Won
  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1941
    Robert E. Sherwood, Joan Harrison
    Nominated

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