- Films
- 44
- Avg rating
- 6.82
- Peak run
- 1957’64
- Oscar noms
- 4
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
Sidney by the numbers
Average
6.82
36 rated films
Vote weighted
6.93
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.88
rating spread
Career
51y
1957 to 2007
Total votes
2.19M
across every film
Best
9.0
12 Angry Men
Worst
5.2
Gloria
Newest first
Filmography
| 2007 |  Before the Devil Knows You're Dead | 7.3 | 124K |
| 2006 |  Find Me Guilty | 7.0 | 38,325 |
| 1999 |  Gloria | 5.2 | 6,698 |
| 1997 | Critical Care | 5.9 | 2,491 |
| 1996 |  Night Falls on Manhattan | 6.7 | 9,648 |
| 1993 |  Guilty as Sin | 5.7 | 6,356 |
| 1992 | A Stranger Among Us | 5.6 | 4,641 |
| 1990 |  Q&A | 6.6 | 8,376 |
| 1989 |  Family Business | 5.8 | 15,116 |
| 1988 |  Running on Empty | 7.6 | 20,341 |
| 1986 |  The Morning After | 5.9 | 8,018 |
| 1986 | Power | 5.7 | 3,797 |
| 1984 | Garbo Talks | 6.4 | 2,105 |
| 1983 | Daniel | 6.6 | 1,802 |
| 1982 |  The Verdict | 7.7 | 51,508 |
| 1982 |  Deathtrap | 7.0 | 18,198 |
| 1981 |  Prince of the City | 7.4 | 10,845 |
| 1980 | Just Tell Me What You Want | · | 821 |
| 1978 |  The Wiz | 5.7 | 20,084 |
| 1977 |  Equus | 7.1 | 9,357 |
Better together?
Sidney Lumet's regulars
- Andrzej BartkowiakCinematographer · 11 films · 6.40 avg
- Boris KaufmanCinematographer · 7 films · 7.22 avg
- Sean ConneryDirector and actor · 5 films · 6.80 avg▲+0.16
- Jay Presson AllenWriter · 4 films · 7.37 avg▲+0.46
- Harry AndrewsDirector and actor · 4 films · 7.05 avg▲+0.41
- Quincy JonesComposer · 4 films · 6.90 avg
- Oswald MorrisCinematographer · 4 films · 6.87 avg
- James MasonDirector and actor · 4 films · 6.80 avg●+0.04
- Jack WardenDirector and actor · 4 films · 6.33 avg▼−0.19
- Henry FondaDirector and actor · 3 films · 8.55 avg▲+1.69
- Martin BalsamDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.53 avg▲+0.78
- Gerry FisherCinematographer · 3 films · 7.00 avg
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: Sidney Lumet and Andrzej Bartkowiak movies · Sidney Lumet and Boris Kaufman movies · Sidney Lumet and Sean Connery movies · Sidney Lumet and Jay Presson Allen movies
Takes
On Sidney Lumet
6 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- WonHonorary Award · Academy Awards 2005Sidney Lumet
- NominatedBest Director · Academy Awards 1983Sidney Lumet
- NominatedBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1982Jay Presson Allen, Sidney Lumet
- NominatedBest Director · Academy Awards 1977Sidney Lumet
- NominatedBest Director · Academy Awards 1976Sidney Lumet
- NominatedBest Director · Academy Awards 1958Sidney Lumet
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.