Writing · 1942 to 1996

Steve Tesich

Best rated: Breaking Away (7.7)

Films: 6
Avg rating: 6.85
Peak run: 1979’85
7+ run: 2 films

Films: 6
Avg rating: 6.85
Peak run: 1979’85
7+ run: 2 films

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The career

Steve Tesich, writing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run

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19796 films1985

Current formLast 5: 6.68 vs career 6.85 (−0.17)

As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

Steve by the numbers

Average

6.85

6 rated films

Vote weighted

6.88

bigger films count more

Median

7.0

half are better

Consistency

±0.61

rating spread

Career

1979 to 1985

Total votes

77.2K

across every film

Best

7.7

Breaking Away

Worst

5.9

Eyewitness

Newest first

Filmography

Writing filmography

1985	American Flyers	6.5	7,411
1985	Eleni	6.9	1,900
1982	The World According to Garp	7.1	31,433
1981	Eyewitness	5.9	6,378
1981	Four Friends	7.0	2,176
1979	Breaking Away	7.7	27,908

Better together?

Steve Tesich's regulars

Peter YatesWriter · 3 films · 6.83 avg▲+0.13

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Films together: Peter Yates and Steve Tesich movies

Takes

On Steve Tesich

1 nominations, 1 wins

Awards record

Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1980
Steve Tesich
Won

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