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Directing · Writing · age 72

Ang Lee

Best rated: Life of Pi (7.9)

Films
14
Avg rating
7.11
Peak run
1991’97
Oscar wins
2 of 3
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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Ang Lee, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1991 to 1997, 7.52567819952000200520102015Life of Pi 7.9Hulk 5.7Career avg 7.11

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

Ang Lee's career barcodecoolhot
199114 films2019
Current formLast 5: 6.80 vs career 7.11 (−0.31)
  1. WLust, Caution2007 · 7.5+0.4
  2. LTaking Woodstock2009 · 6.7−0.4
  3. WLife of Pi2012 · 7.9+0.8
  4. LBilly Lynn's Long Halftime Walk2016 · 6.2−0.9
  5. LGemini Man2019 · 5.7−1.4
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

Ang by the numbers

Average
7.11
14 rated films
Vote weighted
7.12
bigger films count more
Median
7.4
half are better
Consistency
±0.78
rating spread
Career
29y
1991 to 2019
Total votes
2.23M
across every film
Best
7.9
Life of Pi
Worst
5.7
Hulk
Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography
2019Gemini Man posterGemini Man5.7133K
2016Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk posterBilly Lynn's Long Halftime Walk6.225,493
2012Life of Pi posterLife of Pi7.9707K
2009Taking Woodstock posterTaking Woodstock6.731,034
2007Lust, Caution posterLust, Caution7.548,446
2005Brokeback Mountain posterBrokeback Mountain7.7423K
2003Hulk posterHulk5.7296K
2000Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon posterCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon7.8298K
1999Ride with the Devil posterRide with the Devil6.715,372
1997The Ice Storm posterThe Ice Storm7.364,201
1995Sense and Sensibility posterSense and Sensibility7.7138K
1994Eat Drink Man Woman posterEat Drink Man Woman7.825,600
1993The Wedding Banquet posterThe Wedding Banquet7.619,182
1991Pushing Hands7.25,393
Better together?

Ang Lee's regulars

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

Takes

On Ang Lee

12 nominations, 9 wins

Awards record

  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 2013
    Gil Netter, Ang Lee and David Womark, Producers
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 2013
    Ang Lee
    Won
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 2006
    Ang Lee
    Won
  • Best Director · Golden Globe Awards 2006
    Ang Lee
    Won
  • Best Director · Critics Choice Awards 2006
    Ang Lee
    Won
  • Outstanding Directing, Feature Film · Directors Guild Awards 2006
    Ang Lee
    Won
  • Best Director · BAFTA Film Awards 2006
    Ang Lee
    Won
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 2001
    Ang Lee
    Nominated
  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 2001
    Bill Kong, Hsu Li Kong and Ang Lee, Producers
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Golden Globe Awards 2001
    Ang Lee
    Won
  • Outstanding Directing, Feature Film · Directors Guild Awards 2001
    Ang Lee
    Won
  • Best Director · BAFTA Film Awards 2001
    Ang Lee
    Won

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