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Writing · 1945 to 2005

August Wilson

Best rated: Fences (7.2)

Films
3
Avg rating
6.73
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The career

August Wilson, writing career by IMDb rating5-film average
67820162018202020222024Fences 7.2The Piano Lesson 6.1Career avg 6.73

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August Wilson's career barcodecoolhot
20163 films2024
Current formLast 3: 6.73 vs career 6.73 (+0.00)
  1. WFences2016 · 7.2+0.5
  2. WMa Rainey's Black Bottom2020 · 6.9+0.2
  3. LThe Piano Lesson2024 · 6.1−0.6
As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

August by the numbers

Average
6.73
3 rated films
Vote weighted
6.79
bigger films count more
Median
6.9
half are better
Consistency
±0.57
rating spread
Career
9y
2016 to 2024
Total votes
211K
across every film
Best
7.2
Fences
Worst
6.1
The Piano Lesson
Newest first

Filmography

Writing filmography
2024The Piano Lesson6.15,808
2020Ma Rainey's Black Bottom posterMa Rainey's Black Bottom6.978,809
2016Fences posterFences7.2127K
Takes

On August Wilson

1 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 2017
    Screenplay by August Wilson
    Nominated

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