Directing · age 80

Barbara Kopple

Best rated: Harlan County U.S.A. (8.2)

Films: 11
Avg rating: 7.16
Peak run: 1976’06
7+ run: 2 films

Films: 11
Avg rating: 7.16
Peak run: 1976’06
7+ run: 2 films

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The career

Barbara Kopple, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run

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197611 films2026

Current formLast 5: 7.16 vs career 7.16 (−0.00)

As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

Barbara by the numbers

Average

7.16

5 rated films

Vote weighted

7.10

bigger films count more

Median

7.6

half are better

Consistency

±1.09

rating spread

Career

51y

1976 to 2026

Total votes

40.9K

across every film

Best

8.2

Harlan County U.S.A.

Worst

5.4

Havoc

Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography

2026	Union Town	·	30
2019	Desert One	·	436
2017	This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous	·	354
2017	A Murder in Mansfield	·	262
2015	Miss Sharon Jones!	·	726
2013	Running from Crazy	·	359
2006	Shut Up & Sing	7.6	5,089
2005	Havoc	5.4	22,322
1997	Wild Man Blues	6.9	2,339
1990	American Dream	7.7	1,231
1976	Harlan County U.S.A.	8.2	7,755

Better together?

Barbara Kopple's regulars

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

Takes

On Barbara Kopple

2 nominations, 2 wins

Awards record

Best Documentary Feature · Academy Awards 1991
Barbara Kopple and Arthur Cohn, Producers
Won
Best Documentary Feature · Academy Awards 1977
Barbara Kopple, Producer
Won

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