- Films
- 4
- Avg rating
- 6.93
- Oscar noms
- 1
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
Barry by the numbers
Average
6.93
4 rated films
Vote weighted
6.96
bigger films count more
Median
6.9
half are better
Consistency
±0.39
rating spread
Career
17y
2008 to 2024
Total votes
500K
across every film
Best
7.4
Moonlight
Worst
6.6
Mufasa: The Lion King
Newest first
Filmography
| 2024 |  Mufasa: The Lion King | 6.6 | 85,075 |
| 2018 |  If Beale Street Could Talk | 7.1 | 55,542 |
| 2016 |  Moonlight | 7.4 | 357K |
| 2008 | Medicine for Melancholy | 6.6 | 3,019 |
Better together?
Barry Jenkins's regulars
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Barry Jenkins
3 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 2019Written for the screen by Barry Jenkins
- WonBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 2017Screenplay by Barry Jenkins; Story by Tarell Alvin McCraney
- NominatedBest Director · Academy Awards 2017Barry Jenkins
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.