- Films
- 7
- Avg rating
- 6.62
- Peak run
- 2007’25
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
Bill by the numbers
Average
6.62
5 rated films
Vote weighted
6.64
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±1.09
rating spread
Career
28y
1998 to 2025
Total votes
16.2K
across every film
Best
7.7
Nanking
Worst
5.3
Knife Fight
Newest first
Filmography
| 2025 |  Rule Breakers | 6.6 | 1,279 |
| 2015 | Only the Dead | 7.7 | 3,635 |
| 2012 | Knife Fight | 5.3 | 1,634 |
| 2009 | Soundtrack for a Revolution | · | 348 |
| 2007 | Live! | 5.8 | 5,345 |
| 2007 | Nanking | 7.7 | 3,680 |
| 1998 | The Last Days of Kennedy and King | · | 278 |
Better together?
Bill Guttentag's regulars
- Phil MarshallComposer · 4 films · 6.75 avg
- Buddy SquiresCinematographer · 3 films · 7.70 avg
- Stephen KazmierskiCinematographer · 3 films · 5.55 avg
- Dan SturmanWriter · 2 films · 7.70 avg▲+0.54
- Dan SturmanWriter · 2 films · 7.70 avg▲+0.54
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Bill Guttentag
5 nominations, 2 wins
Awards record
- WonBest Documentary Short · Academy Awards 2003Bill Guttentag, Robert David Port
- NominatedBest Documentary Short · Academy Awards 1995Vince DiPersio, Bill Guttentag
- NominatedBest Documentary Feature · Academy Awards 1992Vince DiPersio and William Guttentag, Producers
- NominatedBest Documentary Feature · Academy Awards 1990Vince DiPersio and William Guttentag, Producers
- WonBest Documentary Short · Academy Awards 1989William Guttentag and Malcolm Clarke, Producers
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.