- Films
- 21
- Avg rating
- 6.98
- Peak run
- 1948’53
- 7+ run
- 6 films
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 writer, films with 1,000+ votes
Eric by the numbers
Average
6.98
15 rated films
Vote weighted
7.01
bigger films count more
Median
7.0
half are better
Consistency
±0.49
rating spread
Career
33y
1943 to 1975
Total votes
86.8K
across every film
Best
7.9
A Night to Remember
Worst
6.5
Journey Into Fear
Newest first
Filmography
| 1975 | Journey Into Fear | · | 429 |
| 1964 |  Topkapi | 6.9 | 11,750 |
| 1959 | The Wreck of the Mary Deare | 6.7 | 3,232 |
| 1958 |  A Night to Remember | 7.9 | 19,698 |
| 1957 | Battle Hell | · | 857 |
| 1954 | Lease of Life | · | 365 |
| 1954 | The Purple Plain | 6.5 | 2,817 |
| 1953 | The Cruel Sea | 7.4 | 6,207 |
| 1953 | Shoot First | · | 424 |
| 1952 | The Promoter | 7.1 | 2,180 |
| 1951 | The Magic Box | 7.0 | 1,590 |
| 1951 | Encore | · | 642 |
| 1950 | Highly Dangerous | · | 693 |
| 1949 | The Passionate Friends | 7.2 | 3,686 |
| 1948 |  Oliver Twist | 7.8 | 15,191 |
| 1947 | The October Man | 7.0 | 1,781 |
| 1944 | Hotel Reserve | 6.2 | 1,065 |
| 1944 | The Mask of Dimitrios | 7.2 | 4,606 |
| 1944 | The Way Ahead | 6.9 | 2,552 |
| 1943 | Journey Into Fear | 6.5 | 5,213 |
Better together?
Eric Ambler's regulars
- Roy Ward BakerWriter · 3 films · 7.45 avg▲+0.70
- David LeanWriter · 2 films · 7.50 avg▲+0.27
- Charles FrendWriter · 2 films · 7.40 avg▲+0.38
- Michael AndersonWriter · 2 films · 6.70 avg●−0.01
- Robert ParrishWriter · 2 films · 6.50 avg▼−0.16
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Eric Ambler
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1954Eric Ambler
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