Writing · age 67

Fran Walsh

Best rated: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (9.0)

Films: 14
Avg rating: 7.53
Peak run: 1994’03
7+ run: 7 films

Films: 14
Avg rating: 7.53
Peak run: 1994’03
7+ run: 7 films

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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Fran Walsh, writing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Fran Walsh's career barcodecoolhot

198914 films2018

Current formLast 5: 7.14 vs career 7.53 (−0.39)

As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

Fran by the numbers

Average

7.53

13 rated films

Vote weighted

7.61

bigger films count more

Median

7.4

half are better

Consistency

±0.91

rating spread

Career

30y

1989 to 2018

Total votes

9.89M

across every film

Best

9.0

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Worst

6.1

Mortal Engines

Newest first

Filmography

Writing filmography

2018	Mortal Engines	6.1	155K
2014	The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies	7.4	627K
2013	The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug	7.8	763K
2012	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	7.8	939K
2009	The Lovely Bones	6.6	194K
2005	King Kong	7.2	475K
2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	9.0	2.2M
2002	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	8.8	1.99M
2001	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	8.9	2.24M
1996	The Frighteners	7.1	104K
1994	Heavenly Creatures	7.2	70,384
1994	Jack Brown Genius	·	296
1992	Braindead	7.4	111K
1989	Meet the Feebles	6.6	22,063

Better together?

Fran Walsh's regulars

Peter JacksonWriter · 12 films · 7.65 avg●+0.04

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

Takes

On Fran Walsh

7 nominations, 3 wins

Awards record

Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 2004
Screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson
Won
Best Picture · Academy Awards 2004
Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, Producers
Won
Best Original Song · Academy Awards 2004
Music and Lyric by Fran Walsh and Howard Shore and Annie Lennox
Won
Best Picture · Academy Awards 2003
Barrie M. Osborne, Fran Walsh and Peter Jackson, Producers
Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 2002
Screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson
Nominated
Best Picture · Academy Awards 2002
Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Barrie M. Osborne, Producers
Nominated
Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1995
Frances Walsh, Peter Jackson
Nominated

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