- Films
- 35
- Avg rating
- 6.86
- Peak run
- 1941’45
- 7+ run
- 3 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
Herman by the numbers
Average
6.86
17 rated films
Vote weighted
6.95
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.67
rating spread
Career
27y
1926 to 1952
Total votes
567K
across every film
Best
8.2
Citizen Kane
Worst
7.1
San Francisco
Newest first
Filmography
| 1952 | The Pride of St. Louis | · | 823 |
| 1949 | A Woman's Secret | 6.0 | 2,268 |
| 1945 | The Enchanted Cottage | 7.5 | 3,989 |
| 1945 | The Spanish Main | 6.3 | 2,131 |
| 1944 | Christmas Holiday | 6.4 | 1,883 |
| 1944 | See Here, Private Hargrove | · | 626 |
| 1943 | The Human Comedy | 7.0 | 2,816 |
| 1942 |  The Pride of the Yankees | 7.6 | 13,064 |
| 1942 | Stand by for Action | · | 882 |
| 1941 |  Citizen Kane | 8.2 | 497K |
| 1940 | Comrade X | 6.6 | 2,047 |
| 1939 | It's a Wonderful World | 6.8 | 3,772 |
| 1937 | The Emperor's Candlesticks | · | 888 |
| 1937 | My Dear Miss Aldrich | · | 428 |
| 1936 | San Francisco | 7.1 | 6,727 |
| 1935 | After Office Hours | 6.4 | 1,139 |
| 1935 | The Murder Man | 6.8 | 1,384 |
| 1934 | The Show-Off | · | 250 |
| 1934 | Stamboul Quest | · | 693 |
| 1933 | Another Language | · | 468 |
Better together?
Herman J. Mankiewicz's regulars
- Tod BrowningWriter · 2 films
- Sam WoodWriter · 2 films · 7.60 avg▲+0.68
- George CukorWriter · 2 films · 7.50 avg▲+0.67
- Josef von SternbergWriter · 2 films · 7.15 avg▲+0.24
- W.S. Van DykeWriter · 2 films · 6.95 avg▲+0.07
- Robert Z. LeonardWriter · 2 films · 6.40 avg▼−0.38
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Herman J. Mankiewicz
2 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1943Jo Swerling, Herman J. Mankiewicz
- WonBest Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1942Herman J. Mankiewicz, Orson Welles
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