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Directing · Writing · age 63

James Mangold

Best rated: Logan (8.1)

Films
13
Avg rating
7.16
Peak run
2007’19
Oscar noms
1
CompareBacon number
Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

James Mangold, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 2007 to 2019, 7.36678199520002005201020152020Logan 8.1Knight and Day 6.3Career avg 7.16

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

James Mangold's career barcodecoolhot
199513 films2024
Current formLast 5: 7.34 vs career 7.16 (+0.18)
  1. LThe Wolverine2013 · 6.7−0.5
  2. WLogan2017 · 8.1+0.9
  3. WFord v Ferrari2019 · 8.1+0.9
  4. LIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny2023 · 6.5−0.7
  5. WA Complete Unknown2024 · 7.3+0.1
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

James by the numbers

Average
7.16
13 rated films
Vote weighted
7.19
bigger films count more
Median
7.3
half are better
Consistency
±0.62
rating spread
Career
30y
1995 to 2024
Total votes
4.04M
across every film
Best
8.1
Logan
Worst
6.3
Knight and Day
Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography
2024A Complete Unknown posterA Complete Unknown7.3123K
2023Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny posterIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny6.5237K
2019Ford v Ferrari posterFord v Ferrari8.1589K
2017Logan posterLogan8.1943K
2013The Wolverine posterThe Wolverine6.7532K
2010Knight and Day posterKnight and Day6.3227K
20073:10 to Yuma poster3:10 to Yuma7.6354K
2005Walk the Line posterWalk the Line7.8283K
2003Identity posterIdentity7.3298K
2001Kate & Leopold posterKate & Leopold6.494,902
1999Girl, Interrupted posterGirl, Interrupted7.3237K
1997Cop Land posterCop Land7.0118K
1995Heavy6.76,378
Better together?

James Mangold's regulars

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

Takes

On James Mangold

5 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 2025
    Fred Berger, James Mangold and Alex Heineman, Producers
    Nominated
  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 2025
    Screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 2025
    James Mangold
    Nominated
  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 2020
    Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping and James Mangold, Producers
    Nominated
  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 2018
    Screenplay by Scott Frank & James Mangold and Michael Green; Story by James Mangold
    Nominated

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