Writing · age 64

Jim Taylor

Best rated: Sideways (7.5)

Films: 8
Avg rating: 6.65
Peak run: 1996’04
7+ run: 2 films

Films: 8
Avg rating: 6.65
Peak run: 1996’04
7+ run: 2 films

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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Jim Taylor, 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.

Jim Taylor's career barcodecoolhot

19968 films2018

Current formLast 5: 6.60 vs career 6.65 (−0.05)

As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

Jim by the numbers

Average

6.65

8 rated films

Vote weighted

6.64

bigger films count more

Median

6.8

half are better

Consistency

±0.67

rating spread

Career

23y

1996 to 2018

Total votes

1.18M

across every film

Best

7.5

Sideways

Worst

5.8

Downsizing

Newest first

Filmography

Writing filmography

2018	Juliet, Naked	6.6	26,714
2017	Downsizing	5.8	139K
2007	I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry	5.9	162K
2004	Sideways	7.5	219K
2002	About Schmidt	7.2	138K
2001	Jurassic Park III	6.0	377K
1999	Election	7.2	112K
1996	Citizen Ruth	7.0	9,862

Better together?

Jim Taylor's regulars

Alexander PayneWriter · 5 films · 6.94 avg●+0.01

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

Takes

On Jim Taylor

3 nominations, 1 wins

Awards record

Best Picture · Academy Awards 2012
Jim Burke, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Producers
Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 2005
Screenplay by Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor
Won
Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 2000
Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Nominated

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